bv the cloud and by the sea ; and as initiation, at Col. ii. 11, is described by circumcision, so here by baptism, a metaphor com- mon to the Old and New Testament ; comp. ch. v. 7. But they were baptized unta Moses, as the servant of God, Ex. xiv. 31, because they had begun to believe (in) him, and that they might afterwards believe (in) him ; comp. sJgy Rom. iv. 20.1 hfianriGuvro, in the middle voice, received baptism. In the 1st verse it is hinted what God did for them ; in ver. 2, what the fathers received. The sacraments of the Old Testament were more than two, if we take into account these extraordinary ones, at the time of their exodus out of the land of Egypt. — xa / h rji QaXdff<rrly and in the sea) In repeated indicates a new step in their progress and privileges.
3. K a/' era vregy and all) The three former particularly refer to baptism ; this and the following, to the Lord’s Supper. If there were more sacraments of the New Testament, Paul would have laid down something that bore likewise a resemblance to the others. — ro avro) the same , in respect of the fathers that fell, or did not fall ; not in respect of them and us ; for in the New Tes- tament there is none of the Mosaic manna ; comp, of one [par- takers of that one bread], ver. 17. — (3pu/^ay meat) Ex. xvi. 14. — •7rvzvfAaTnibvy spiritual) Manna was spiritual food, not in itself, John vi. 32 ; nor merely in the way of prefiguration ; but because there was given from Christ to the Israelites, along with food for the body, food for the soul, the manna, which is far more noble than external food : comp, the next verse ; and in this better sense, the denomination is given ; comp. Ps. lxxviii. 24, 25 : and there was spiritual food not only to believers, but also, on the part of God [as far as God’s part is concerned], to the others.
4. no/Aa, drink) This relates rather to Ex. xvii. 6, than to Numb, xx. 8, where mention is made also of cattle. — yap, for) Such as is the rock, such is the water. — lx emt^ar/xJjg aKoXovQoixrrig '7rzrpctgy from the spiritual rock , that followed them) The article r? )g is not added. The people did not know, what the rock was ; therefore Paul long after adds, but the rock was Christ. This spiritual
1 [He staggered not] at [in reference to], the promise of God : so here, baptized unto Moses, viz., in relation to him as their divinely appointed leader. — Ed.