All these things happened to them as examples. Compare 1 Corinthians 10:6. The story of these things serves as a lesson for all time. We may not sin expecting that because we are God's people, he will not punish us. After he had rescued Israel from Egypt, he still punished those who sinned. For we live at a time. (1) The end or termination of the Jewish Age was about fifteen years away. (2) Both Jewish and Gentile history converged (under God's direction) in Christianity (Acts 15:15-18; Acts 17:26-28). (3) The Last Days began at Pentecost (Acts 2:16-17). This is the New Age of Matthew 19:28 (see note there).

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