1 Corinthians 10:5

Howbeit with most of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

'Howbeit' -'Nevertheless' (NASV) 'However, in spite of their unique position and mercies the Israelites proved unfaithful.' (Erdman p. 102)

'most of them' -'in fact, with the entire generation of military age, twenty years old and upward, that came out of Egypt (apart from Caleb and Joshua). Numbers 2:20; Numbers 2:1; Numbers 2:1; Numbers 2:1; Numbers 2:1; Numbers 2:1; Numbers 2:1; Numbers 2:1; Numbers 2:1; Deuteronomy 1:34. (F.F. Bruce p. 92)

'was not well pleased' -'God was not at all satisfied.' (Wms) And to miss God's favor, is the biggest failure in life.

'for' -here is the evidence that God wasn't pleased with most of them.

'overthrown' -2693. katastronnumi kat-as-trone'-noo-mee; from 2596 and 4766; to strew down, i.e. (by implication) to prostrate (slay): -overthrow.

-'their bodies were scattered over the desert.' (Fee p. 450); 'for the desert was strewn with their corpses.' (NEB) 'The recipients of God's richest blessings were strewn out all over the wilderness like paper littering the countryside.' (Willis p. 321)

'God's displeasure; sooner or later this doom overtook nearly all the witnesses of the Exodus (Hebrews 3:17). What. spectacle for the eyes of the self-satisfied Cor.: all these bodies, full-fed with miraculous nourishment, strewing the soil of the desert!' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 859) (Numbers 2:16)

WHY THEY FELL: 1 Corinthians 10:6-10

'Thus he sets in motion the following section in which he will specify the reasons for Israel's failure.' (Fee pp. 449-450)

'The fall of the Israel of the Exodus was due to the very temptations now surrounding the Cor. Church --to the allurements of idolatry and its attendant impurity (6ff), and to the cherishing of discontent and presumption (9f). ***Their fate may prove our salvation, if we lay it to heart; the present trial, manifestly is nothing new..' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 859)

This whole section presents. generation of God's people who tried to "push" the limits of God's patience. They tried to walk right on the edge of sin..the had attempted to "push" their demands and rights as far as they could..AND THEY GOT BURNED! And many in Corinth were presently on the same path.