2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
2 They went through the waters, in a baptism like ours, as Moses led them from enslaving death to salvation life.
2 all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
2 In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:2
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:1-5
(Read 1 Corinthians 10:1-5)
To dissuade the Corinthians from communion with idolaters, and security in any sinful course, the apostle sets before them the example of the Jewish nation of old. They were, by a miracle, led through the Red Sea, where the pursuing Egyptians were drowned. It was to them a typical baptism. The manna on which they fed was a type of Christ crucified, the Bread which came down from heaven, which whoso eateth shall live for ever. Christ is the Rock on which the Christian church is built; and of the streams that issue therefrom, all believers drink, and are refreshed. It typified the sacred influences of the Holy Spirit, as given to believers through Christ. But let none presume upon their great privileges, or profession of the truth; these will not secure heavenly happiness.