The cavalier attitude of the Corinthian church evident in their approach to communion (the Lord's table) prompted sobering exhortation from the apostle. He poses the questions in verse 22: “Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?” If our indolence and pride are so easily blinding, we would do well to submit to this reorienting admonition to the church. How do we measure up in or reverence for the event of communion considering the fear worthy of these historical parallels: The red sea deliverance, the protective/guiding cloud of glory, the miraculous provision in the wilderness wanderings, and the sweeping and immediate judgements for disobedience?