6. And these things that happened are examples for us. They should stop us from wanting evil things as those people did.
7. Do not worship idols, as some of them did. It is written in the Scriptures: “The people sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up and had wild parties.”
8. We should not take part in sexual sin, as some of them did. In one day 23,000 of them died because of their sins.
9. We should not test the Lord as some of them did. They were killed by snakes.