1 Corinthians 10:1 - 18

Paul's desire is that the Corinthians followers of Jesus not think themselves so independent that they neglect to learn from their predecessors who learned that pride comes before a fall - and the larger the pride, the larger the fall. God would not allow them to experience anything that He was not able to assist them through; but they would need to accept the fact that they could not complete the task on their own. They were very similar to God's chosen people, the Jews, in that regard.