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For (gar). Correct text, not de. Paul appeals to the experience of the Israelites in the wilderness in confirmation of his statement concerning himself in 1Co 9:26. and as a powerful warning to the Corinthians who may be tempted to flirt with the idolatrous practices of their neighbours. It is a real, not an imaginary peril.
All under the cloud (pantes hupo tēn nephelēn). They all marched under the pillar of cloud by day (Exo 13:21; Exo 14:19) which covered the host (Num 14:14; Psa 105:39). This mystic cloud was the symbol of the presence of the Lord with the people.