1 Corinthians 10:11

“Now all these things happened unto them, etc.] All these punishments came upon them in various ways, not by chance, but by the will of God, and as their sins deserved: and were for ensamples; to others, to their future posterity, and to the churches of God in all ages: and they are written for our admonition; that men in a church state particularly may take warning, by these instances of their sin and punishment, to avoid the one and escape the other, and not presume upon their external privileges and favours: upon whom the ends of the world are come; “or in whom the ends of ages are met”; for the apostle does not mean this material visible world, the universe and all things in it, which has…”

“Now . . . these things . . . ensamples--resuming the thread of Co1 10:6. The oldest manuscripts read, "by way of example." the ends of the world--literally, "of the ages"; the New Testament dispensation in its successive phases (plural, "ends") being the winding up of all former "ages." No new dispensation shall appear till Christ comes as Avenger and Judge; till then the "ends," being many, include various successive periods (compare Heb 9:26). As we live in the last dispensation, which is the consummation of all that went before, our responsibilities are the greater; and the greater is the guilt, Paul implies, to the Corinthians, which they incur if they fall short of their privileges.”

“For ensamples - Greek: “types” (τύποι tupoi). The same word which is used in 1 Corinthians 10:6. This verse is a repetition of the admonition contained in that verse, in order to impress it more deeply on the memory; see the note at 1 Corinthians 10:6. The sense is, not that these things took place simply and solely to be examples, or admonitions, but that their occurrence illustrated great principles of human nature and of the divine government; they showed the weakness of men, and their liability to fall into sin, and their need of the divine protection, and they might thus be used for the admonition of succeeding generations. They are written for our admonition - They are recorded in the…”

“On whom the ends of the ages are come - The expression has great force. All things meet together, and come to a crisis, under the last, the gospel, dispensation; both benefits and dangers, punishments and rewards. It remains, that Christ come as an avenger and judge. And even these ends include various periods, succeeding each other. 1 Corinthians 10:12”

“ensamples: or, types they: Co1 9:10; Rom 15:4 upon: Co1 7:29; Phi 4:5; Heb 10:25, Heb 10:37; Jo1 2:18 1 Corinthians 10:12”