1 Corinthians 10

As Paul taught the Corinthians, it seemed to me that he used much the same analogy as Lehi and Nephi saw in the vision of the Tree of Life. In the vision of the Tree of Life, Nephi wrote of the gate which represented baptism and receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost. In the vision he saw a rod of iron that represented the word of God. They also saw a mist of darkness or temptations of the world that seem to darken the way to the Tree of Life.

In Paul's teaching, he used much the same ideas but compared to Jewish history saying -

"...brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea..." (New Testament | 1 Corinthians 10:1 - 2)

...suggesting this beginning event was synoymous coming forth from baptism of the water and Spirit to a new life. Much like the spiritual food of rod of iron, Paul taught afterwards, the Israelites -

"...did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ." (New Testament | 1 Corinthians 10:3 - 4)

And like the mist of darkness that arose the resulted in many losing their way, Paul wrote -

"But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted." (New Testament | 1 Corinthians 10:5 - 6)

And as a result of their wickedness -

"...some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand." (New Testament | 1 Corinthians 10:8)

After using this same analogy, Paul warned just as Lehi did -

"Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." (New Testament | 1 Corinthians 10:11 - 12)

For it is essential to understand -

"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." (New Testament | 1 Corinthians 10:13)

That is if we hold fast to the iron rod, if we regulary partake of spiritual meat and spiritual drink that comes from the Rock of Christ which is the Tree of life, we will be able to bear all things