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Wine

First mention of - Ge 9:20,21

WAS MADE OF

• The juice of the grape
- Ge 49:11
• The juice of the pomegranate
- So 8:2

First mode of making, notice - Ge 40:11

Generally made by treading the grapes in a press - Ne 13:15; Isa 63:2,3

Refining of, alluded to - Isa 25:6

Improved by age - Lu 5:39

PLACES CELEBRATED FOR

• Canaan in general
- De 33:28
• Possessions of Judah
- Ge 49:8,11,12
• Lebanon
- Ho 14:7
• Helbon
- Eze 27:18
• Assyria
- 2Ki 18:32; Isa 36:17
• Moab
- Isa 16:8-10; Jer 48:32,33

Many kinds of - Ne 5:18

Sweet, esteemed for flavour and strength - Isa 49:26; Am 9:13; Mic 6:15

Red, most esteemed - Pr 23:31; Isa 27:2

Often spiced to increase its strength, &c - Pr 9:2,5; 23:30; So 8:2

WAS USED

• As a beverage from the earliest age
- Ge 9:21; 27:25
• At all feasts and entertainments
- Es 1:7; 5:6; Isa 5:12; Da 5:1-4; Joh 2:3
• For drink offerings in the worship of God
- Ex 29:40; Nu 15:4-10
• For drink offerings in idolatrous worship
- De 32:37,38
• As a medicine
- Lu 10:34; 1Ti 5:23

First fruits of, to be offered to God - De 18:4; 2Ch 31:5

With corn and oil, denoted all temporal blessings - Ge 27:28,37; Ps 4:7; Ho 2:8; Joe 2:19

Given in abundance to the Jews when obedient - Ho 2:22; Joe 2:19,24; Zec 9:17

The Jews frequently deprived of, as a punishment - Isa 24:7,11; Ho 2:9; Joe 1:10; Hag 1:11; 2:16

The Jews frequently drank, to excess - Isa 5:11; Joe 3:3; Am 6:6

In times of scarcity, was mixed with water - Isa 1:22

Sometimes mixed with milk as a beverage - So 5:1

CHARACTERISED AS

• Cheering God and man
- Jud 9:13; Zec 9:17
• Gladdening the heart
- Ps 104:15
• Strengthening
- 2Sa 16:2; So 2:5
• Making mirthful
- Es 1:10; Ec 10:19

Custom of presenting to travellers - Ge 14:18; 1Sa 25:18

Custom of giving to persons in pain or suffering, mixed with drugs - Pr 31:6; Mr 15:23

Forbidden to the priests while engaged in the tabernacle - Le 10:9

Forbidden to Nazarites during their separation - Nu 6:3

The Rechabites never drank - Jer 35:5,6

IN EXCESS

• Forbidden
- Eph 5:18
• Infuriates the temper
- Pr 20:1
• Impairs the health
- 1Sa 25:37; Ho 4:11
• Impairs the judgment and memory
- Pr 31:4,5; Isa 28:7
• Inflames the passions
- Isa 5:11
• Leads to sorrow and contention
- Pr 23:29,30
• Leads to remorse
- Pr 23:31,32

An article of extensive commerce - Eze 27:18

Was stored in cellars - 1Ch 27:27

Was kept in bottles - 1Sa 25:18; Hab 2:15

Consequence of putting (when new), into old bottles - Mt 2:22

The love of Christ to be preferred to - So 1:2,4

Water miraculously turned into - Joh 2:9

ILLUSTRATIVE

• Of the blood of Christ
- Mt 26:27-29
• Of the blessing of the gospel
- Pr 9:2,5; Isa 25:6; 55:1
• Of the wrath and judgments of God
- Ps 60:3; 75:8; Jer 13:12-14; 25:15-18
• Of the abominations of the apostasy
- Re 17:2; 18:3
• Of violence and rapine
- Pr 4:17
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