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NASB | Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a riotous brawler; And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise. [Prov 23:29, 30; Is 28:7; Hos 4:11] |
Subject: Don't understand Jesus's view on alcohol |
Bible Note: Greetings Emmaus! I'm beginning to word if anyone actually reads my posts! ;-) I have never denied that there was alcohol in the first century. I have never denied that some of the words translated as 'wine' always refer to an alcoholic beverage. My point has always been simply this: There about 11 words in the Old and New Testaments which are translated as 'wine'. Some of these words always refer to alcohol. Some of them never refer to alcohol. Some of them can be one or the other depending upon the context. One cannot simply read the English word 'wine' in a translation and safely assume that it is a reference to alcohol. Concerning the new wineskins, new wine was put into a new winesking to keep it from fermenting as long as possible. However, the wineskin could not keep it from fermenting forever. Eventually it would ferment. So, one did not put new wine into an old wineskin for two reasons. First, the old wineskin contained fermentation and would cause the new wine to ferment faster. Secondly, the old wineskin would burst under the pressure and ruin both the wine and the wineskin. Notice however that the wine was not put into the wineskin to make it ferment, but to keep it from fermenting for as long as possible. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |