Subject: making wine.Did Jesus make a mistake. |
Bible Note: Retxar, I handle it like this: I don't drink. When I do, it's not very much, and there's usually some occasion (like a wedding or birthday). As I said before, I'm not making a case for alcohol consumption. But alright, let's see what you've cited. First Proverb 31:4: Prov 31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink, Who's doing the speaking here, where did this instruction/warning come from? His mother. This verse is not a command, and doesn't mean what you're implying. Prov 31:1 The words of King Lemuel, the oracle which his mother taught him: Next you cite Leviticus 10:9: Lev 10:9 "Do not drink wine or strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent of meeting, so that you will not die--it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations-- This is to Aaron and his sons telling them, do not drink wine or strong drink when you come into the Tent of Meeting. This verse fails to support your point. Next, Isaiah 28:7: Is 28:7 And these also reel with wine and stagger from strong drink: The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink; They reel while having visions, They totter (when rendering) judgment. This is not a command not to drink either, it's a pronouncement against Ephraim (when you read it in its proper context). This fails to support your point. Lastly, Ezekiel 44:21: Ezek 44:21 "Nor shall any of the priests drink wine when they enter the inner court. When? When shall they not drink wine, or before they do what? These verses don't support your claims. Again, I'm not making a case for alcohol, but only showing the Bible doesn't say about what most people think or want it to say. Yes, I know alcohol is deadly. Yes, I understand that it destroys lives. Etc, Etc, Etc. But it's not what I think or say about it that matters, but what the Bible says. Take care, Rob |