4544 wine

Drink made from fermented grape juice, often drunk instead of water in biblical times. Scripture recognises the richness of wine and its value in bringing joy to people; however, it condemns the excessive drinking of wine, and recommends total abstinence in some situations.

Offerings of wine

Nu 15:5 See also Ex 29:40; Lev 23:12-13; Nu 28:14; Dt 32:37-38; 1Sa 1:24; Ezr 6:8-10

Tithes and firstfruits of wine

Ne 13:12 See also Nu 18:11-12; Dt 12:17; Dt 14:23-26; Dt 18:4-5; 2Ch 31:4-5

Wine as a sign of blessing

Ge 27:28 See also Dt 7:13; Dt 11:13-14; Dt 33:28; 2Ki 18:31-32; 1Ch 12:40; Ps 4:7; Pr 3:9-10; Jer 31:12; Joel 2:18-24; Joel 3:18; Am 9:13-14

Lack of wine as a sign of God’s displeasure

Jer 48:33 See also Dt 28:38-51; Isa 24:7-9; Joel 1:10; Hag 2:14-16

Wine as an alternative to water

1Ti 5:23 See also Ge 14:17-18; Jdg 19:19; La 2:12; Mt 27:48 pp Mk 15:36 pp Lk 23:36 pp Jn 19:28-29

Wine with meals

Ge 27:25 See also Ru 2:14; Job 1:18-19; Pr 9:1-6; Isa 22:13

The pleasant taste and effects of wine

Isa 25:6 See also Jdg 9:12-13; Ps 104:14-15; Ecc 9:7; Ecc 10:19; SS 1:2-4; SS 4:10; SS 7:8-9

The dangers of drinking wine

Pr 20:1 See also Ge 9:20-27 Noah; Ge 19:30-38 Lot and his daughters; 1Sa 1:13-15; 2Sa 13:28; Est 1:10-12; Isa 28:1,7; Hos 7:3-5; Joel 1:5; Na 1:9-10; Ac 2:1-21; Eph 5:18

The irresponsibility of wine drinkers

Pr 21:17 See also Pr 23:19-21,29-35; Pr 31:4-7; Ecc 2:3; Isa 5:11-12,22-23; Isa 22:13; Isa 56:12; Mic 2:11

Abstinence from wine

Lev 10:9 See also Nu 6:1-21; Jdg 13:2-7; Jer 35:1-19; Eze 44:21; Da 1:3-16; Da 10:1-3; Am 2:11-12; Lk 1:11-17; Lk 7:33

Stores of wine

2Ch 32:28 See also 1Ch 9:29; 1Ch 27:27; 2Ch 11:11-12; Ne 10:37-39

Wine stewards

Est 1:7-8 See also Ge 40:1-13; Ne 1:11-2:1

Trade in wine

Joel 3:3 See also Rev 18:11-13

Jesus Christ’s miracle of water turned into wine

Jn 2:1-11

Drugged wine

Mt 27:34 pp Mk 15:23

Metaphorical use of wine

Ps 75:8 God’s wrath is often pictured as a cup of wine to be drunk. See also Ge 49:11-12; Job 32:19; Ps 60:3; Ps 78:65; Pr 4:17; Isa 55:1 quenching spiritual thirst; Jer 23:9; Jer 25:15; Jer 48:11; Jer 51:7 illustrating judgment and the moral decadence of Babylon the Great; Rev 14:8-10; Rev 16:19; Rev 17:1-2; Rev 18:3

Wine as a symbol of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ

Lk 22:20 pp Mt 26:27-28 pp Mk 14:23-24 pp 1Co 11:25-26

See also