See: 1 Timothy 5:23 why non-alcoholic wine for Timothy’s stomach Tertullian (c. 160-220 AD) strikingly compared the strong penalty of the Levitical priests to ministers in the Church. ‘For abstinence from wine withal has honourable badges of its own… So true is it, that such as shall have ministered in the Church, being not sober, …
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Joseph the original “Nazarite” Before Jacob died, he blessed his sons including Joseph: “The blessings of your father Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate [separate …
Leviticus 10:8-11 do not drink Lev. 10:8 Then the LORD spoke to Aaron, saying: Lev. 10:9 “Do not drink wine or {shekhar} intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, Lev. 10:10 that you may …
See also: Bible says be sober again and again. “No longer drink only water, but use a little {oinos} wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.” (1 Timothy 5:23) Like the Greek term oinos, the meaning of Hebrew yayin is not limited to alcoholic wine. Below I explain why I understand that Timothy …
“Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.” (Philippians 4:5 NKJV) ἐπιεικής epieikēs G1933 The old KJV said “moderation” which means gentleness. The KVJ term here ever hints of anything specifically concerning drinking (i.e. the amount of it).
Isaiah 25:6 in Young’s Literal Translation does not include the word wine at all – because this verse in Hebrew does not say yayin (wine). YLT renders shemarim as “preserved things.” “And made hath Jehovah of Hosts, For all the peoples in this mount, A banquet of fat things, a banquet of preserved things, Fat …
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See also: Bible says be sober again and again. Caution with the vague term ‘wine’ in communion service A minister today needs caution when using unfermented grape juice and simply calling it ‘wine’ during a communion service. Participants may become confused, unless it is specifically stated that it is not the fermented type. They may …
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NOT: how much can I get away with, yet perhaps be saved? RATHER: how much can I please the Lord in every way? ‘And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner?’ (1 Pet. 4:18; Note context: they previously attended drinking parties 1 …
Deuteronomy 14:26 simply refers to wine and fruit-cider (yayin and shekhar) at a feast. The Hebrew text does not specify ‘hard’ cider. Hard cider recieves no specific endorsement. “wine, and cider” (Deut. 14:26, Wycliffe’s Bible With Modern Spelling) See also: Bible says be sober again and again. Grape juice already called yayin (wine) in the …
Firstly: nobody is disputing that alcoholic wines existed (but non-fortified). Yet here is some of the evidence why anybody who wished to avoid all alcoholic wine was able to avoid this type in Biblical times. …the Roman writer Cato, in his treatise On Agriculture, gave this prescription: ‘If you wish to keep new wine sweet …
Some ancient wines not even mildly intoxicating. Others were intoxicating. Read More »