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Dictionary of Bible Themes  » 4000 Creation  » 4400 Vegetation and food  » 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

Numbers 15:5See alsoExodus 29:40;Leviticus 23:12-13;Numbers 28:14;Deuteronomy 32:37-38;1 Samuel 1:24;Ezra 6:8-10

Tithes and firstfruits of wine

Nehemiah 13:12See alsoNumbers 18:11-12;Deuteronomy 12:17;Deuteronomy 14:23-26;Deuteronomy 18:4-5;2 Chronicles 31:4-5

Wine as a sign of blessing

Genesis 27:28See alsoDeuteronomy 7:13;Deuteronomy 11:13-14;Deuteronomy 33:28;2 Kings 18:31-32;1 Chronicles 12:40;Psalm 4:7;Proverbs 3:9-10;Jeremiah 31:12;Joel 2:18-24;Joel 3:18;Amos 9:13-14

Lack of wine as a sign of God's displeasure

Jeremiah 48:33See alsoDeuteronomy 28:38-51;Isaiah 24:7-9;Joel 1:10;Haggai 2:14-16

Wine as an alternative to water

1 Timothy 5:23See alsoGenesis 14:17-18;Judges 19:19;Lamentations 2:12;Matthew 27:48 ppMark 15:36 ppLuke 23:36 ppJohn 19:28-29

Wine with meals

Genesis 27:25See alsoRuth 2:14;Job 1:18-19;Proverbs 9:1-6;Isaiah 22:13

The pleasant taste and effects of wine

Isaiah 25:6See alsoJudges 9:12-13;Psalm 104:14-15;Ecclesiastes 9:7;Ecclesiastes 10:19;Songs 1:2-4;Songs 4:10;Songs 7:8-9

The dangers of drinking wine

Proverbs 20:1See alsoGenesis 9:20-27Noah;Genesis 19:30-38Lot and his daughters;1 Samuel 1:13-15;2 Samuel 13:28;Esther 1:10-12;Isaiah 28:1,7;Hosea 7:3-5;Joel 1:5;Nahum 1:9-10;Acts 2:1-21;Ephesians 5:18

The irresponsibility of wine drinkers

Proverbs 21:17See alsoProverbs 23:19-21,29-35;Proverbs 31:4-7;Ecclesiastes 2:3;Isaiah 5:11-12,22-23;Isaiah 22:13;Isaiah 56:12;Micah 2:11

Abstinence from wine

Leviticus 10:9See alsoNumbers 6:1-21;Judges 13:2-7;Jeremiah 35:1-19;Ezekiel 44:21;Daniel 1:3-16;Daniel 10:1-3;Amos 2:11-12;Luke 1:11-17;Luke 7:33

Stores of wine

2 Chronicles 32:28See also1 Chronicles 9:29; 1 C 27;2 Chronicles 11:11-12;Nehemiah 10:37-39

Wine stewards

Esther 1:7-8See alsoGenesis 40:1-13;Nehemiah 1:11-2:1

Trade in wine

Joel 3:3See alsoRevelation 18:11-13

Jesus Christ's miracle of water turned into wine

John 2:1-11

Drugged wine

Matthew 27:34 ppMark 15:23

Metaphorical use of wine

Psalm 75:8God's wrath is often pictured as a cup of wine to be drunk.See alsoGenesis 49:11-12;Job 32:19;Psalm 60:3;Psalm 78:65;Proverbs 4:17;Isaiah 55:1quenching spiritual thirst;Jeremiah 23:9;Jeremiah 25:15;Jeremiah 48:11;Jeremiah 51:7illustrating judgment and the moral decadence of Babylon the Great;Revelation 14:8-10;Revelation 16:19;Revelation 17:1-2;Revelation 18:3

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

Luke 22:20 ppMatthew 26:27-28 ppMark 14:23-24 pp1 Corinthians 11:25-26

See also

4410  banquets
4435  drinking
4458  grape
4534  vine
4536  vinegar
4538  vineyard
4546  winepress
4548  wineskin
7350  drink offering
7933  Lord's Supper