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Wine as a gift of God
A sign of his blessing
Deuteronomy 7:13 See also Genesis 27:28; Deuteronomy 33:28; Proverbs 3:9-10; Joel 2:18-19,22-24; Joel 3:18; Amos 9:13-14
Drinking wine has God's approval
Deuteronomy 14:26 See also John 2:1-10; 1 Timothy 5:23 approval implicit in the advice given
Withdrawal of wine is evidence of divine judgment
Isaiah 24:6-7 See also Jeremiah 48:32-33
Drinking used extensively as a metaphor
Of suffering God's judgment
Job 21:20; Psalm 75:8; Isaiah 29:9; Jeremiah 25:15-17; Ezekiel 23:31-34; Habakkuk 2:16; Revelation 18:3
Of love
Proverbs 7:18
Of Jesus Christ's destiny of suffering
Matthew 26:42 See also Matthew 26:39 pp Mark 14:36 pp Luke 22:42; Matthew 20:22-23 pp Mark 10:38-39; John 18:11
Of spiritual satisfaction
John 4:13-14
Of the Christian experience of the Holy Spirit
John 7:37
Jesus Christ's symbolic use of wine
Matthew 26:27-29 pp Mark 14:23-25 pp Luke 22:17-18 pp Luke 22:20 See also John 6:53-56 the believer's participation in Jesus Christ
See also
2570 Christ, suffering 4293 water 4480 milk 4536 vinegar 4544 wine 5167 mouth 5283 cup 5580 thirst 7350 drink offering 7933 Lord's Supper 8102 abiding in Christ 9210 judgment, God's
