Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 4000 Creation » 4400 Vegetation and food » 4548 wineskin A container or sack, made from animal skin to hold wine. Jesus Christ used the image of old and new wineskins to explain the differences between himself and John the Baptist. Wineskins used to store or carry wine 1 Samuel 10:2-4 See also 1 Samuel 1:24; Psalm 119:83; Jeremiah 13:12-14; Habakkuk 2:15-16 Old and new wineskins Job 32:17-20 New wine was stored in new wineskins, which expanded with the wine as it fermented. See also Joshua 9:3-13 Wineskins as gifts 2 Samuel 16:1-2 See also 1 Samuel 16:14-20; Samuel 25:14-20 The parable of old and new wineskins Matthew 9:14-17 pp Mark 2:18-22 pp Luke 5:33-39 See also
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