Dictionary of Bible Themes: 4548 wineskin

4548 wineskin

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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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