1
Session 5 “God & Alcohol” (John 2:1-12) (2:1-3) - Jesus mother feels to need to ask Jesus for help (2:4-5) “Women” “Jesus’ address for his mother, Woman, is an expression of polite distance” ESV Study Bible - This is the same term he uses for his mother while he is on the cross (John 19:26-27) (2:6-8) “Stone water jars… for the Jewish rights of purification” “each holding twenty to thirty gallons” - That’s over 120 gallons of wine minimum! (2:9-10) “you have kept the good wine until now” (2:11) “Jesus disciples believed in him” (2:12) Jesus had brothers. The Bible clearly condemns all alcohol abuse: Leviticus 10:8-11; Job 12:25; Psalms 74:9; 107:27; Proverbs 4:17; 20:1; 23:20-21, 30, 32 29-30, 33; 31:4-5; Isaiah 5:11-12; 22-23; 22:13; 28:1, 7, 8; 19:14; 56:12; Jeremiah 13:13; 25:16, 27; Lamentations 4:21-22; Ezekiel 23:42, 28-33; 44:21; Hosea 4:11; 7:6; Joel 3:3; Nahum 1:9-10; Habakkuk 2:5, 15-16; Matthew 24:49; 1 Corinthians 5:11; 6:10; Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:19, 21; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Timothy 3:2-3, 8; Titus 2:3 Hebrew: ( / yayin ) :Genesis 9:21; Genesis 19:32-35; 1 Samuel 25:36-37; Esther 1:10-11; Isaiah 28:1 Grape Juice : Genesis 40:10-11; Leviticus 25:5; Numbers 6:3 Yayin is used in celebration: Genesis 14:18-20 Yayin is used in worship to God: Exodus 29:38, 40; Leviticus 23:13; Numbers 15:5, 7, 10; 28:24 Yayin is considered a divine blessing : Deuteronomy 14:26; 1 Chronicles 12:40; 2 Chronicles 31:5; Nehemiah 5:18; Ezekiel 27:18; Amos 9:13-15; Isaiah 25:6-9 to gladden the heart of man , : Psalm 104:14-15; Ecclesiastes 9:7; 10:19; Zechariah 10:7; Judges 9:13; Isaiah55:1 Jeremiah 40:12 The word ( / shekar ) : Bad : 1 Samuel 1:13-15; Proverbs 20:1; Isaiah 5:11 Good: Numbers 28:7; Deuteronomy 14:22-26 The word ( ονος / oinos ):Ephesians 5:18; 1 Timothy 3:8; Titus 2:3 New Wine? : Luke 5:39; Thinning the wine with water / Mixed wine? : Song of Solomon 8:2; Isaiah 1:22 Jesus drank wine : Luke 7:33-35; Isaiah 25:6; Matthew 26:29; Luke 22:18; Mark 14:25 Christian Liberty : 1 Timothy 4:1-5; Romans 14

Alcohol and the bible

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: Alcohol and the bible

Session 5

“God & Alcohol”

(John 2:1-12)

(2:1-3) - Jesus mother feels to need to ask Jesus for help

(2:4-5) “Women”

“Jesus’ address for his mother, Woman, is

an expression of polite distance” – ESV Study Bible

- This is the same term he uses for his mother while he is on the cross (John 19:26-27)

(2:6-8) – “Stone water jars… for the Jewish rights of purification”

“each holding twenty to thirty gallons”

- That’s over 120 gallons of wine minimum!

(2:9-10) –“you have kept the good wine until now”

(2:11) – “Jesus disciples believed in him”

(2:12) – Jesus had brothers.

The Bible clearly condemns all alcohol abuse:

Leviticus 10:8-11; Job 12:25; Psalms 74:9; 107:27; Proverbs 4:17; 20:1; 23:20-21, 30, 32 29-30, 33; 31:4-5; Isaiah 5:11-12; 22-23;

22:13; 28:1, 7, 8; 19:14; 56:12; Jeremiah 13:13; 25:16, 27; Lamentations 4:21-22; Ezekiel 23:42, 28-33; 44:21; Hosea 4:11; 7:6; Joel 3:3; Nahum 1:9-10; Habakkuk 2:5, 15-16; Matthew 24:49; 1 Corinthians 5:11; 6:10; Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:19, 21; Ephesians

5:18; 1 Timothy 3:2-3, 8; Titus 2:3

Hebrew:( / yayin ) :Genesis 9:21; Genesis 19:32-35; 1 Samuel 25:36-37; Esther 1:10-11; Isaiah 28:1 Grape Juice : Genesis 40:10-11; Leviticus 25:5; Numbers 6:3

Yayin is used in celebration: Genesis 14:18-20

Yayin is used in worship to God: Exodus 29:38, 40; Leviticus 23:13; Numbers 15:5, 7, 10; 28:24 Yayin is considered a divine blessing : Deuteronomy 14:26; 1 Chronicles 12:40; 2 Chronicles 31:5; Nehemiah 5:18; Ezekiel 27:18;

Amos 9:13-15; Isaiah 25:6-9

to gladden the heart of man, : Psalm 104:14-15; Ecclesiastes 9:7; 10:19; Zechariah 10:7; Judges 9:13; Isaiah55:1 Jeremiah 40:12 The word ( / shekar ) : Bad : 1 Samuel 1:13-15; Proverbs 20:1; Isaiah 5:11

Good: Numbers 28:7; Deuteronomy 14:22-26

The word ( οἶ νος / oinos ):Ephesians 5:18; 1 Timothy 3:8; Titus 2:3 New Wine? : – Luke 5:39;

Thinning the wine with water / Mixed wine? : Song of Solomon 8:2; Isaiah 1:22

Jesus drank wine : Luke 7:33-35; Isaiah 25:6; Matthew 26:29; Luke 22:18; Mark 14:25 Christian Liberty : 1 Timothy 4:1-5; Romans 14