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Wine was inseparably linked to promises of prosperity in the Old Testament, and a blessing from God. Many of these scriptures can be read as prophecies of the Holy Spirit descending, which was fulfilled in the New Testament. | Wine was inseparably linked to promises of prosperity in the Old Testament, and a blessing from God. Many of these scriptures can be read as prophecies of the Holy Spirit descending, which was fulfilled in the New Testament. | ||
* | *''That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.''<ref>Deuteronomy 11:14</ref> | ||
* | *''Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.''<ref>Deuteronomy 7:12-13</ref> | ||
* | *''He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.''<ref>Psalms 104:14-15</ref> | ||
* | *''Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.''<ref>Proverbs 3:9-10</ref> | ||
* | *''Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.''<ref>Ecclesiastes 9:7 </ref> | ||
* | *''A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry...''<ref>Ecclesiastes 10:19</ref> | ||
There are two scriptures in the Old Testament that could be taken as encouraging the drinking of alcohol: | There are two scriptures in the Old Testament that could be taken as encouraging the drinking of alcohol: | ||