Bible Concordances

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Wine

• First mention of
  Genesis 9:20,21

• WAS MADE OF
  • The juice of the grape
    Genesis 49:11
  • The juice of the pomegranate
    Song of Solomon 8:2

• First mode of making, notice
  Genesis 40:11

• Generally made by treading the grapes in a press
  Nehemiah 13:15; Isaiah 63:2,3

• Refining of, alluded to
  Isaiah 25:6

• Improved by age
  Luke 5:39

• PLACES CELEBRATED FOR
  • Canaan in general
    Deuteronomy 33:28
  • Possessions of Judah
    Genesis 49:8,11,12
  • Lebanon
    Hosea 14:7
  • Helbon
    Ezekiel 27:18
  • Assyria
    2 Kings 18:32; Isaiah 36:17
  • Moab
    Isaiah 16:8-10; Jeremiah 48:32,33

• Many kinds of
  Nehemiah 5:18

• Sweet, esteemed for flavour and strength
  Isaiah 49:26; Amos 9:13; Micah 6:15

• Red, most esteemed
  Proverbs 23:31; Isaiah 27:2

• Often spiced to increase its strength, &c
  Proverbs 9:2,5; 23:30; Song of Solomon 8:2

• WAS USED
  • As a beverage from the earliest age
    Genesis 9:21; 27:25
  • At all feasts and entertainments
    Esther 1:7; 5:6; Isaiah 5:12; Daniel 5:1-4; John 2:3
  • For drink offerings in the worship of God
    Exodus 29:40; Numbers 15:4-10
  • For drink offerings in idolatrous worship
    Deuteronomy 32:37,38
  • As a medicine
    Luke 10:34; 1 Timothy 5:23

• First fruits of, to be offered to God
  Deuteronomy 18:4; 2 Chronicles 31:5

• With corn and oil, denoted all temporal blessings
  Genesis 27:28,37; Psalm 4:7; Hosea 2:8; Joel 2:19

• Given in abundance to the Jews when obedient
  Hosea 2:22; Joel 2:19,24; Zechariah 9:17

• The Jews frequently deprived of, as a punishment
  Isaiah 24:7,11; Hosea 2:9; Joel 1:10; Haggai 1:11; 2:16

• The Jews frequently drank, to excess
  Isaiah 5:11; Joel 3:3; Amos 6:6

• In times of scarcity, was mixed with water
  Isaiah 1:22

• Sometimes mixed with milk as a beverage
  Song of Solomon 5:1

• CHARACTERISED AS
  • Cheering God and man
    Judges 9:13; Zechariah 9:17
  • Gladdening the heart
    Psalm 104:15
  • Strengthening
    2 Samuel 16:2; Song of Solomon 2:5
  • Making mirthful
    Esther 1:10; Ecclesiastes 10:19

• Custom of presenting to travellers
  Genesis 14:18; 1 Samuel 25:18

• Custom of giving to persons in pain or suffering, mixed with Drugs
  Proverbs 31:6; Mark 15:23

• Forbidden to the priests while engaged in the tabernacle
  Leviticus 10:9

• Forbidden to Nazarites during their separation
  Numbers 6:3

• The Rechabites never drank
  Jeremiah 35:5,6

• IN EXCESS
  • Forbidden
    Ephesians 5:18
  • Infuriates the temper
    Proverbs 20:1
  • Impairs the health
    1 Samuel 25:37; Hosea 4:11
  • Impairs the judgment and memory
    Proverbs 31:4,5; Isaiah 28:7
  • Inflames the passions
    Isaiah 5:11
  • Leads to sorrow and contention
    Proverbs 23:29,30
  • Leads to remorse
    Proverbs 23:31,32

• An article of extensive commerce
  Ezekiel 27:18

• Was stored in cellars
  1 Chronicles 27:27

• Was kept in bottles
  1 Samuel 25:18; Habakkuk 2:15

• Consequence of putting (when new), into old bottles
  Matthew 2:22

• The love of Christ to be preferred to
  Song of Solomon 1:2,4

• Water miraculously turned into
  John 2:9

• ILLUSTRATIVE
  • Of the blood of Christ
    Matthew 26:27-29
  • Of the blessing of the gospel
    Proverbs 9:2,5; Isaiah 25:6; 55:1
  • Of the wrath and judgments of God
    Psalm 60:3; 75:8; Jeremiah 13:12-14; 25:15-18
  • Of the abominations of the apostasy
    Revelation 17:2; 18:3
  • Of violence and rapine
    Proverbs 4:17