What Does the Bible Say About Drinking: Four Points to Consider
Digest From: Wes McAdams on https://radicallychristian.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-drinking 1. Not all wine in the Old Testament is “wine.” We must understand an important point. Just because someone is said to have been drinking “wine” does not mean they were necessarily drinking alcohol. Did you know that many of the Hebrew words translated, “wine,” do not necessarily imply an alcoholic beverage? We even read in passages such as Isaiah 65:8 , “the new wine is found in the cluster.” Obviously, today we would not say “wine” is found in a cluster of grapes. We would say “juice” is found in a cluster of grapes. In Hebrew, however, their words for “wine” were more generic, applying both to intoxicating and non-intoxicating beverages made from grapes. If you are interested in further study on the words used in the Old Testament for “wine,” consider these articles: “ Drinking in the Old Testament ” and, “ What About Social Drinking and the Old Testament ” by Wayne Jackson. So, while