New Wine and strong drink
New Wine and strong drink:
Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and?new?wine;
-=-=-?Having a lot of new wine is a blessing from the Lord God.
But Isaac replied to Esau, “Behold, I have made him your master, and all his relatives I have given to him as servants; and with grain and?new?wine?I have sustained him. Now as for you then, what can I do, my son?”
-=-=-?Both grain and new wine are agricultural commodities.?They are blessings and proof of wealth and success.?And they are for consumption.
He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your?new?wine?and your oil, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock, in the land which He swore to your forefathers to give you.
-=-=-=-?Grain, fruit and new wine are agricultural blessings from the Lord and diligent hard work on the land given.
It is regarded as a spiritual curse when the land does not produce such products.
that He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early and late rain, that you may gather in your grain and your?new?wine?and your oil.
-=-=-=?Rain for the land is blessings from the Lord.?Drought is a curse leading to famine.
You are not allowed to eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or?new?wine?or oil, or the firstborn of your herd or flock, or any of your votive offerings which you vow, or your freewill offerings, or the contribution of your hand.
-==-?New wine can be given or offered as tithe.
User and drinker of wine needs a lot of self-control.
You shall eat in the presence of the?Lord?your God, at the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithe of your grain, your?new?wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to fear the?Lord?your God always.
-=-=-=?You need to learn and get use to fear the Lord your God always, by eating in His presence at the place He chooses to establish His name which could be anywhere.?You may consume your new wine together with your oil and grain and the firstborn(these are the best of your produce, your tithe to the Lord) in front of the Lord.
Drunkards usually drink excessively in secret away from the Lord.
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Moreover, it shall eat the offspring of your herd and the produce of your ground until you are destroyed, who also leaves you no grain,?new?wine, or oil, nor the increase of your herd or the young of your flock until they have caused you to perish.
-=-=-=-?Removing people of God from grain, new wine or oil or the increase of their herd or flock is a way to destroy them.
The engineered lockdown, failed logistics, removal of workers, holding up ships and trucks, emptying store shelves of all sorts of commodities and goods is to cause destruction so that the people may perish.
But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my?new?wine, which cheers God and men, and go to wave over the trees?’
-=-=-=?New wine(not strong wine or spirit) may cheer God and men.
You have put gladness in my heart, More than when their grain and?new?wine?abound.
-=-=-?God can give gladness that supersedes abundant grain and new wine.
“For she does not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the?new?wine?and the oil, And lavished on her silver and gold,?Which?they used for Baal.
-=-=-=-?Sinners use grain, new wine and oil, in wrong sinful ways.
Harlotry,?wine?and?new?wine?take away the understanding.
-==-?When blessing is used in excess or out of line, they become blinding agents and hurtful.
And they do not cry to Me from their heart When they wail on their beds; For the sake of grain and?new?wine?they assemble themselves, They turn away from Me.
-=-=-=-?Greed turns people away from God.
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People who want survival more than God also turn away from God.
Threshing floor and?wine?press will not feed them, And the?new?wine?will fail them.
-=-=-?The land can withhold production; and the sorrow will be too strong to be cheered by new wine.?There is too little earning.
But?new?wine?must be put into fresh?wineskins.
-==-?There is a one way sequence or scenario to events.?Good results do not come out from chaos.?Failing to plan is planning to fail.
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You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk?wine?or?strong?drink, in order that you might know that I am the?Lord?your God.
-=-=-?There are times for abstaining from wine and strong drink, so as to be sober and know the Lord God and His important matters. Such are the times for fasting from food as well.
So, do people fast? Yes.?Do people drink wine at certain time? Yes.
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But he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and now you shall not drink?wine?or?strong?drink nor eat any unclean thing, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”
-=-=-=-?In special cases, certain people must not drink wine or strong drink nor eat any unclean thing at all.?From time to time, there are exceptions.?Everyman his own keeper.?You should know what you are called to do.
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But Hannah replied, “No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither?wine?nor?strong?drink, but I have poured out my soul before the?Lord.
-=-=-=-?She prayed like mad.?That is earnestness.
On Life and Conduct
Wine?is a mocker,?strong?drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
-=-=-=-?Getting drunk, intoxicated by wine or alcohol exposes a drinker to danger!
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink?wine, Or for rulers to desire?strong?drink,
-=-=-?This desire speaks of getting drunk or intoxicated.
Give?strong?drink to him who is perishing, And?wine?to him whose life is bitter.
-=-=--?Let the sorrowful have some attainable ways to relief themselves.
You ought not bend on increasing sorrow or pain.?God is not a Sadist.
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Woe to those who are heroes in drinking?wine?And valiant men in mixing?strong?drink,
-=-=-?Woe to those who pursue wrong causes in life.?Much better for people to be heroes of God.
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The?Lord?has sworn by His right hand and by His?strong?arm, “I will never again give your grain?as?food for your enemies; Nor will foreigners drink your new?wine?for which you have labored.”
-=-=-=?Some are stupid or wicked enough to give to their enemies, idolaters, agents of Satan, what God gives them for survival.?They call that love and care, peace-making and evangelism.?God does not provide for them and they starve together with the enemies.
Preaching the Gospel and baptizing repented sinners is not secular charity.?It is not about giving gifts and getting more supplies from Christians to give to people who come for food and supplies.
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