The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-13
BIBLICAL STRUCTURES
ON THE
Proper Use of Wine.
BY T.. Il. MILLER.


in the Bible, 24O of these references are
found in the Old Testament, and 80
In the New Testament.
In these 30 passages the word
wine IL used in % different senses.
lst A thick sticky syrup; as in Isa.
27-2. Here the word is "chermer.' y
! End. A thick, sticky (mixed) syrup,
as in Dan. ST.. Here the word is
"charmar.n Bird. What is pressed
out, grape juice; as i'll Gen. AIS.
Here the word is ''yayin," the regular
term for Intoxicating drink in the
0. Tes, 4th. Anything mixed; as in
Prov. $3.50. Here the word is ''nim-
SAX" 9Th. Anything sucked in or
up as in Isa. 1-22. Here the word is
"sObe." 9Th. A tripe or rotnd) grape,
grape cake; as in Hos. 81. Here the
word is "enab," translated III New
Version, "cales Of raisins." 7th.
Anything pressed on, mead; as in
Joel l-5. Here the word is 'asis.'
Sth. What satiatos, pleases; as in
Mum. 2s-7. Here the word is "she-
kar.n 9Th. What is pressed, dregs,
sediment as in lisa. 25-6. Here the
word is ''shemar.' 10th. What is pos
sessed, mead, new winei rs in Gen.
27-2S. Here the word is "tcrosh. "
l1th, Sweet or new wine; as in Acts.
2-l3. Here the word is "gleullos. y
18th. Wine, grape juice az in Math.
9-l7. Here the word is "oiuas,' the
regular word for strong drink in the
! New wes.
In the remaining eleTen groups the
reference is either t. wine drinkcr
or wine press. See foung's Anal ytl-
cal Concordance.
From this grouping we learn the
| following facts: lSt. There were
substances or liquids in the times
when the Bible was being written
that were not intoxicating. There
were syrup-, thick and j"lly-likr,
which were prepared for common ia
| Bile use. In the same manner no
doubt hOuseAkeepelS prepare their
Jams aud jellies no%. These articles
of food are not expressed by the same
Hebrew word as will be seen above,
but are all translated by til" word
"wnen in King James Version.
md. Mixed preserves and grape
cake were also translated by the
word wine.
3rd. Then, there were liquids or
iuices which were used in 4 fresh or
sweet state, neither of which were
Intoxicating. The frcsl; Or sweet
Juices of the grape was undoubtedly
in common use among the Hebrews.
The word IN some places is even
translated 'sweet wine" III our Ner-
sion. Yet from some passages 1t
seems that the sweet wine had an
exhiliarating effect. We learn from
other sources there was Il sour mix
turc that acted rs narcotic not rs a
stimulant. "Sweet winc' was also
made no doubt of honey and water
and was about the same drink rs our
"mead.h
4th. Then, without doubt, there
was an Intoxicating wine in general
Use among the Hebrews in old les
lament times. But it must not be
overlooked that the properties now
produced by distillation were not
contained in the Intoxicating drinks
ofthose days. Until about 300 years
after the birth of Christ all the uIcho-
hol contained in wines was produced
bv fermentation. Wine in this man
ner was made from fruits or grains,
and corresponds to our cider Whrl
made from fruits and to our ale or
beer when made from barley or
other grains. "~trong driuk III the
Bible means nothing more than u
liquid from sonlu Kind Of fruit or
grain made Intoxicating by fcrm"ntA-
ton. Distilled liquor, rs brandy "nd
whiskcy, is d "discovery Of compara-
lively modern times. When first
produced it was found to be such 4
powerful stinuIant that it wMs rnlI"d
"wnter Of life.n and for some time
was used only as a nlcdirInc. See
"GHpel Temperance. Distilled IL
ouor is a tree which has grown up
since the Bible was written amt
must he dealt with according to the
fruit it bears. If it bear good trnit;
if il strengthen civil government IN
producing the greatest prosperity an"
in securing the .surest protection L"
! its citizens, if il aid in Developing the
noblest manhood, and the purr-t W"-
manhood, if it cOnduce toward IN
| tellectual and moral culture, thrh
| the owner of the orchard will doubt
! less dig about it and prune It, that II
may bring forth more fruit, But II "
bears evil fruit; ifit disquAlfi"r men
for civil office, if il eNcitcs AMI stlrs
the hascr nature in men ana w"mcn'
ifit opens the hood-gates of h"Ilish
destruction and closes the cclcF-
tiul gates against immortal SonIS'
then the ux IL already laid Mt itS
roots and ere long the lord n' the or
chorl will cut it down a. cun'ne,rrF
Of the ground, But an w"nd"Finr,
We Are nov to consider "Bibi" uSe~