Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-12
WINE IN THE BIBLE.
Numerous Texts In Which II 10 Not
Condemned.

| Souiu t"o III ehShS "oS
reference to wine without any denun-
citation Of its use. He announced that
he had made good his declaration; but
did not care to consume time in read
ing the texts. He, however, gave his
manuscript to the reporter with the re-
quest that 1t be published, and the
same is attached herewith as follows:
Genesis xix, IL: Binding his foal unto
| the vine and his ass's colt unto the
choice vine, he washed his garments In
wine and his clothes In the blood Of
| grapes.
Genesis xix, 12: His eyes shall be red
milk.
Genesis TX. 20: And Noah began to
be an husbandman and he planted a
vineyard.
Genesis xiv, 1S: And Melchizedek,
King of Salem brought forth bread and
wine and he was the Priest Of the most
high God.
Exodus xxx, 40: And with the one
lamb a tenth deal Of -four mingled with
the fourth part of an hin Of beaten oil
and the fourth part Of an hin OF wine
for drink Offering.
| Leviticus xiii, IL: And the meat Of
fering thereof shall be two tenths deals
Of fine -four mingled with oil an offer
ing made by fire unto the Lord for q
sweet SAVIOR and the drink offering
thereof shall be Of wine the fourth
part Of an hin.
Numbers XIV, 8: And the fourth part
Of an hin of wine for a drink Offering
shalt thou prepare with the burnt Of
fering or sacrifice, for one lamb.
Numbers xviii, Z: And the drink
/ nff fhnranf ohol1 ha tho fourth rt
of an hin for the one lamb; in the holy
place shalt thou cause the strong wine
to be poured unto the Lord for a drink
offering.
Numbers xvii, IA: And their drink
offerings shall be half an hin Of wine
unto a bullock, and the third part OF
an hin unto a ram, and fourth part
Of an hin unto lamb: this is the burnt
offering Of every month throughout the
months Of the year.
Judges TX, 10: And the vine said
unto them, should I leave my wine
which cheereth God and man. and go
| to be promoted over the trees?
Judges xix, 10: Yet there Is both
straw and provender for our asses; and
there Is bread and wine also for me,
and for thy handmade. and for the
young man which is with thy servants:
there Is no want Of anything.
Ecclesiastes K. 19: A feast is made
for laughter, and wine maketh merry;
but money answereth all things.
Psalms civ, Is: And wine that max
eth glad the heart Of man, and oil to
make his face to shine, and bread
which strengtheneth mans heart.
Isaiah lvi, IL: Come We, say they, I
will fetch wine, and we will fill our
selves with strong drink; and tomorrow
shall be as this day, and much more
abundant.
Isaiah ", 2: And he fenced 1t, and
gathered out the stones thereof, and
planted It with the choicest vines, and
built tower in the midst Of 1t, and
also made a winepress therein: and he
and II brought forth wild grapes.
Isaiah, lv. /: Ho, everyone that
thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and
he that hath no money come; come ye,
buy. and eat; yea, come, buy wine ana
milk without money and without price.
| Jeremiah xl, IL: Even all the Jews
freturned- out Of all place whittier they.
were driven and came to the land OF
| Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and
gathered wine and summer fruits very
much.
jeremiah xxxv, 2: Go unto the house
Of the Rechabites, and speak unto
them, and bring them into the house
/ Of the Lord into one Of the chambers,
and give them wine to drink.
| Daniel : 5: And the king appointed
them a daily provision Of the kings
meat, and Of the wine which he drank:
80 nourishing them three years, that
at the end thereof they might stat
before the king.
and take away my corn In the time
thereof, and my wine In the season
thereof, and will recover my wool and
my flax given to cover her nakedness.
| II Samuel XII, 10: And he dealt
among all the people, even among the
whole multitude Of Israel, as well to the
women as men, to every one a cake OF
bread and good piece Of flesh, and
a fagon Of wine. So all the people de-
parted every one to his house. :,
| II Samuel Kill %: Now Absalom had
commanded his servants, saying, Mark
We now when Amnon's heart Is merry
with wine, and when ! say unto you
Smite Amnon then kill him, fear not:
have not commanded you? be cour-
ageous be valiant.
| II Samuel xvi, Q: And the king said
unto Ziba, What meanest thou by
these? And Ziba said, The asses be for
the kings household to ride on: and the
bread and summer fruit for the young
| men 10 eat. Tic "IIlc, lhdb ooNh
as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
Deuteronomy XIV, IA: Thou shalt fur
nish him literally out Of thy flock, and
out Of thy floor. and out Of thy wine
press: Of that wherewith the Lord thy
God has blessed thee thou shalt give
unto him.
Chronicles xvi, 3: And he dealt to
every one of Israel, both men and Wo-
men, to every one loaf Of bread, and
a good piece Of flesh. and fiagon or
wine.
Nehemiah Il, 1: And 1t came to pass
In the month Nissan, in the twentieth
year Of Artaxerxes the king, that wine
was before him: and / took up the
wine, and gave II unto the king. NOW
had not been before time sad In his
pr6 sence.
Nehemiah v, Is: But the former gov
ernors that had been before me were
chargeable unto the people, and had
taken Of them bread and wine, beside
forty shekels Of silver, yea even their
servan's bare rule over the people: put
so did not I, because Of the fear Of God.
Nehemiah v, IS: Now that which was
prepared for me daily was one OK ana
six choice sheep: also fowls were pre-
pared for me and once In ten days
store of all sorts Of wine: yet for all
this required not I the bread of the
governor, because the DOIudSe "oo
heavy upon this people.
Nehemiah xviii, Is: In those days
saw l in Judah some treading wine
presses on the Sabbath; and bringing In
the sheaves, and lading asses; as also
wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner
of burdens, which they brought into
Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: and l
Testified against them in the day where
In they sold victuals.
Esther |, T. And they gave them
drink In vessels Of gold, (the vessels be.
ing diverse one from another) ana
royal wine in abundance, according 10
the state Of the king.
| Esther |. 10: On the seventh day,
when the heart Of the king was merry
with wine, he commanded Mehuman'
Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha,
Zethan, and Carcas. the seven cham
berlains that served In the presence or
| Ahasuerus the king.
Esther V, 6: And the king said unto
Esther at the banquet Of wine, what is
thy petition? and 1t shall be granted
thee: and what Is thy request even to
the half Of the kingdom 1t shall be per-
formed.
| Esther vii, 2: And the king said
again unto Esther the second day at
| the banquet Of wine, what is thy peti-
ton, Queen Esther? and II shall be
granted thee: and what Is thy request?
and it shall be performed even to the