KINGDOM OF DARKNESS: DRUNKARDS

KINGDOM OF DARKNESS:DRUNKARDS AND REVELLERS : 

KINGDOM OF DARKNESS:DRUNKARDS AND REVELLERS WWJD Leadership Series www.champsbibleschool.org

Scriptureswww.biblegateway.com : 

Scriptureswww.biblegateway.com Psalm 69:12They who sit in [the city's] gate talk about me, and I am the song of the drunkards.Psalm 69:11-13 (in Context) Psalm 69 (Whole Chapter) Isaiah 28:1WOE TO [Samaria] the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim [the ten tribes], and to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome and smitten down with wine!Isaiah 28:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 28 (Whole Chapter) Isaiah 28:3With [alien] feet [Samaria] the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden down.Isaiah 28:2-4 (in Context) Isaiah 28 (Whole Chapter) Isaiah 28:9To whom will He teach knowledge? [Ask the drunkards.] And whom will He make to understand the message? Those who are babies, just weaned from the milk and taken from the breasts? [Is that what He thinks we are?]Isaiah 28:8-10 (in Context) Isaiah 28 (Whole Chapter) Ezekiel 23:42And the sound of a careless crowd was with her, and with men of the common sort were brought drunkards from the wilderness, who put bracelets upon the hands of both sisters and beautiful crowns upon their heads.Ezekiel 23:41-43 (in Context) Ezekiel 23 (Whole Chapter) Joel 1:5Awake, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the [fresh] sweet juice [of the grape], for it is cut off and removed from your mouth.Joel 1:4-6 (in Context) Joel 1 (Whole Chapter) 1 Corinthians 6:10Nor cheats (swindlers and thieves), nor greedy graspers, nor drunkards, nor foulmouthed revilers and slanderers, nor extortioners and robbers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God.1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 6 (Whole Chapter)

Easton’s Dictionarywww.biblegateway.com : 

Easton’s Dictionarywww.biblegateway.com Works, Good- The old objection against the doctrine of salvation by grace, that it does away with the necessity of good works, and lowers the sense of their importance (Rom. 6), although it has been answered a thousand times, is still alleged by many. They say if men are not saved by works, then works are not necessary. If the most moral of men are saved in the same way as the very chief of sinners, then good works are of no moment. And more than this, if the grace of God is most clearly displayed in the salvation of the vilest of men, then the worse men are the better. The objection has no validity. The gospel of salvation by grace shows that good works are necessary. It is true, unchangeably true, that without holiness no man shall see the Lord. "Neither adulterers, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards" shall inherit the kingdom of God. Works are "good" only when, (1) they spring from the principle of love to God. The moral character of an act is determined by the moral principle that prompts it. Faith and love in the heart are the essential elements of all true obedience. Hence good works only spring from a believing heart, can only be wrought by one reconciled to God (Eph. 2:10; James 2:18:22). (2.) Good works have the glory of God as their object; and (3) they have the revealed will of God as their only rule (Deut. 12:32; Rev. 22:18, 19). Good works are an expression of gratitude in the believer's heart (John 14:15, 23; Gal. 5:6). They are the fruits of the Spirit (Titus 2:10-12), and thus spring from grace, which they illustrate and strengthen in the heart. Good works of the most sincere believers are all imperfect, yet like their persons they are accepted through the mediation of Jesus Christ (Col. 3:17), and so are rewarded; they have no merit intrinsically, but are rewarded wholly of grace.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary – ‘Wine’www.biblegateway.com : 

Easton’s Bible Dictionary – ‘Wine’www.biblegateway.com The common Hebrew word for wine is _yayin_, from a root meaning "to boil up," "to be in a ferment." Others derive it from a root meaning "to tread out," and hence the juice of the grape trodden out. The Greek word for wine is _oinos_, and the Latin _vinun_. But besides this common Hebrew word, there are several others which are thus rendered. (1.) Ashishah (2 Sam. 6:19; 1 Chr. 16:3; Cant. 2:5; Hos. 3:1), which, however, rather denotes a solid cake of pressed grapes, or, as in the Revised Version, a cake of raisins. (2.) 'Asis, "sweet wine," or "new wine," the product of the same year (Cant. 8:2; Isa. 49:26; Joel 1:5; 3:18; Amos 9:13), from a root meaning "to tread," hence juice trodden out or pressed out, thus referring to the method by which the juice is obtained. The power of intoxication is ascribed to it. (3.) Hometz. See VINEGAR �T0003771. (4.) Hemer, Deut. 32:14 (rendered "blood of the grape") Isa. 27:2 ("red wine"), Ezra 6:9; 7:22; Dan. 5:1, 2, 4. This word conveys the idea of "foaming," as in the process of fermentation, or when poured out. It is derived from the root _hamar_, meaning "to boil up," and also "to be red," from the idea of boiling or becoming inflamed. (5.) 'Enabh, a grape (Deut. 32:14). The last clause of this verse should be rendered as in the Revised Version, "and of the blood of the grape ['enabh] thou drankest wine [hemer]." In Hos. 3:1 the phrase in Authorized Version, "flagons of wine," is in the Revised Version correctly "cakes of raisins." (Comp. Gen. 49:11; Num. 6:3; Deut. 23:24, etc., where this Hebrew word is rendered in the plural "grapes.") (6.) Mesekh, properly a mixture of wine and water with spices that increase its stimulating properties (Isa. 5:22). Ps. 75:8, "The wine [yayin] is red; it is full of mixture [mesekh];" Prov. 23:30, "mixed wine;" Isa. 65:11, "drink offering" (R.V., "mingled wine").

Easton’s Dictionary- Wine Cont’dwww.biblegateway.com : 

Easton’s Dictionary- Wine Cont’dwww.biblegateway.com (7.) Tirosh, properly "must," translated "wine" (Deut. 28:51); "new wine" (Prov. 3:10); "sweet wine" (Micah 6:15; R.V., "vintage"). This Hebrew word has been traced to a root meaning "to take possession of" and hence it is supposed that tirosh is so designated because in intoxicating it takes possession of the brain. Among the blessings promised to Esau (Gen. 27:28) mention is made of "plenty of corn and tirosh." Palestine is called "a land of corn and tirosh" (Deut. 33:28; comp. Isa. 36:17). See also Deut. 28:51; 2 Chr. 32:28; Joel 2:19; Hos. 4:11, ("wine [yayin] and new wine [tirosh] take away the heart"). (8.) Sobhe (root meaning "to drink to excess," "to suck up," "absorb"), found only in Isa. 1:22, Hos. 4:18 ("their drink;" Gesen. and marg. of R.V., "their carouse"), and Nah. 1:10 ("drunken as drunkards;" lit., "soaked according to their drink;" R.V., "drenched, as it were, in their drink", i.e., according to their sobhe). (9.) Shekar, "strong drink," any intoxicating liquor; from a root meaning "to drink deeply," "to be drunken", a generic term applied to all fermented liquors, however obtained. Num. 28:7, "strong wine" (R.V., "strong drink"). It is sometimes distinguished from wine, c.g., Lev. 10:9, "Do not drink wine [yayin] nor strong drink [shekar];" Num. 6:3; Judg. 13:4, 7; Isa. 28:7 (in all these places rendered "strong drink"). Translated "strong drink" also in Isa. 5:11; 24:9; 29:9; 56:12; Prov. 20:1; 31:6; Micah 2:11. (10.) Yekebh (Deut. 16:13, but in R.V. correctly "wine-press"), a vat into which the new wine flowed from the press. Joel 2:24, "their vats;" 3:13, "the fats;" Prov. 3:10, "Thy presses shall burst out with new wine [tirosh];" Hag. 2:16; Jer. 48:33, "wine-presses;" 2 Kings 6:27; Job. 24:11. (11.) Shemarim (only in plural), "lees" or "dregs" of wine. In Isa. 25:6 it is rendered "wines on the lees", i.e., wine that has been kept on the lees, and therefore old wine.

Easton’s Dictionary- Wine Cont’dwww.biblegateway.com : 

Easton’s Dictionary- Wine Cont’dwww.biblegateway.com (12.) Mesek, "a mixture," mixed or spiced wine, not diluted with water, but mixed with drugs and spices to increase its strength, or, as some think, mingled with the lees by being shaken (Ps. 75:8; Prov. 23:30). In Acts 2:13 the word _gleukos_, rendered "new wine," denotes properly "sweet wine." It must have been intoxicating. In addition to wine the Hebrews also made use of what they called _debash_, which was obtained by boiling down must to one-half or one-third of its original bulk. In Gen. 43:11 this word is rendered "honey." It was a kind of syrup, and is called by the Arabs at the present day dibs. This word occurs in the phrase "a land flowing with milk and honey" (debash), Ex. 3:8, 17; 13:5; 33:3; Lev. 20:24; Num. 13: 27. (See HONEY �T0001809.) Our Lord miraculously supplied wine at the marriage feast in Cana of Galilee (John 2:1-11). The Rechabites were forbidden the use of wine (Jer. 35). The Nazarites also were to abstain from its use during the period of their vow (Num. 6:1-4); and those who were dedicated as Nazarites from their birth were perpetually to abstain from it (Judg. 13:4, 5; Luke 1:15; 7:33). The priests, too, were forbidden the use of wine and strong drink when engaged in their sacred functions (Lev. 10:1, 9-11). "Wine is little used now in the East, from the fact that Mohammedans are not allowed to taste it, and very few of other creeds touch it. When it is drunk, water is generally mixed with it, and this was the custom in the days of Christ also. The people indeed are everywhere very sober in hot climates; a drunken person, in fact, is never seen", (Geikie's Life of Christ). The sin of drunkenness, however, must have been not uncommon in the olden times, for it is mentioned either metaphorically or literally more than seventy times in the Bible. A drink-offering of wine was presented with the daily sacrifice (Ex. 29:40, 41), and also with the offering of the first-fruits (Lev. 23:13), and with various other sacrifices (Num. 15:5, 7, 10). Wine was used at the celebration of the Passover. And when the Lord's Supper was instituted, the wine and the unleavened bread then on the paschal table were by our Lord set apart as memorials of his body and blood. Several emphatic warnings are given in the New Testament against excess in the use of wine (Luke 21:34; Rom. 13:13; Eph. 5:18; 1 Tim. 3:8; Titus 1:7).

Matthew Henry Commentarywww.biblegateway.com : 

Matthew Henry Commentarywww.biblegateway.com Deserved vengeance withheld. The idolatry and rebellions of Israel deserved, and the justice of God seemed to demand, that they should be rooted out. But He spared Israel, and continues them still to be living witnesses of the truth of the Bible, and to silence unbelievers. They are preserved for wise and holy purposes and the prophecies give us some idea what those purposes are. The Lord will never disgrace the throne of his glory. It is great wisdom, and will help much to the return of sinners to God, seriously to consider their latter end, or the future state. It is here meant particularly of what God foretold by Moses, about this people in the latter days; but it may be applied generally. Oh that men would consider the happiness they will lose, and the misery they will certainly plunge into, if they go on in their trespasses! What will be in the end thereof? Jer 5:31. For the Lord will in due time bring down the enemies of the church, in displeasure against their wickedness. When sinners deem themselves most secure, they suddenly fall into destruction. And God's time to appear for the deliverance of his people, is when things are at the worst with them. But those who trust to any rock but God, will find it fail them when they most need it. The rejection of the Messiah by the Jewish nation, is the continuance of their ancient idolatry, apostacy, and rebellion. They shall be brought to humble themselves before the Lord, to repent of their sins, and to trust in their long-rejected Mediator for salvation. Then he will deliver them, and make their prosperity great. (De 32:39-43) Previous commentary:The judgments which would come upon them for their sins. Next commentary:God's deliverance for his people. About this commentary:Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible is available in the Public Domain.

Greek and Hebrew Lexiconswww.e-sword.net : 

Greek and Hebrew Lexiconswww.e-sword.net Luk 21:34 AndG1161 take heedG4337 to yourselves,G1438 lest at any timeG3379 yourG5216 heartsG2588 be overchargedG925 withG1722 surfeiting,G2897 andG2532 drunkenness,G3178 andG2532 caresG3308 of this life,G982 andG2532 so thatG1565 dayG2250 comeG2186 uponG1909 youG5209 unawares.G160 G3178 μέθη methē meth'-ay Apparently a primary word; an intoxicant, that is, (by implication) intoxication: - drunkenness.

Hebrew and Greek Lexicons www.e-sword.net : 

Hebrew and Greek Lexicons www.e-sword.net Rom 13:13 Let us walkG4043 honestly,G2156 asG5613 inG1722 the day;G2250 notG3361 in riotingG2970 andG2532 drunkenness,G3178 notG3361 in chamberingG2845 andG2532 wantonness,G766 notG3361 in strifeG2054 andG2532 envying.G2205 G2970 κῶμος kōmos ko'-mos From G2749; a carousal (as if a letting loose): - revelling, rioting.

Hebrew and Greek Lexiconswww.e-sword.net : 

Hebrew and Greek Lexiconswww.e-sword.net Eph 5:18 AndG2532 be not drunkG3182 G3361 with wine,G3631 whereinG1722 G3739 isG2076 excess;G810 butG235 be filledG4137 withG1722 the Spirit;G415 G3182 μεθύσκω methuskō meth-oos'-ko A prolonged (transitive) form of G3184; to intoxicate: - be drunk (-en).

Greek and Hebrew Lexiconswww.e-sword.net : 

Greek and Hebrew Lexiconswww.e-sword.net it 1:7 ForG1063 a bishopG1985 mustG1163 beG1511 blameless,G410 asG5613 the stewardG3623 of God;G2316 notG3361 selfwilled,G829 notG3361 soon angry,G3711 notG3361 given to wine,G3943 noG3361 striker,G4131 notG3361 given to filthy lucre;G146 Tit 1:8 ButG235 a lover of hospitality,G5382 a lover of good men,G5358 sober,G4998 just,G1342 holy,G3741 temperate;G1468 Tit 1:9 Holding fastG472 theG3588 faithfulG4103 wordG3056 as he hath been taught,G2596 G1322 thatG2443 he may beG5600 ableG1415 byG1722 soundG5198 doctrineG1319 bothG2532 to exhortG3870 andG2532 to convinceG1651 theG3588 gainsayers.G483 paroinos par'-oy-nos From G3844 and G3631; staying near wine, that is, tippling (a toper): - given to wine.

Conclusions : 

Conclusions The bible speaks of alcohol as having some beneficial use at rare times to relieve pain due to illness. Mostly however it warns of the effects of overindulgence in general but especially alcohol, drugs etc. which have very addictive potential to the body and mind and deleterious character effects develop over time with repeated or prolonged use- and it results in the ruination of marriage, families and nations ie: Nineveh or Roman empire etc. The bible advises us to stay away from it for the most part to remain free and deal honestly with concerns rather than through escapism and dependencies. It recommends instead to be close in communion with God and filled with the joy and peace of His Holy Spirit.

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