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the land, he left neither man nor woman alive,
but took away the sheep, the oxen, the don-
keys, the camels, and the apparel, and returned
and came to Achish. Then Achish would say, 2:2,3 both Jesus and His disciples were invit-
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“Where have you made a raid today?” And Da- ed. The fact that Jesus, His mother, and His dis-
vid would say, “Against the southern area of ciples all attended the wedding suggests that
Judah, or against the southern area of the the wedding may have been for a relative or
Jerahmeelites, or against the southern area of close family friend. Andrew, Simon Peter,
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the Kenites.” David would save neither man Philip, Nathanael, and the unnamed disciple
nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, say- (1:35), who was surely John, witnessed this
ing, “Lest they should inform on us, saying, miracle. wine. The wine served was subject to
‘Thus David did.’ ” And thus was his behavior fermentation. In the ancient world, however,
all the time he dwelt in the country of the to quench thirst without inducing drunken-
ness, wine was diluted with water to between
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Philistines. So Achish believed David, saying, one-third and one-tenth of its strength.Due to
“He has made his people Israel utterly abhor the climate and circumstances, even “new
him; therefore he will be my servant forever.”
wine” fermented quickly and had an inebriat-
Psalm 60:6–12 ing effect if not mixed (Acts 2:13).Because of a
lack of water purification process, wine mixed
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God has spoken in His holiness: with water was also safer to drink than water
“I will rejoice; alone.While the Bible condemns drunkenness,
I will divide Shechem it does not necessarily condemn the consump-
And measure out the Valley of Succoth. tion of wine (Ps.104:15; Prov.20:1; Eph.5:18).
7 Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the helmet for My head;
Judah is My lawgiver. 5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever
8 Moab is My washpot; He says to you, do it.”
Over Edom I will cast My shoe; 6 Now there were set there six waterpots of
Philistia, shout in triumph because stone, according to the manner of purification
of Me.” of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gal-
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Who will bring me to the strong city?
9 lons apiece. Jesus said to them, “Fill the
Who will lead me to Edom? waterpots with water.” And they filled them up
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10 Is it not You, O God, who cast us off? to the brim. And He said to them, “Draw some
And You, O God, who did not go out out now, and take it to the master of the feast.”
with our armies? And they took it. When the master of the feast
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11 Give us help from trouble, had tasted the water that was made wine, and
For the help of man is useless. did not know where it came from (but the ser-
Through God we will do valiantly, vants who had drawn the water knew), the
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For it is He who shall tread down our master of the feast called the bridegroom.
enemies. 10 And he said to him, “Every man at the begin-
ning sets out the good wine, and when the
Proverbs 16:4–5
guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You
4 The LORD has made all for Himself, have kept the good wine until now!”
Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom. 11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana
5 Everyone proud in heart is an of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His
abomination to the LORD; disciples believed in Him.
12 After this He went down to Capernaum,
Though they join forces, none will
go unpunished. He, His mother, His brothers, and His disci-
ples; and they did not stay there many days.
John 2:1–25 13 Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand,
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On the third day there was a wedding in and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He
2 Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus found in the temple those who sold oxen and
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was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples sheep and doves, and the money changers do-
were invited to the wedding. And when they ing business. When He had made a whip of
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ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with
Him, “They have no wine.” the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the
Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your
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concern have to do with Me? My hour has not 16 And He said to those who sold doves, “Take
yet come.” these things away! Do not make My Father’s
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