It had been a bogus accusation. The Pharisees said Jesus was an effective sabbath cracking blasphemer. Are they now best? Or is new accusation baseless? If the Jesus did drink including they implicated your out-of why wouldn’t it answer him having an enthusiastic accusation when God asked this, John 8:46 “ ? And if I say happening, how come ye maybe not trust me?” When the Goodness turned liquid into the alcoholic drink, did not the newest pharisees only promote one to against your and you will state you’re not prime? To own sipping alcohol wines went unlawful and the prophets.They couldn’t identity a good sin so they really only generated way more some thing up.
The Jews also said Jesus was a Samaritan and had a devil. John 8:48 “Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say i maybe not better you to thou art a beneficial Samaritan , and hast a devil ?” Was Jesus a Samaritan or Jew?
Finally was Jesus gluttonous? Luke 4:2 “Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days the guy did consume absolutely nothing : and when they were ended, he afterward hungered”. I believe the point is clear Jesus wasn’t a winebibber. Most likely what happened was one of the spies saw Jesus drink grape juice a few times and told the pharisees he drinks fermented wine all the time.
Then the rumour spread
Acts 2:13 “Others mocking said, These men are full of the wines” . For context the disciples started preaching to more than three thousand people on the day of pentecost. This wasn’t an expected event for the people, imagine someone who starts preaching on the bus, aeroplane or in the street. Whilst it’s fine, it would seem odd to others. Some may mock at the preacher and say “he’s probably drunk”. Peter goes on to say Acts 2:15 “ For those are not drunken, because ye assume , seeing it is but the third hour of the day”. Hence Peter makes it clear they haven’t been drinking. Similar to Jesus being called a winebibber it was just another false accusation.
In the new testament the greek word that translates to the wines [gleukos] is used only once. It’s specific to a type of fermented wine cultivated from a greek ceremony.
it is our custom upon the sixth day to sacrifice to our good Genius and taste our the latest wines [gleukos] , after the zephyr [wind] has done blowing; for that wind makes wine ferment more than any other – Plutarch, Quaestiones Convivales book 3.7.1
We are able to infer therefore that it was most likely a good chatiw hellenised Jew whom said these were full of “the newest wines [gleukos]”
Deuteronomy “And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for good drink , or for whatsoever thy soul desireth…”
The wine was to be poured out for an offering not consumed. Numbers 15:5 “And the fourth part of an hin of wine having a glass or two offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for 1 lamb”.
Numbers 28:7 “And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the good wine getting poured unto the brand new Lord having a glass or two giving . 8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and given that take in offering thereof , thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord”.
Who convinceth me personally from sin
Proverbs 31:6 “Give solid take in unto him that is ready to pass away , and wine unto those that be of heavier hearts” . Are you ready to perish? Do you have a heavy heart? The Bible says 1Th 5:16