drunks in the bible
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Drunks in the Bible. “Alcohol” = not found in the Bible. Strong Drink. Drink. Drunk. Drunken. Wine Bibber. Drunkenness. Drunkard. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Gal. 5:21Gal. 5:21
1 Cor. 5:111 Cor. 5:11
“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Gal. 5:21Gal. 5:21
1 Cor. 5:111 Cor. 5:11
“But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.”
DrunkennessDrunkard
I. NOAHI. NOAH
Gen. 5:28-29 = son of Lamech
Gen. 6 - 9 = story of Noah / Ark
Heb. 11:7 “By faith Noah,...”
2 Pet. 2:5 “...but saved Noah...”
Gen. 9:18-27Strong drink causes him to losehis dignity
Pro. 20:1Pro. 20:1 ¶ Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”
Isa. 24:20Isa. 24:20 “The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.”
II. Lot II. Lot - Drink deprives a man of morals
Gen.13-14 and Gen. 19
Pitched his tent toward Sodom
Warned Sons-in-law to flee
“...he seemed as one that mocked...”
Mrs. Lot looked back - pillar of salt
Lot and daughters escaped
II. Lot II. Lot - Drink deprives a man of morals
Gen. 19:31-32
Filled with strong drink
Committed incest
He was deceived by his daughters because they got him drunk
Isa. 5:22Isa. 5:22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: 23.23. Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
III. Amnom III. Amnom - Drink deprives a man of Good sense and Prudence
2 Sam. 13:23-29
Sinned against his step-sister
Absalom wanted revenge
For 2 years he was alert
When he was drunk he was killed
III. Amnom III. Amnom - Drink deprives a man of Good sense and Prudence
Alcohol is a depressant
Depresses morals and reasoning
Under the influence a person does not have good sense
Drinking and driving
IV. Solomon IV. Solomon - Drink deprives a man of
Reputation
Ecl.2:3Ecl.2:3 “I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine,...”Prov.31:4Prov.31:4 “It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5.5. Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.”
29.29. Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 30.30. They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 31. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
Prov.23:29-31
32.32. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.33.33. Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.34.34. Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
Prov.23:32-34
35.35. “They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.”
Prov.23:35
Did Solomon speak from first handKnowledge ?If so his reputation was destroyed By alcohol !!
V. Belshazzar V. Belshazzar - Drink deprives a man of Reverence
Daniel 5 - joking and blasphemy
Vessels from the temple for drinking
“Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, [that] they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, [till] wine inflame them.” Isa. 5:11Isa. 5:11
V. Belshazzar V. Belshazzar - Drink deprives a man of Reverence
Lev. 10:9Lev. 10:9 “Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:”
Strong drink and spirituality areIncompatible !
VI. Ahasuerus VI. Ahasuerus - Drink deprives a man of Respect for others
Esther 1
7 days and night of banqueting
King Ahasuerus was drinking
V. 10 “On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine,”
VI. Ahasuerus VI. Ahasuerus - Drink deprives a man of Respect for others
Vashti refused to come
She lost her crown
Under the influence Ahasuerus lost respect for his own wife.
He degraded himself
Leads to poverty and rags
Corrupts governments
Leads to adultery, incest
Brings woe, sorrow, contentions
Prov. 23:29-35
Truth in Advertising:Truth in Advertising:
1. This bottle will cause 4 deaths
2. Courage for Crime in this bottle
3. Start you on road to alcoholism
4. Cause a disabling injury
5. Erase moral inhibitions
Truth in Advertising:Truth in Advertising:
6. Break up a home with children
7. Take Money needed for food
8. Child born out of wedlock
9. Fired from his job
1 Cor. 6:9-111 Cor. 6:9-11 = “but ye are justified”
Repent - change of mind that leads to a change of action
B. R. C. B. = Salvation
Noah
Lot
Amnom
Solomon
Belshazzar
Ahasuerus
Beverage Alcohol destroys...
“...it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.” Pro.23:32Pro.23:32
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Evening Dec. 17, 2006