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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Num 6:3 — He shall separate [himself] from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
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Besides the religious nature of this institution, it seems to have been partly of a civil and prudential use. The sobriety and temperance which the Nazarites were obliged to observe were very conducive to health. Accordingly, they were celebrated for their fair and ruddy complexion; being said to be both whiter than milk and more ruddy than rubies (Lam 4:7); the sure signs of a sound and healthy constitution. It may here be observed, that when God intended to raise up Samson, by his strength of body, to scourge the enemies of Israel, he ordered, that from his infancy he should drink no wine, but live by the rule of the Nazarites, because that would greatly contribute to make him strong and healthy; intending, after nature had done her utmost to form this extraordinary instrument of his providence, to supply her defect by his own supernatural power. See Jenning?s Jewish Antiquities, B. I. c. 8. Lev 10:9; Jdg 13:14; Pro 31:4,5; Jer 35:6-8; Amo 2:12; Luk 1:15; Luk 7:33,34; Luk 21:34; Eph 5:18; 1Th 5:22; 1Ti 5:23 |
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Lam 4:7 |
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing [was] of sapphire: |
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Lev 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: |
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Jdg 13:14 |
She may not eat of any [thing] that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean [thing]: all that I commanded her let her observe. |
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Pro 31:4 |
[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: |
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Pro 31:5 |
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. |
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Jer 35:6 |
But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, [neither ye], nor your sons for ever: |
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Jer 35:7 |
Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have [any]: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye [be] strangers. |
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Jer 35:8 |
Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters; |
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Amo 2:12 |
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. |
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Luk 1:15 |
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. |
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Luk 7:33 |
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. |
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Luk 7:34 |
The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! |
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Luk 21:34 |
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares. |
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Eph 5:18 |
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; |
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1Th 5:22 |
Abstain from all appearance of evil. |
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1Ti 5:23 |
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Numbers 6:3," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Num/6/3.html>.
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