Not really. Jesus only obeyed what Torah said to obey, and there are no laws against alcohol in torah.
21 Warnings That Speak Against The Alcoholic Beverage Itself.
(That is not specifically or exclusively talking about drunkenness)
Passages For the Old Testament Saint:
(Before the Cross: The OT Saint did not have a liberty in Christ to drink intoxicating beverages)
(Just as they did not have a liberty in Christ to eat unclean animals)
1) Deuteronomy 29:5-6
- God gave no grape juice to Israel nor did they have intoxicating drink in the wilderness.
(The reason for this action was taken so as to show how they knew God).
2) Deuteronomy 32:33
- Enemy's wine is like the poison of serpents vs. Israelite's pure blood of the grape (verse 14).
3) 1 Samuel 1:14-15
- Accused, Hannah said she drank no wine.
4) Proverbs 4:17
- Alcoholic drink is called the wine of violence.
5) Proverbs 20:1
- Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging.
6) Proverbs 23:31
- God instructs not to look at intoxicating drinks.
7) Proverbs 23:32
- Alcoholic drinks bite like a serpent, sting like an adder.
8) Proverbs 23:35
- Alcohol makes the drinker insensitive to pain so he does not perceive it as a warning.
(It also says Alcohol is habit forming).
9) Proverbs 31:4-5
- Kings, Princes, and others who rule and judge must not drink alcohol. Alcohol perverts good judgment.
10) Ecclesiastes 2:3
- The king tried everything, including intoxicating drink, to see if it satisfied. It did not.
(c.f. Ecclesiastes 12:8)
11) Ecclesiastes 10:17
- A land is blessed when its leaders do not drink.
12) Isaiah 5:22
- There is a woe unto them who mix strong drinks.
13) Jeremiah 35:2-14
- The Rechabites drank no grape juice or intoxicating wine and were blessed.
14) Daniel 1:5-17
- Daniel refused the king’s intoxicating wine and was blessed for it along with his abstaining friends.
15) Hosea 4:11
- Intoxicating wine seduces the heart.
Passages For the New Testament Saint:
(After the Cross: NT Saints (Not All) have a liberty in Christ to drink alcohol soberly & privately)
(Just as they have a liberty in Christ to eat unclean animals)
(Those whose conscience condemns them in drinking are not to drink)
(Those who are leaders in the church are not to drink alcohol)
16) Romans 14:21
- Do not do anything (Including drinking intoxicating beverages) to make your brother to stumble.
17) 1 Timothy 3:2-3
- Bishops (elders) are to be temperate, sober, and not near any wine.
18) 1 Timothy 3:8
- Deacons are to be worthy of respect and not drinkers.
19) 1 Timothy 3:11
- Deacons’ wives are to be temperate and sober.
20) Titus 1:7-8
- A bishop is not to be given to wine.
21) Titus 2:2-3
- The older men and older women of the church are to be temperate and not addicted to wine.
Source Used:
75 Bible References on Drinking Alcohol
(Please take note that I only agree with the Scripture that they posted; This does not mean I am in agreement with the author's other beliefs on other topics).
You said:
In fact, for sukkot, god allows us to buy for ourselves strong drink during the 7 day celebration.
Deuteronomy 14:26
It is talking about the purchase of wine and strong drink and not the consumption of it.
“And
thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,” (Deuteronomy 14:26).
This is important to understand because the Israelites used to dilute the wine they purchased and stored.
This would be one of the three types of wine mentioned in the Bible.
#1. Fermented Wine (Strong in alcoholic content).
#2. Fermented Wine Diluted by Water (Low in alcoholic content)
#3. Unfermented Wine or Freshly Squeezed Grape Juice (A non intoxicating beverage).
I believe the wine during Bible times that the Old Testament saints drank was Wine Type #2, whereby it was a wine mixed with water and was lower in alcoholic content (Which was the wine seen at the Wedding of Cana before Christ made Wine Type #3, which was non intoxicating grape juice or unfermented wine); In other words, the wines commonly drank by the OT saints was not like the strong wines of today; And Jesus made grape juice that made was considered the “best wine.” Wines of today (By wine tasters) are considered the best by their taste and not how much they can intoxicate you.
Wine mixed (diluted) with Water Verses:
Revelation 14:10 says,
“The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb”
(Contrast this with Psalms 75:8)
1 Timothy 5:23 says,
"Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities."
Proverbs 9:2 (NIV) says,
"She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table."
Proverbs 23:31 - Do not look at wine when it is red.
John 19:34 - Blood and water mingled together from Christ's side; And Scripture essentially says the wine in the Lord's supper is representative of Jesus's blood (See Matthew 26:27-29).
Isaiah 1:22 NIV
“Your silver has become dross, your choice wine is diluted with water.”
Pure silver, which would be too soft to be durable, is mixed with 5-20% copper in an alloy known as sterling silver.
How silver is made - material, making, history, used, processing, industry
If one were to take note: One has to mix copper in silver in order for it to be durable so as to be used. Just as one must use water in their mixture of wine to use it.
So the idea here is that the silver (mixed with copper) they use has become so dross (or watered down it is then cheap. Just as the wine (mixed with water) is diluted even more whereby it is cheap wine (for the times).
Wine could be carried in an undiluted state within leather skin like bottles and then later mixed with water for use. Timothy was told to use a little wine in his water because of the infirmities in his stomach. Paul was telling him to use Biblical wine so as to resolve a medical issue.
Extra Biblical Sources on how wine was mixed with water:
You said:
So, right off the bat, if what you're saying is true, that means God Himself is in sin for telling us to buy for ourselves strong drink. Which in the hebrew, is שֵׁכָר which literally means intoxicating drink.
If you were to keep reading, God says,
“Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the Lord your God.” (Deuteronomy 29:6).
You said:
Now, Jesus is our Priest, and He's with the father right now in the tabernacle.
Where am I going with this?
Jesus said that He wouldn't drink of the cup He did when He and the disciples ate bread for His body, and drank wine for His blood. He said, He wouldn't drink of it until He came back. But, as I said, He's our Priest.
What's my point? Because, according to Torah, the priests when they're in the tabernacle before God (just as Jesus is right now) couldn't drink wine, or else they'd be destroyed before Him. So, I believe that Jesus said He wouldn't drink until after He returned, because He was talking about wine, and since He was going to be standing before God, had He been drinking wine, according to Torah, He'd be destroyed.
Here's the Torah command to the Levitical Priests, the sons of Aaron -
Leviticus 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:
Here is Jesus saying He wouldn't drink of it until He returned (which once He returns He'll no longer be a Priest, we will be priests, He will be King.
Matthew 26:29 - But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
If anything it shows abstinence. We are to imitate Christ according to Scripture. So if anything, this works against you and not for you. Especially when the “fruit of the vine” is natural fresh fruit juice and not a fermented beverage.
You said:
This one, is taken way out of context.
Habakkuk 2:15 - Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
The underlined is what you linked, the bold is what you left out. This is referring to getting someone drunk to have sex with them, as Torah describes that the meaning of "looking on" or "uncovering" someone's nakedness, is referring to having sex with them. Either willingly or unwillingly. In this case, since it means to get them drunk to do so, it's probably not willing intercourse.
Woe unto him that gives his neighbor strong drink. Comma. End of thought. The next words are an extension of what to not do further. They are by no means only if you plan to plan to have sex with them alone. Scripture says to the Israelite not look upon wine when it is red in the cup. Meaning, when wine is undiluted with water.
You said:
He's not a King right now, He's our Priest, atoning for our sins. He will be King when He returns. Although, I'd like to point out, that this isn't a command. It's advice. No where in Torah (where the rules we're to follow come from) does it state this, and if it were true, that means Jesus says He will sin when He returns in Matthew 26:29:
Matthew 26:29 - But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
Not true. Jesus is a king now.
“Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king,
one Jesus.” (Acts of the Apostles 17:7).
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