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A11
Wine & Drunkenness

A11

We may partake of wine but must not become intoxicated.

Category: Godliness, Holiness & Righteousness

Type: Negative

Form: Implied

Source dataset: Old Testament

Uniqueness: Not unique

Classical commandment: Yes

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Not specified

Literal Application: Not specified

More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application

The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.

It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.

This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures
  • Ephesians 5:18
  • Matthew 26:27-29
  • 1 Timothy 3:2-3
  • 1 Timothy 3:8
Key OT Scriptures
  • Leviticus 10:8-11
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • 1 Corinthians 5:11
  • Galatians 5:19-20
  • John 2:1-11
  • 1 Peter 4:3
  • Romans 13:13
  • 1 Timothy 5:23
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • Genesis 14:18
  • Hosea 4:11
  • Isaiah 5:11
  • Isaiah 5:22-23
  • Isaiah 28:7
  • Numbers 6:2-4
  • Proverbs 3:9-10
  • Proverbs 20:1
  • Proverbs 23:20-21
  • Proverbs 23:29-35

  • Proverbs 31:4-7
  • Psalms 104:14-15

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

The above Scriptures speak for themselves. Drunkenness is prohibited; drinking wine in moderation is not. Wine is used in various ways within Messianic Judaism - as one of the elements in the Shulchan Adonai (the Lord's Table), for Kiddush , for Havdalah , and as a celebratory beverage.

Classical commentators

Of the numerous Scriptures that command against becoming intoxicated through drinking, Maimonides and HaChinuch quote only Leviticus 10:8-11 that prohibits priests from entering the Temple after drinking wine or other intoxicating liquor. Meir does not address the subject at all.


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Classical sources

Maimonides

Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, 12th century) organized all 613 Torah commandments into a structured list. These linked items show where this Law of Messiah commandment overlaps with that classical framework.

Source and License

Based on The Law of Messiah - Torah from a New Covenant Perspective by Michael Rudolph and Daniel C. Juster.

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