Drink
Drink
(the verb is expressed in Hebrews by the cognate terms , shakah’, and
, shathah’; Greek ). The drinks of the Hebrews were:
1. Water (q.v.);
2. Wine (q.v.);
3. Artificial liquor (, , “strong drink” SEE SHEKAR;
4. Vinegar (q.v.).
As drinking utensils, they made use of various forms of vessels:
1, the cup (q.v.), the most general term ();
2, the goblet (, covered tankard) or “basin” (q.v.), from which the fluid was poured into the chalice (, bumper, comp. Jer 35:5) and bowl (, mixing-cup, cratera);
3, the mug (, “cruse”) or pitcher; and,
4, the saucer ( , patera) or shallow libation dish (q.v.) Horns were probably used in the earliest times. SEE BEVERAGE.
The term “drink” is frequently used figuratively in the Scriptures (see Thomson, Land and Book, 1:496). The wise man exhorts his disciple (Pro 5:15) to “drink water out of his own cistern;” to content himself with the lawful pleasures of marriage, without wandering in his affections. To eat and drink is used in Ecc 5:18, to signify people’s enjoying themselves; and in the Gospel for living in a common and ordinary manner (Mat 11:18). The apostles say they ate and drank with Christ after his resurrection; that is, they conversed, and lived in their usual manner, freely, with him (Act 10:41). Jeremiah (Jer 2:18) reproaches the Jews with having had recourse to Egypt for muddy water to drink, and to Assyria, to drink the water of their river; that is, the water of the Nile and of the Euphrates; meaning, soliciting the assistance of those people. To drink blood signifies to be satiated with slaughter (Eze 39:18). Our Lord commands us to drink his blood and to eat his flesh (John 6): we eat and drink both figuratively in the Eucharist. To drink water by measure (Eze 4:11), and to buy water to drink (Lam 5:4), denote extreme scarcity and desolation. On fast- days the Jews abstained from drinking during the whole day, believing it to be equally of the essence of a fast to suffer thirst as to suffer hunger. SEE FAST.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Drink
The drinks of the Hebrews were water, wine, “strong drink,” and vinegar. Their drinking vessels were the cup, goblet or “basin,” the “cruse” or pitcher, and the saucer.
To drink water by measure (Ezek. 4:11), and to buy water to drink (Lam. 5:4), denote great scarcity. To drink blood means to be satiated with slaughter.
The Jews carefully strained their drinks through a sieve, through fear of violating the law of Lev. 11:20, 23, 41, 42. (See Matt. 23:24. “Strain at” should be “strain out.”)
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Drink
DRINK.See Meals, 6, Wine and Strong Drink.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Drink
Is sometimes put figuratively in Scripture, to imply the thirst and desire of the soul after Christ. Hence, we find the Lord Jesus saying “If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink.” (Joh 7:37) And again, “He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me and I in him.” (Joh 6:56) In like manner, at the close of Scripture, the coming of Christ is described under the similitude of drink. (Rev 22:17)
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Drink
See FOOD; DRINK, STRONG.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Drink
Mat 6:25 (b) GOD condemns the placing of human and temporal desires above spiritual values.
Joh 6:55 (a) This is a graphic way of telling us to take richly the blessing and the virtues of CHRIST into our souls. The believer must be constantly partaking of the loveliness, the greatness, and the sufficiency of CHRIST JESUS. As the Word of GOD describes Him to our hearts, we accept the message and appropriate all of CHRIST for all our needs.
Joh 7:37 (a) This shows the need of appropriating the Holy Spirit for fruitful service. (See also 1Co 12:13). The Holy Spirit is the “Living Water.” He only makes the Christian fruitful, opens the understanding for the Scriptures, and enables one to be a spiritual Christian. We therefore drink Him into our souls as the Living Water, and as the Lord JESUS requests us to do.
1Co 10:4 (a) The word is used as a type of filling up the heart, soul and life with the values offered by the Lord JESUS from Heaven.