“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more” (Prov. xxxi, 6,7).
“Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake” (1 Tim. v, 23).
“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart, for God now accepteth thy works” (Eccles. ix, 7).
“Corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids” (Zech. ix, 17).
“They shall plant vineyards and drink the wine thereof” (Amos ix, 14).
“Wine that maketh glad the heart of man” (Ps. civ, 15).
“Wine which cheereth God and man” (Jud. ix, 13).
“In the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord for a drink offering” (Num. xxviii, 7).
Will that wing of the Prohibition army which accepts the Bible as its guide inscribe these texts upon its banner?
As a reward for the Jews keeping the judgments of the Lord he was to bless their wine (Deut. vii, 13).