Parable Of The Wineskins
Today, we are going to learn about Jesus' parable of the wineskins.
Read on to learn more.
Parable Of The Wineskins MATTHEW 9: 14 - 17
14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, ``Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?"
15 And Jesus said to them, ``The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
16 ``But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results.
17 ``Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out and the wineskins are ruined; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved."
| 14 | Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, ``Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?" |
| 15 | And Jesus said to them, ``The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. |
| 16 | ``But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results. |
| 17 | ``Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out and the wineskins are ruined; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved." |
What are wineskins?
Wineskins in bible days were bottles made from the skin of sheep or goats. Once the skin was removed, it was converted into leather.
Wineskins were used to either store or transport wine or water.
When a wineskin was new, it could stretch or expand. Old wineskins could not stretch (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, nd).
What is new wine?
Wine was a beverage that was made from fruits like the grape. After the grapes were picked from the trees, the juice was squeezed out.
The juice would be converted into wine through a process called fermentation. When grape juice is fermenting, tiny bubbles appear on the surface.
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WINE FERMENTING |
Why was new wine put into new wineskins?
Grape juice or new wine would be allowed to ferment until it aged. If it was put into new wineskins, these could stretch and give room for the bubbling to take place.
Old wineskins could not stretch because the leather was harder. These old skins would break under the pressure as the new wine bubbled and bubbled inside.
What does the parable of the old and new wineskins mean?
Here is one meaning of the parable of the wineskins:
The wineskins are people in the world.
New wineskins
New wineskins are people who are born again by the Holy Spirit. They have the ability to hear and see the invisible things that God teaches from the Word of God.
New wineskins change their ways into being what God says as He teaches His Holy Word. This is because His Spirit dwells in them and helps them to see and hear what He is saying.
People who are not born again by the Holy Spirit cannot receive and understand things that God wants to teach from His Word.
Old wineskins
Old wineskins rebel against God and do not change their ways in keeping with His Word.
New wine
New wine refers to the Holy Spirit who teaches believers the Word of God and things that God wants them to know and do.
When a person is born again by the Holy Spirit, he or she can receive and understand the things that God wants them to know about His Kingdom.
This is because His Spirit dwells in them and helps them to see and hear what He is saying.
People who are not born again by the Holy Spirit cannot receive and understand things of the Heavenly Kingdom because their spirits are dead to God.
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