The best wine

[mjrhealth]

Can any one tell me what He is speaking of....??

Joh_2:10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

In all His Love

 

[lforrest]

The chief Stewart was no prophet, so he was talking about wine.

God most likely arranged the situation at the feast to hold some symbolic meaning. I've assumed that the new wine is like the new covenant. It is new and less burdensome than the old covenant, better in many ways.

 

[ewq1938]

Can any one tell me what He is speaking of....??

Joh_2:10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

In all His Love

Sure. The concept here is serve the best wine first while people are sober and can tell the difference between cheap wine and more expensive wine. Then when they are no longer sober you can give them the cheap wine because they usually won't know the difference but in this example those that know this trick are surprised that they have received the better wine at the time when usually the cheaper wine is served. They are naturally impressed to still be receiving the better wine.

It is a metaphor for how God treats us. He starts out with the best, and continues that level, never reducing his amount of love or attention to those who are born again in his Son. And the new covenant can be compared this way as well. In many contracts, things will seem good at first but hidden fees or limitations can pop up unexpectedly but with the new covenant there is nothing hidden like that. It begins as well as it will always be. Nothing will let you down, or trick you.

 

[justaname]

Sure. The concept here is serve the best wine first while people are sober and can tell the difference between cheap wine and more expensive wine. Then when they are no longer sober you can give them the cheap wine because they usually won't know the difference but in this example those that know this trick are surprised that they have received the better wine at the time when usually the cheaper wine is served. They are naturally impressed to still be receiving the better wine.

It is a metaphor for how God treats us. He starts out with the best, and continues that level, never reducing his amount of love or attention to those who are born again in his Son. And the new covenant can be compared this way as well. In many contracts, things will seem good at first but hidden fees or limitations can pop up unexpectedly but with the new covenant there is nothing hidden like that. It begins as well as it will always be. Nothing will let you down, or trick you.

Not sure about the metaphor portion (neither am I saying I disagree), yet the first bit here is dead accurate!

Good show ewq!

 

[ewq1938]

Not sure about the metaphor portion (neither am I saying I disagree), yet the first bit here is dead accurate!

Good show ewq!

:) thanks!