Transcript Drunks in the Bible - Radford Church of Christ

“Alcohol” = not found in the Bible
Strong
Drunk Drunken
Drink
Wine
Drunkenness Drunkard
Bibber
Drink
“Envyings, murders,
drunkenness,
revellings, and such
like: of the which I tell
you before, as I have
also told you in time
past, that they which
do such things shall
not inherit the
kingdom of God.”
Gal. 5:21
1 Cor. 5:11
“But now I have written
unto you not to keep
Gal. 5:21
company, if any man
1 Cor. 5:11
that is called a brother
be a fornicator, or
covetous, or an
Drunkenness
idolater, or a railer, or a
Drunkard
drunkard, or an
extortioner; with such
an one no not to eat.”
I. NOAH - Alcohol deprives a man
of Dignity
I. NOAH
• Gen. 6 - 9 = story of Noah / Ark
• Heb. 11:7 “By faith Noah,...”
• 2 Pet. 2:5 “...but saved Noah...”
Gen. 9:18-27
Strong drink caused
him to lose his
dignity
Pro. 20:1 “Wine is a mocker, Strong
drink is a brawler, And whoever is led
astray by it is not wise.”
Isa. 24:20 “The earth shall reel to and
fro like a drunkard, And shall totter
like a hut; Its transgression shall be
heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not
rise again.”
I. NOAH - Alcohol deprives a man
of Dignity
II. Lot - Alcohol deprives a man
of Morals
II. Lot - Drink deprives a man of morals
 Gen.13-14 and Gen. 19
 Pitched his tent toward Sodom
 Warned Sons-in-law to flee
 “...he seemed as one that mocked...”
 Mrs. Lot looked back - pillar of salt
 Lot and daughters escaped
II. Lot - Drink deprives a man of morals
Gen. 19:31-32
Filled with strong drink
Committed incest
He was deceived by his
daughters because they
got him drunk
“Woe to men mighty at drinking
wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing
intoxicating drink, who justify the
wicked for a bribe, And take away
justice from the righteous man!”
Isa. 5:22-23
II. Lot - Alcohol deprives a man
of Morals
III. Amnom - Alcohol deprives a
man of good sense and prudence
III. Amnom - Drink deprives a man
of Good sense and Prudence
 2 Sam. 13:23-29
 Sinned against his step-sister
 Absalom wanted revenge
 For 2 years he was alert
 When he was drunk he was killed
III. Amnom - Drink deprives a man
of Good sense and Prudence
Alcohol is a depressant
Depresses morals and reasoning
Under the influence a person does
not have good sense
Drinking and driving
IV. Solomon - Alcohol deprives a
man of Reputation
IV. Solomon - Drink deprives a
man of Reputation
Ecl.2:3 “I searched in my heart how
to gratify my flesh with wine...”
Prov.31:4 “It is not for kings to drink
wine, nor for princes intoxicating
drink; lest they drink and forget the
law, and pervert the justice of all the
afflicted.”
Prov.23:29-31
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who
has contentions? Who has
complaints? Who has wounds without
cause? Who has redness of eyes?
Those who linger long at the wine,
Those who go in search of mixed wine.
Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup, When it
swirls around smoothly;
Prov.23:32-34
At the last it bites like a serpent, And
stings like a viper. Your eyes will see
strange things, And your heart will utter
perverse things. Yes, you will be like
one who lies down in the midst of the
sea, Or like one who lies at the top of
the mast, saying:
Prov.23:35
"They have struck me, but I was not
hurt; They have beaten me, but I did
not feel it. When shall I awake, that I
may seek another drink?"
Did Solomon speak from first hand
knowledge?
His reputation was destroyed
by alcohol!
IV. Solomon - Alcohol deprives a
man of Reputation
V. Belshazzar - Alcohol deprives
a man of Reverence
V. Belshazzar - Alcohol deprives a
man of Reverence
 Daniel 5 - joking and blasphemy
 Vessels from the temple for drinking
“Woe to those who rise early in the
morning, That they may follow
intoxicating drink; Who continue until
night, till wine inflames them. But they
do not regard the work of the LORD,
Nor consider the operation of His
hands!”
Isa. 5:11-12
V. Belshazzar - Alcohol deprives a
man of Reverence
Lev. 10:9-10 “Do not drink wine or intoxicating
drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go
into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It
shall be a statute forever throughout your
generations, that you may distinguish between
holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean”
Strong drink and spirituality
are incompatible
VI. Ahasuerus - Alcohol deprives
a man of Respect for others
VI. Ahasuerus - Drink deprives a
man of Respect for others
 Esther 1
• 7 days and night of banqueting
• King Ahasuerus was drinking
 v. 10 “On the seventh day, when
the heart of the king was merry
with wine...”
VI. Ahasuerus - Drink deprives a
man of Respect for others
The queen refused to come
She lost her crown
Under the influence Ahasuerus
lost respect for his own wife
He degraded himself
1. Leads to poverty and rags
2. Corrupts governments
3. Leads to adultery, incest
4. Brings woe, sorrow, contentions
Prov. 23:29-35
Truth in Advertising:
1. This bottle will cause 4 deaths
2. Courage for Crime in this bottle
3. Start you on road to alcoholism
4. Cause a disabling injury
5. Erase moral inhibitions
Truth in Advertising:
6. Break up a home with children
7. Take Money needed for food
8. Child born out of wedlock
9. Fired from his job
1 Cor. 6:9-11 = “but you are justified”
Repent - change of mind that leads
to a change of action
Noah
Solomon
Lot
Belshazzar
Amnom
Ahasuerus
Alcohol destroys...
“... at the last it bites like a serpent,
And stings like a viper.” Prov. 23:32
“ALL SPIRITUAL
BLESSINGS”
(EPH. 1:3)
ROM. 6:3-4
BAPTISM
“NO
CONDEMNATION”
(ROM. 8:1)
SALVATION
(2 TIM. 2:10)
IN
CHRIST
“NEW CREATION”
(2 COR. 5:17)