Topical Bible: Garments: (Washed in Wine) Abundance

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In biblical literature, garments washed in wine symbolize abundance, prosperity, and divine blessing. This imagery is rooted in the agricultural and pastoral context of ancient Israel, where wine was a staple of daily life and a symbol of joy and celebration.

The primary biblical reference to garments washed in wine is found in the blessing of Jacob over his son Judah in Genesis 49:11: "He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch; he washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes." . This passage is part of Jacob's prophetic blessings over his sons, where he foretells the future prosperity and leadership of the tribe of Judah.

The imagery of washing garments in wine conveys a sense of overflowing abundance. In a land where wine is plentiful enough to be used for washing clothes, the prosperity is beyond ordinary measure. This hyperbolic expression underscores the richness and fertility of the land that Judah's descendants would inherit. It suggests a time of peace and prosperity, where the produce of the land is so bountiful that even the most precious resources, like wine, are used for mundane purposes.

Furthermore, wine in the Bible often symbolizes joy and divine blessing. Psalm 104:15 states, "wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart." . The use of wine in the context of washing garments not only indicates material abundance but also spiritual and emotional fulfillment. It reflects a life blessed by God, where joy and contentment are as abundant as the wine itself.

Theologically, this imagery can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the Messianic age, where the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises to His people is realized. The tribe of Judah is significant in biblical prophecy, as it is from this lineage that King David and ultimately Jesus Christ, the Messiah, would come. The abundance symbolized by wine points to the spiritual richness and salvation brought through Christ, who is often associated with the vine and wine in the New Testament (John 15:1-5, Matthew 26:27-29).

In conclusion, the image of garments washed in wine serves as a powerful symbol of abundance, divine blessing, and the fulfillment of God's promises. It reflects both the material prosperity and the spiritual joy that come from living in accordance with God's will and under His provision.

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Genesis 49:11
Binding his foal to the vine, and his ass's colt to the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
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The Spiced Wine of My Pomegranate;
... washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy ... Stay me with flagons full
of choicest wine,. ... head of Aaron, and thence it ran down upon his garments. ...
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Chapter xlix
... come out of the press looking like men who have washed their garments in wine ... In
a land where wine is drunk regularly there is practically no drinking to ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xlix.htm

A Solemn Warning for all Churches
... that they have been washed and make whiter than snow ... They that have not defiled their
garments, shall have their ... thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/a solemn warning for all.htm

Vocation of Therese
... And I washed thee with water, and I anointed thee ... I clothed thee with fine garments,
and put a chain ... From the spark's contact, And the spiced wine, They give ...
/.../martin/the story of a soul/chapter v vocation of therese.htm

Vocation of Therese
... And I washed thee with water, and I anointed thee with oil. I clothed thee with
fine garments, and put a chain about thy neck. ... And the spic??d wine,. ...
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An Earnest Invitation
... the tears flowed so plenteously that she washed his feet ... even as grapes are trodden
by the wine-pressers, and the blood thereof shall stein his garments, and as ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/an earnest invitation.htm

Croesus.
... The beautiful queen laid aside her garments and made her ... new stores of corn, and
fruit, and wine, for him to ... the servants and slaves of Croesus washed the sands ...
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The Comforts Belonging to Mourners
... with joy' (1 Thessalonians 1:6). The wine of the ... Jacob got the blessing in the garments
of his elder brother ... Our tears are stained, till they are washed in the ...
/.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/11 the comforts belonging to.htm

Concerning the Communion, or Participation of the Body and Blood ...
... here he rose up, he laid by his garments, he girded ... to hand: but here it is mentioned,
that he washed not the ... a morning-bit of bread, and sup of wine,) else it ...
/.../proposition xiii concerning the communion.htm

On the Sinful Woman.
... She washed and put away from her eyes the dye that blinded them ... Instead of garments
of fine linen, lo ... this man is sober and his soul takes not pleasure in wine. ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/on the sinful woman.htm