Charles Spurgeon Commentary Genesis 49:11-12

"Binding his foal unto the vine, And his ass`s colt unto the choice vine; He hath washed his garments in wine, And his vesture in the blood of grapes: His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk." — Genesis 49:11-12 (ASV)

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: his eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

They were to have a land in which there would be milk for babes and wine for strong men; surely this land is "your land, O Emmanuel!"

What nourishing milk there is in the gospel, and what exhilarating wine for those who know the love of Christ!

Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice wine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: his eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

It was literally so with Judah, but it is gloriously as with our Lord to this day. It was his blood which yielded the juice of those rare clusters of the choice vine. And now, with garments dyed with his own blood, he comes from Edom, for he has trodden down his foes. He cries, "I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me."