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The drink-offering of it shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shall you pour out a drink-offering of strong drink to Yahweh.
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Giving God Our Best
Commentators like Matthew Henry and John Gill highlight that the requirement for "strong wine" was about its quality, not its intoxicating effect. This teaches a powerful principle: we are to serve God with the very best of what we have. Just as the offering was to be the choicest available, our service and devotion should reflect the supreme honor due to the Lord.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The original of the word “strong wine” שׁכר shêkār is a term usually employed to describe strong drink other than wine ([Referenc…
19th Century
Anglican
Shall you cause the strong wine to be poured... — Better, pour out the drink offering of strong drink.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the drink offering thereof [shall be] the fourth [part] of an hin for the one lamb
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