| THE LESSONS FROM THE DRUNKS OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES | ||||
| I Corinthians 10:11, 12 | ||||
| "11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples and they are | ||||
| written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. | ||||
| 12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall," | ||||
| THE DRINKER | REFERENCE | OCCUPATION | RESULT | LESSON |
| NOAH (Righteous Man) | Genesis 9:21 | Vineyard Keeper | Nakedness - Shame | A man will uncover while drunk what he wouldn't uncover sober. |
| LOT (Righteous Man) | Genesis 19:32 | Rancher # | Incest - Shame | A man will do drunk what he would not do sober. |
| NADAB & ABIHU (Righteous Men) | Leviticus 10:1-9 | Priests | Killed - Shame | A drunk man will presume against God what he would not presume sober. |
| GAAL (Wicked) | Judges 9:26-41 | Soldier | Boasted - Shamed | A man will boast drunk what he would not have courage to boast sober. |
| NABAL (Wicked) | I Samuel 25:36 | Shepherd | Arrogant - Died | A man will refuse to do drunk what he'd be afraid to refuse to do sober. |
| URIAH (Righteous Man) | II Samuel 11:13 | Soldier # | Murdered | Men will try to "set up" a drunk that he could not "set up" sober. |
| AMMON (Wicked) | II Samuel 13:28 | Prince * | Murdered | A man will attack a man drunk he would not attempt to attack sober. |
| ELAH (Neutral) | I Kings 16:8-10 | King * | Murdered | A man will conspire against a drunk he would not conspire against sober. |
| BENHADAD (Wicked-w/32 other kings) | I Kings 20:16 | Kings * | Boasted - Defeated by only 232 princes - Shamed | A drunk leader will fail at what he would not have failed at sober. |
| AHASEURUS (Wicked) | Esther 1:10 | King * | Bold - Shamed | A drunk man will demand his wife do what he would not insist she do if he were sober. |
| BELSHAZZAR (Wicked) | Daniel 5:1-6 | King * | Arrogant - Shamed/Killed | A man will forget when drunk what he would not forget when sober. |
| The lessons of scripture is Proverbs 23:29-35 | ||||
| * Proverbs 31:4-7 "4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: | ||||
| 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgement of any of the afflicted. | ||||
| 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. | ||||
| 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more." | ||||
| # Habakkuk 2:15 "Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look | ||||
| on their nakedness!" | George L. Faull - 2002 | |||