There were also things that in the Bible at times were forbidden to eat. We eat them now, don't we as Christians? Yep. So, each dispensation has their food laws. Some for the betterment of the health of people. But, mainly for sacrifice and willingness to live the life God asks of us. Giving up alcohol in our days is no big deal unless you are a drunkard. Isaiah 5:22-23, "Woe unto them that are mighty to d
rink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: Which
justify the
wicked for reward, and
take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!"
But, then again, in Jesus time, it was new wine he made overnight. Not enough time to ferment to strong drink. More like grape juice. The New Testament, translated from Greek, uses the word OINOS (wine) for both fermented and unfermented drink. In Matthew 9:17, OINOS means new or unfermented wine. The wine Christ made was of high quality, not because of its alcohol content, but because, as Henry Morris explains, it was ‘new wine, freshly created! It was not old, decayed wine, as it would have to be if it were intoxicating. There was no time for the fermentation process to break down the structure of its energy-giving sugars into disintegrative alcohols. It thus was a fitting representation of his glory and was appropriate to serve as the very first of his great miracles (John 2:11). -
What is the difference between old & new wine? - Christian Questions Bible Podcast