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Negative use of Alcohol in Scripture
| Characters | Reference | Consequences
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| Noah | Genesis 9:21 | Drunk,, shame, curse |
| Lot | Genesis 19:32 | Encouraged to get drunk, incest |
| Isaac | Genesis 27:25 | Encouraged to get drunk, deceit |
| Nabal | 1 Samuel 25:36 | Drunk, could not listen, death |
| Uriah | 2 Samuel 11:13 | Encouraged to get drunk, deceit |
| Amnon | 2 Samuel 13:28 | Encouraged to get drunk, murdered |
| Elah | 1 Kings 16:9 | Drunk, could not fight, death |
| Ben-Hadad | 1 Kings 20:16 | Drunk, could not command his army |
| Ahasuerus | Ester 1:10-11 | Drunk, humiliated Queen Vashti |
| Leaders of Israel | Isaiah 56:12 | Drunk, judged by God |
| King of Israel | Hosea 7:5 | Drunk, reject God, apostasy, judged |
| People of the Nations | Joel 3:3 | Trading girls to get wine, judged by God |
| Bad stewards | Luke 12:45 | Drunk, judged by the master |
| Christians | 1 Corinthians 11:21 | Drunk at the Lord's Supper, judged by God |
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