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Obedience of, to God, see
Obedience

WILL, GODS

Power of

^{Dan 4:17}	^{the Most High dominates the kingdoms of the world,}
^{John 1:13}	^{human passion or planbut from the will of God.}
^{Rom 9:19}	^{Havent they done what he made them do?}
^{Eph 1:5}	^{His unchanging plan has been to adopt us}
^{Jas 1:17}	^{he shines forever without change or shadow.}

Fulfilled by Christ

^{Matt 26:42}	^{your will be done.}
^{Mark 14:36}	^{Yet I want your will, not mine.}
^{Luke 22:41-42}	^{But I want your will, not mine.}
^{John 4:34}	^{My nourishment comes from doing the will of God}
^{John 5:30}	^{for it is according to the will of God}
^{Heb 10:7}	^{I have come to do your will, to lay down my life,}

Exhortations concerning

^{Matt 6:10}	^{May your will be done down here on earth,}
^{Acts 21:14}	^{said, The will of the Lord be done.}
^{Rom 1:10}	^{the opportunity, God willing, to come to see you}
^{Jas 4:15}	^{If the Lord wants us to, we shall live and do this}

WIND(S)

East

^{Gen 41:6}	^{shriveled and withered by the east wind.}
^{Ezek 19:12}	^{withered by a strong wind from the east;}
^{Hos 13:15}	^{the east winda wind of the Lord from the desert}

West

^{Exod 10:19}

^{he sent a very strong west wind}

North

^{Prov 25:23}

^{As surely as a wind from the north brings cold,}

South

^{Job 37:16-17}	^{become warm when the south wind is blowing}
^{Luke 12:55}	^{When the south wind blows you say,}

Figurative

^{Jer 22:22}	^{your allies have disappeared with a puff of wind;}
^{John 3:8}	^{Just as you can hear the wind}

WINE

Ingredients used in making

^{Gen 40:11}	^{I took the grapes and squeezed the juice into it,}
^{Song 8:2}	^{spiced wine to drink, sweet pomegranate wine.}

How stored

^{Josh 9:3-5}	^{old, patched wineskins and dry, moldy bread.}
^{Job 32:19}	^{I am like a wine cask without a vent!}
^{Jer 13:12}	^{All your jugs will be full of wine.}
^{Matt 9:17}	^{who would use old wineskins to store new wine?}

Secular uses of

^{Prov 31:6-7}	^{wine for those in deep depression.}
^{John 2:10}	^{Usually the host uses the best wine first,}
^{1 Tim 5:23}	^{You ought to take a little sometimes as medicine}

Sacred uses of

^{Exod 29:40}	^{also 2 pints of wine, as a libation.}
^{Num 15:5}	^{three pints of wine for a drink offering.}
^{Num 28:7}	^{three pints of strong wine with each lamb,}
^{Matt 26:27}	^{he took a cup of wine and gave thanks for it}

Laws concerning the use of

^{Lev 10:8-9}	^{Never drink wine or strong drink}
^{Num 6:3-4}	^{or wine or even fresh wine, grape juice, grapes,}
^{Num 28:14}	^{six pints of wine with each bull, four pints for a ram,}

Types of

^{Prov 23:31}	^{the sparkle and smooth taste of strong wine}
^{Jer 48:11}	^{poured from flask to flask, and is fragrant}
^{Mark 2:22}	^{New wine needs fresh wineskins.}
^{Luke 5:39}	^{drinking the old wine seem to want the fresh and new.}

Miracles concerning

^{John 2:11}

^{miracle at Cana in Galilee was Jesus first}

Symbolic

^{Matt 26:29}	^{I will not drink this wine again}
^{Mark 14:24}	^{This is my blood, poured out for many,}
^{Luke 22:20}	^{This wine is the token of Gods new agreement}

Figurative

^{Psa 75:8}	^{there is a cup of pale and sparkling wine.}
^{Prov 9:2}	^{a great banquet, and mixed the wines,}
^{Rev 14:8}	^{made them share the wine of her intense impurity}

WINEPRESS

Examples of

^{Deut 15:14}	^{your olive press, and your winepress.}
^{Judg 6:11}	^{threshing by hand in the bottom of a grape press}

In vineyards

^{Isa 5:2}	^{a watchtower and cut a winepress in the rocks.}
^{Mark 12:1}	^{dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice,}

Figurative

^{Isa 63:2}	^{clothes so red, as from treading out the grapes?}
^{Lam 1:15}	^{trampled his beloved city as grapes in a winepress.}
^{Rev 14:19}	^{the grapes into the great winepress of Gods wrath.}

WISDOM

Examples of

^{1 Kgs 3:28}	^{realized the great wisdom God had given him.}
^{1 Kgs 10:24}	^{interview him and listen to his God-given wisdom.}
^{1 Chr 12:24-37}	^{men who understood the temper of the times}
^{Ezra 7:25}	^{Ezraa, are to use the wisdom God has given you}
^{Dan 5:14}	^{you are filled with enlightenment and wisdom.}
^{2 Pet 3:15-16}	^{Our wise and beloved brother Paul}

Spiritual

^{Psa 107:43}	^{Listen, if you are wise, to what I am saying.}
^{Psa 111:10}	^{growth in wisdom comes from obeying his laws.}
^{Prov 1:7-9}	^{is to trust and reverence the Lord!}
^{Jer 9:24}	^{boast in this alone: That they truly know me,}
^{Jer 31:34}	^{everyone, both great and small, shall really know me}
^{Acts 6:10}	^{none were able to stand against Stephens wisdom}
^{1 Cor 2:7}	^{Our words are wise because they are from God,}
^{1 Tim 3:15}	^{holy Scriptures; and it is these that make you wise}

From God

^{Exod 4:12}	^{for I will help you to speak well,}
^{Deut 4:6}	^{they will give you a reputation for wisdom}
^{Job 33:16}	^{gives them wisdom and instruction,}
^{Psa 16:7}	^{he gives me wisdom in the night.}
^{Psa 32:8}	^{I will instruct you (says the Lord)}
^{Prov 2:6}	^{His every word is a treasure of knowledge}
^{Dan 1:17}	^{God gave these four youths great ability}
^{Matt 11:25}	^{for revealing it to little children.}
^{John 6:45}	^{Those the Father speaks to, who learn the truth}
^{John 16:13}	^{comes, he shall guide you into all truth,}
^{1 Cor 12:8}	^{the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice;}
^{1 Tim 1:7}	^{but to be wise and strong,}
^{1 Joh 2:27}	^{you dont need anyone to teach you what is right.}

Prayers for

^{1 Kgs 3:9}	^{Give me an understanding mind so that I can govern}
^{Psa 5:8}	^{Tell me clearly what to do, which way to turn.}
^{Psa 39:4}	^{Help me to know that I am here for but a moment}
^{Psa 90:12}	^{Teach us to number our days}
^{Psa 139:24}	^{anything you find in me that makes you sad,}
^{Phil 1:9}	^{keep on growing in spiritual knowledge and insight,}
^{Col 1:9}	^{asking God to help you understand what he wants}
^{Jas 1:5}	^{ask him and he will gladly tell you,}

Personified

^{Prov 1:20}	^{Wisdom shouts in the streets for a hearing.}
^{Prov 8:1}	^{Cant you hear the voice of wisdom?}
^{Prov 9:1}	^{Wisdom has built a palace supported on seven pillars,}

Blessings of

^{Prov 1:5-6}	^{I want those already wise to become wiser}
^{Prov 8:11}	^{the value of wisdom is far above rubies;}
^{Prov 24:3-4}	^{profits wonderfully by keeping abreast of the facts.}
^{Eccl 7:11}	^{To be wise is as good as being rich;}
^{Matt 25:10}	^{those who were ready went in with him}

Apart from God

^{Prov 20:18}	^{Dont go ahead with your plan without the advice}
^{Isa 5:21}	^{Woe to those who are wise and shrewd in their own eyes!}
^{Jer 8:9}	^{These wise teachers of yours will be shamed}
^{Rom 1:22}	^{Claiming themselves to be wise without God,}
^{1 Cor 1:17}	^{I do not fill my sermons with profound words}
^{1 Cor 3:18}	^{intelligence, as judged by this worlds standards,}

WITNESSES
, see
Testimony

Laws concerning

^{Exod 22:11}	^{must take an oath that he had not stolen it,}
^{Lev 5:1}	^{Anyone refusing to give testimony}
^{Num 5:19}	^{shall require her to swear that she is innocent,}
^{Deut 17:6}	^{never put a man to death on the testimony of one}

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