- his birthday:
- "And it came to pass¹ the thirdª day,ª [which was]¹ Pharaoh'sª birthday,ªª° that he madeª° a feastª unto all¹ his servants:ª and he lifted upª°¹ the headª of the chiefª butler²°¹ and of the chiefª bakerª° amongª his servants.ª" {Gen 40:20} + "In the thirdª yearª of his reign,ª° he madeª° a feastª unto all¹ his princesª and his servants;ª the powerª of Persiaª and Media,ª the noblesª and princesª of the provinces,ª [being] beforeª him: ... And they gave [them] drinkª° in vesselsª of gold,ª (the vesselsª being diverseª° one from another,)ª¹ and royalª wineª in abundance,ª according to the stateª of the king.ª" {Est 1:3-7} + "Then the kingª madeª° a greatª feastª unto all¹ his princesª and his servants,ª [even]¹ Esther'sª feast;ª and he madeª° a releaseª to the provinces,ª and gaveª° gifts,ª according to the stateª of the king.ª" {Est 2:18} + "[It is] not¹ for kings,ª O Lemuel,ª [it is] not¹ for kingsª to drinkª° wine;ª nor¹ for²°² princesª° strong drink:ª ... Lest¹ they drink,ª° and forgetª° the law,ª° and pervertª° the judgmentª of any¹ of the afflicted.ªª" {Prv 31:4-5} + "Belshazzarª the kingª madeª° a greatª feastª to a thousandª of his lords,ª and drankª° wineª beforeª the thousand.ª ... They drankª° wine,ª and praisedª° the godsª of gold,ª and of silver,ª of brass,ª of iron,ª of wood,ª and of stone.ª" {Dan 5:1-4} + "In the dayª of our kingª the princesª have made [him] sickª° with bottlesª of wine;ª¹ he stretched outª° his handª with¹ scorners.ª°" {Hsa 7:5} + "Forª the timeª pastª° of [our] lifeª may sufficeª usª to have wroughtª° the¹ willª of the¹ Gentiles,ª when we walkedª° inª lasciviousness,ª lusts,ª excess of wine,ª revellings,ª banquetings,ª andª abominableª idolatries:ª" {1Pe 4:3} + "Andª they that dwellª° uponª the¹ earthª shall rejoiceª° overª them,ª andª make merry,ª° andª shall sendª° giftsª one to another;ª becauseª theseª twoª prophetsª tormentedª° them that dweltª° onª the¹ earth.ª" {Rev 11:10}
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