Bottles

• First mention of, in Scripture Gen. 21:14
• Ancients often drank from Hab. 2:15
• USED FOR HOLDING
  • Water Gen. 21:14,15, 19
  • Milk Judg. 4:19
  • Wine 1 Sam. 1:24, 16:20
• Some, made of earthenware Jer. 19:1
• MADE OF SKINS
  • Shrivelled and dried by smoke Ps. 119:83
  • Marred by age and use Josh. 9:4, 13
  • When old, unfit for holding new wine Mt. 9:17; Mk. 2:22
  • Sometimes probably of large dimensions 1 Sam. 25:18; 2 Sam. 16:1
• ILLUSTRATIVE
  • Of the clouds Job 38:37
  • Of God's remembrance Ps. 56:8
  • Of sinners ripe for judgment Jer. 13:12-14
  • (Dried up,) of the afflicted Ps. 119:83
  • (Ready to burst,) of the impatient Job 32:19
  • (Broken,) of severe judgments Isa. 30:14; Jer. 19:10, 48:12