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The Age Of The Wine

The parallel events between the Old and New have intrigued me over the years. For example, Jesus said in Matthew 12:40, “For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
Also, in John 3:14 Jesus states, “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up.”
With this in mind, I began to think about the parallels between the Creation account in Genesis and the first miracle of Jesus changing the water into wine.
It is no surprise to me that the first miracle recorded in the Bible was a miracle of creation in Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning, God created…,” and the first miracle that Jesus did was a miracle of creation in John 2 where he created wine from water.
Let’s imagine for a moment that we were there at the wedding in Cana. We go and get the six pots and fill them with water just like Jesus had asked us to do. We bring him the water and he instantly creates wine. Scientists of the day come and do tests on the wine. They determine that because the wine was fermented, the wine was, say, 50 years old. (Remember, it was the best wine there at the wedding) They next ask us our opinion, and we say the wine is only moments old.
They continue with their investigation and announce to us that the wine came from grapes grown on the nearby hills. They again ask us our thoughts on the matter, and we tell them that the wine came from water and not grapes.
Regardless of the tests and investigations, who is right about its’ age and origin? For it seems that age and origin are the main issues about the wine that Jesus created. Age and origin seem to be the main issues regarding the first creation in Genesis.
There are other similarities between the two creation miracles. The wedding took place on the third day of the week. What was happening on the third day of the week in the Genesis creation? God was separating the waters. Is that a coincidence? Personally, I think it could be.
How many days did it take to complete the creation miracle in Genesis? Six. How many pots did Jesus have filled with water? Six.
Who gets the credit for all that God did in those six days? In some cases, Mother Nature or time and chance. Who received the credit for the best wine at the wedding? It seems the headwaiter did.
I like how the wedding story ends with the bridegroom getting all the credit for bringing out the best wine near the end of the wedding and no one knowing where such good wine came from. The Scriptures tell us in John 2:9, “but the servants who had drawn the water knew.”
Yes, we are like those who had drawn the water. We know of the power of Jesus, the great Creator who has indeed created the heavens and earth, and not too long ago.