Quick answer
Bottle passages show that Scripture can speak about wine containers as old, new, rent, and ready to burst. That makes container condition part of the discussion, not an afterthought.
Joshua 9:4 (KJV)
“They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;”
Joshua 9:13 (KJV)
“And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.”
Job 32:19 (KJV)
“Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.”
In the wider Bible-wine survey, these passages belong on the container and preservation evidence.
What these passages show
This helps because many modern assumptions jump straight to alcohol content without pausing over how grapes, juice, wine, bottles, and preservation are being described. The Bible’s own container language is richer than that.
Read them alongside how wine is defined in the Bible, types of wine in the Bible, and biblical wine preservation.
Keep these texts together
Keep these texts with the new-wine sayings and with the preservation pages. Together they show why storage and condition matter in Bible wine study.
Frequently asked questions
Why use Joshua and Job in a wine study?
Because they show the Bible’s everyday language about wine containers, age, and bursting pressure.
Does bottle language decide the whole issue?
No. It is one part of a cumulative case that the biblical vocabulary is broader than many assume.