Then I set bowls full of wine and some cups before the Rekabites and said to them, “Drink some wine.”
Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.
“Go to the Rekabite family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink.”
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.)
Another reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.