Sour wine or wine vinegar, a common drink among the poorer classes (Ruth 2:14), was forbidden to Nazirites (Num. 6:3). The offer of ‘vinegar’ to Jesus on the cross could be understood as a compassionate gesture in Mark 15:36 and Matt. 27:48. However, Ps. 69:21 speaks of ‘poison and vinegar’ given to the suffering righteous by enemies. Both the mocking offer of vinegar in Luke 23:36 and the reference to fulfillment of Scripture in John 19:28-30 suggest this latter context. Therefore I see this as Driscoll describes.
It is a powerful help to understanding the compassion of our dear Lord and Savior.
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