~Luke 10:30, 33, 34 A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. . . . . But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Oil and wine as dressing for a wound seems strange to us, but was probably not uncommon in Jesus' day. My literal translation Bible says "soothing oil" and "disinfecting wine." These substances also have symbolic meaning, the oil of the anointing of the Holy Spirit, the wine of joy in God's kingdom. So these substances have other valuable uses besides just consumption. We can apply them liberally to our hurts.
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