They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy (Jonah 2:8).

Did you ever read about Jonah? A great fish had swallowed him up after he disobeyed the Lord’s instruction to go preach in Nineveh. However, while in the belly of the fish, he thanked God for delivering him, even though he was still in trouble.

Wine skins were not old because of their age. What made them old was because it had been a long time since they had last been washed in oil. Therefore, to make them new, old wineskins were soaked in oil to enable them hold new wine.