Wedding wine

The miracle at the wedding in Cana in John 2 fits into the creation/exodus pattern quite nicely. This is the pattern of the whole scripture (and thus, all of creation) and shows up in little patterns all over the place.

Creation - Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim.

Division - And he said to them, "Now draw some out

Ascension - and take it to the master of the feast." So they took it.

Testing - When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him,

Maturity - "Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now."

Conquest - This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee,

Glorification - and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.

On a side note, this is a whole bunch of wine - 120-180 gallons!