Isaiah 65:11 condemns those who forsake Yahweh to fill cups of mixed wine for Meni (Destiny), framing fate worship as apostasy incompatible with exclusive devotion to Yahweh.
Meni and Astarte were both Canaanite deities whose worship persisted in Israelite society. Isaiah 65:11's condemnation of Meni parallels earlier prophetic denunciations of Astarte veneration as foreign cult practice.
Meni operated within the Canaanite divine hierarchy headed by El. The concept of allotted destiny parallels El's role as the wise patriarch who dispensed fates from his dwelling at the source of the rivers.
Isaiah 65:11 pairs Gad (Fortune) and Meni (Destiny) as complementary deities: 'You who set a table for Fortune and fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny.' They were worshipped together through ritual meals.
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