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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(coop, tub). A drinking vessel of various designs, made of
horn
, clay, or metal (
Gen. 44:2
2
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. (Genesis 44:2)
;
1 Sam. 16:13
13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. (1 Samuel 16:13)
;
1 Kings 7:26
26
And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths. (1 Kings 7:26)
). Used figuratively (
Psa. 23:5
5
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. (Psalm 23:5)
;
Isa. 51:17
17
Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out. (Isaiah 51:17)
;
Rev. 14:10
10
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: (Revelation 14:10)
;
Matt. 20:22; 26:39
22
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. (Matthew 20:22)
39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. (Matthew 26:39)
).
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Various
Hebrew
words are so translated, having regard to
the
different uses to which the
cup
was
put
. It is frequently
used
for
that which the cup contains, causing either
joy
or sorrow, as “I will
take
the cup of
salvation
and call upon the
name
of the
Lord
” (
Psa. 116:13
13
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. (Psalm 116:13)
). “In the hand of the Lord
there
is a cup, and the
wine
is
red
....the dregs thereof,
all
the
wicked
of the
earth
shall wring them out and
drink
them” (
Psa. 75:8
8
For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. (Psalm 75:8)
; compare
Rev. 14:10
10
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: (Revelation 14:10)
;
Rev. 16:19
19
And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. (Revelation 16:19)
). And so in
many
other
instances; and especially in that of the cup of which
the Lord
Jesus
drank when bearing
sin
(
Matt. 26:27,39,42
27
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; (Matthew 26:27)
39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. (Matthew 26:39)
42
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. (Matthew 26:42)
;
John 18:11
11
Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? (John 18:11)
). In the Lord’s
Supper
the “cup” is put for the wine which was an emblem of the
blood
of
Christ
(
1 Cor. 10:16,21
16
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? (1 Corinthians 10:16)
21
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. (1 Corinthians 10:21)
;
1 Cor. 11:25-28
25
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
26
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come.
27
Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. (1 Corinthians 11:25‑28)
).
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