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Cup: A wine-cup (Genesis 40:11,21) various forms of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. All Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold (1 Kings 10:21) The cups mentioned in the New Testament were made after Roman and Greek models, and were sometimes of gold (Revelation 17:4) The art of divining by means of a cup was practiced in Egypt (Genesis 44:2-17) and in the East generally. The "cup of salvation" (Psalms 116:13) is the cup of thanksgiving for the great salvation. The "cup of consolation" (Jeremiah 16:7) refers to the custom of friends sending viands and wine to console relatives in mourning (Proverbs 31:6) In (1 Corinthians 10:16) the "cup of blessing" is contrasted with the "cup of devils" (1 Corinthians 10:21) The sacramental cup is the "cup of blessing," because of blessing pronounced over it (Matthew 26:27; Luke 22:17) The "portion of the cup" (Psalms 11:6; 16:5) denotes one's condition of life, prosperous or adverse. A "cup" is also a type of sensual allurement (Jeremiah 51:7) (Proverbs 23:31; Revelation 17:4) We read also of the "cup of astonishment," the "cup of trembling," and the "cup of God's wrath" (Psalms 75:8; Isaiah 51:17) (Jeremiah 25:15; Lamentations 4:21; Ezekiel 23:32; Revelation 16:19) comp. (Matthew 26:39,42; John 18:11) The cup is also the symbol of death (Matthew 16:28; Mark 9:1; Hebrews 2:9)

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