Cup

The word may refer to the container or to what it holds. It can be used literally or figuratively.

1. A small drinking container made of different materials (leather, metal, or pottery) and in different sizes and designs.

2. A figure of speech to represent someone’s share or involvement in something. It is used in the Bible to discuss:

• Consolation (Jeremiah 16:7)

• Demons (1 Corinthians 10:21)

• Divination (Genesis 44:2, 5)

• Drunkenness (Proverbs 23:31)

• Immorality (Revelation 17:4; 18:6)

• Inheritance (Psalm 16:5)

• Judgment (Psalms 11:6; 75:8; Isaiah 51:17, 22; Jeremiah 49:12; Ezekiel 23:33; Zechariah 12:2; Revelation 14:10; 16:19; 18:6)

• The Lord (1 Corinthians 10:21)

• Prosperity or blessing (Psalm 23:5)

• Salvation (Psalm 116:13)

• Suffering (Matthew 20:22; 26:39; Mark 10:39; 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11)

• Thanksgiving (1 Corinthians 10:16)

See also Cup of Blessing.