Genesis 41:50 to 42:38; Psalm 19; Matthew 24:29-51
Behold, I have taken out of thine hand…the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it. Isaiah 51:22
Israel had once again angered God by their wicked ways, causing Him to unleash the fury of His wrath upon them. But because He is a God who pardons iniquity and delights in mercy (Micah 7:18), He removed the cup of His fury from their hand. How reminiscent of what Jesus did for us by drinking the cup of God’s fury in our place, thus appeasing His righteous anger against sin. Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we no longer need to dread God’s fury, but can bask in His mercy and love. —E. V.
Death and the curse were in our cup,
O Christ ‘twas full for Thee!
That bitter cup- love drank it up;
Left but the love for me. —A. R. Cousin