Meaning of CUPPER

In the court of an Eastern monarch, this office was one of the highest and demanded the greatest integrity, since there was a danger that the cupbearer would allow himself to be bribed by offering the king poisoned wine (Josephus, Ant. 16:8, 1).

Official who poured the drink into the cup and gave it to the king (Gen. 40:9-14; Neh. 1:11; 2:1, 2).

In the court of an Eastern monarch, this office was one of the highest and demanded the greatest integrity, since there was a danger that the cupbearer would allow himself to be bribed by offering the king poisoned wine (Josephus, Ant. 16:8, 1).

The accession to such a position in the royal court by a foreigner like Nehemiah speaks eloquently of Nehemiah's moral worth.

Remember that His presence can be experienced. His promise is as true as ever.

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The Blessing of the Presence of Jesus

Charles Spurgeon

He is as certainly with us now as He was with the disciples at the lake when they saw coals of fire, fish on the coals, and bread (John 21:9). Not physically, but still in real truth, Jesus is with us!

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

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God’s Awesome Love

Charles Stanley

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. With great awe and in complete reverence, the shepherds looked upon the baby Jesus. It was true.

The clear claim of Scripture, and Mary’s own testimony, is that she had never been physically intimate with any man.

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The Announcement to Mary

John Macarthur

When we first meet Mary in Luke’s gospel, it is on the occasion when an archangel appeared to her suddenly and without fanfare to disclose to her God’s wonderful plan.

The precious blood of the Lamb slain removes the guilt and purges away the defilement of our sins of ignorance and carelessness.

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Sanctifying Joy and Cleansing Grace

Charles Spurgeon

Amid the cheerfulness of household gatherings, it is easy to slide into sinful amusements and forget our declared character as Christians. It should not be so, but it is, that our days of feasting are very seldom days of sanctified enjoyment.

In Christmas, the worlds of secular and spiritual come together.

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The Transcendental Importance of Christmas

Philip Yancey

Unlike most people, I do not feel much Dickensian nostalgia at Christmastime. The holiday fell just a few days after my father died early in my childhood, and all my memories of the season are darkened by the shadow of that sadness.