of a boxer deflecting a blow from his opponent. In that instance the opponent is disappointed that his blow did not strike its intended target. Obviously, Jesus did more than merely deflect the wrath of God from us. I believe a word that forcefully captures the essence of Jesus’ work of propitiation is the word exhausted. Jesus exhausted the wrath of God. It was not merely deflected and prevented from reaching us; it was exhausted. Jesus bore the full, unmitigated brunt of it. God’s wrath against