Thematic Bible: Shoe


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that I will not take a thread or sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, so you can never say, ‘I made Abram rich.’ Verse ConceptsMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinShoesCords

None of them grows weary or stumbles;
no one slumbers or sleeps.
No belt is loose
and no sandal strap broken.
Verse ConceptsBeltsSleeplessnessNot StumblingOrderly Army

He was preaching: “Someone more powerful than I will come after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals. Verse ConceptsShoesSelf AbasementUndoing FasteningsBowing Before Messiah

The commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. Verse ConceptsAdoration, Of GodBarefeetHoliness, As Set Apart For GodSandalsGodly ReverenceShoesSacred PlacesHoly Land

“Do not come closer,” He said. “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Verse ConceptsGesturesAdoration, Of GodBarefeetHoliness, As Set Apart For GodReverence, And ObedienceSandalsStandingSacred PlacesGodly ReverenceShoesReverence To GodNot Coming Near To GodHoly Land

“Then the Lord said to him:

Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. Verse ConceptsBarefeetSandalsHoly Land

At an earlier period in Israel, a man removed his sandal and gave [it] to the other party in order to make any matter [legally] binding concerning the right of redemption or the exchange of property. This was [the method of] legally binding a transaction in Israel. So the redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, "Buy back [the property] yourself."

then his sister-in-law will go up to him in the sight of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she will declare, ‘This is what is done to a man who will not build up his brother’s house.’ Verse ConceptsFacesSpittingSaliva

We can buy the poor with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals
and even sell the chaff!”
Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingSandalsTradeShoesPollutionsRubbishNot Helping The PoorPrice Set On Individuals

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Israel
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.
Verse ConceptsCreditCoveting, prohibition ofBribery, Results OfOppression, God's Attitude ToRighteousness, Of BelieversSandalsTradeAbominations, Judgments OfPoor, The Wicked Response ToShoesThree Or FourNorthern Kingdom Of IsraelPrice Set On Individuals

I clothed you in embroidered cloth and provided you with leather sandals. I also wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk. Verse ConceptsBarefeetCoveringBadgersClothembroideryLinenSandalsShoesAnimal SkinsGod Clothing PeopleThe Brides Wedding Dressroyalty

Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.” Verse ConceptsCustomFeetBereavement, Expression OfHead coveringCovering The MouthSandalsTraditionsVeilsDressShoesClothing OneselfHeadgearFacial HairSilenceEating Forbidden Food

I led you 40 years in the wilderness; your clothes and the sandals on your feet did not wear out; Verse ConceptsForty YearsClothingThe Number FortyGod's ProvisionShoes40 To 50 YearsThings Wearing OutGod Led Them Through The Wildernesswandering

John answered them all, “I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritBaptism, in the GospelsSending Of The Holy SpiritThe Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit,ShoesThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationPromises Of The Holy SpiritWater For BaptismUndoing FasteningsSymbols of the Holy Spirit

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