11 Bible Verses about Shoes
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When forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush. When Moses saw it he wondered at the sight, and when he went up to see what it was, the voice of the Lord said, 'I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses was terrified and did not dare to look at it.read more.
Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your shoes, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. I have seen all the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groans, and I have come down to save them. So come! I will make you my messenger to Egypt!' The Moses whom they had refused, saying to him, 'Who made you our ruler and judge?' God sent both to rule and to deliver them, with the help of the angel who had appeared to him in the bush.
I am baptizing you in water in token of your repentance, but he who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not fit to carry his shoes. He will baptize you in the holy Spirit and in fire.
And this was his message: "After me there is coming one stronger than I am, one whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie.
John said to them all, "I am only baptizing you in water, but someone is coming who is stronger than I am, whose shoes I am not fit to untie. He will baptize you in the holy Spirit and in fire.
Toward the end of his career, John said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he! No! Someone is coming after me, the shoes on whose feet I am not fit to untie!'
and the angel said to him, "Put on your belt and your sandals!" And he did so. Then he said to him, "Put on your coat and follow me!"
and do not take a bag for your journey, nor two shirts, nor shoes, nor a staff, for the workman deserves his food!
Carry no purse nor wallet nor shoes, and do not stop to exchange civilities with anyone on the way.
But his father said to his slaves, 'Make haste and get out the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet;
From Thematic Bible
Shoes » Journey » Prohibited
and do not take a bag for your journey, nor two shirts, nor shoes, nor a staff, for the workman deserves his food!
Carry no purse nor wallet nor shoes, and do not stop to exchange civilities with anyone on the way.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints
But his father said to his slaves, 'Make haste and get out the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet;
Shoes » The jews » Never wore, in mourning
Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition
Shoes » Illustrative » (thrown over a place,) of subjection
Shoes » The jews » Put off, when they entered sacred places
Shoes » Worn out by a long journey
Shoes » Bound round the feet with latchets or strings
and the angel said to him, "Put on your belt and your sandals!" And he did so. Then he said to him, "Put on your coat and follow me!"
Shoes » Loosing of, for another a degrading office
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often highly ornamental
Shoes » Customs connected with » A man who refused to marry a deceased brother's wife disgraced by pulling off his shoes
Shoes » Called sandals
and the angel said to him, "Put on your belt and your sandals!" And he did so. Then he said to him, "Put on your coat and follow me!"
Shoes » Often given as bribes
Shoes » Soles of, sometimes plated with brass or iron
Shoes » Of israel preserved for forty years, while journeying in the wilderness
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the preparation of the gospel
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often made of badgers' skins
Shoes » Early use of
Shoes » The jews » Put on, before beginning a journey
Shoes » Bearing, for another a degrading office, only performed by slaves
I am baptizing you in water in token of your repentance, but he who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not fit to carry his shoes. He will baptize you in the holy Spirit and in fire.
