12 Bible Verses about Shoes
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At the close of forty years an angel [of the Lord] appeared to him in the flames of a burning thorn-bush, in the desert of mount Sinai. When Moses saw this, he marvelled at the sight; and as he went up to look at it, the voice of the Lord said, 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.' Moses was so terrified that he did not dare to look at the bush.read more.
But the Lord said to him, 'Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is sacred ground. I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, I have heard their groans, and I have come down to rescue them. Come now, I will send you back to Egypt.' The Moses they refused, when they said, 'Who made you ruler and umpire?' ??that was the very man whom God sent to rule and to redeem them, by aid of the angel who had appeared to him in the bush.
I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.
He announced, "After me one who is mightier will come, and I am not fit to stoop and untie the string of his sandals:
John said to them all, "I baptize you with water, but after me one who is mightier will come, and I am not fit to untie the string of his sandals; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.
And as John was closing his career he said, 'What do you take me for? I am not He; no, he is coming after me, and I am not fit to untie the sandals on his feet!'
and the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and put on your sandals." He did so. Then said the angel, "Put on your coat and follow me."
nor a wallet for the road, nor two shirts, nor sandals, nor stick ??the workman deserves his rations.
Carry no purse, no wallet, no sandals. Do not stop to salute anybody on the road.
But the father said to his servants, 'Quick, bring the best robe and put it on him, give him a ring for his hand and sandals for his feet,
From Thematic Bible
Shoes » Journey » Prohibited
nor a wallet for the road, nor two shirts, nor sandals, nor stick ??the workman deserves his rations.
Carry no purse, no wallet, no sandals. Do not stop to salute anybody on the road.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints
But the father said to his servants, 'Quick, bring the best robe and put it on him, give him a ring for his hand and sandals for 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, "Gird yourself and put on your sandals." He did so. Then said the angel, "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, "Gird yourself and put on your sandals." He did so. Then said the angel, "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 baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.
