12 Bible Verses about Shoes
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"But at the end of forty years there appeared to him in the Desert of Mount Sinai an angel in the middle of a flame of fire in a bush. When Moses saw this he wondered at the sight; but on his going up to look further, the voice of the Lord was heard, saying, "'I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.' "Quaking with fear Moses did not dare gaze.read more.
"'Take off your shoes,' said the Lord, 'for the spot on which you are standing is holy ground. I have seen, yes, I have seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt and have heard their groans, and I have come down to deliver them. And now I will send you to Egypt.' "The Moses whom they rejected, asking him, 'Who appointed you magistrate and judge?' --that same Moses we find God sending as a magistrate and a deliverer by the help of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
I indeed am baptizing you in water on a profession of repentance; but He who is coming after me is mightier than I: His sandals I am not worthy to carry for a moment; He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
His announcement was, "There is One coming after me mightier than I--One whose sandal-strap I am unworthy to stoop down and unfasten.
he answered the question by saying to them all, "As for me, I am baptizing you with water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose very sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten: He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and with fire.
He who is to come after me, and whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten."
But John, towards the end of his career, repeatedly asked the people, "'What do you suppose me to be? I am not the Christ. But there is One coming after me whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten.'
but to go wearing sandals. "And do not," He said, "put on an extra under garment.
"Fasten your girdle," said the angel, "and tie on your sandals." He did so. Then the angel said, "Throw your cloak round you, and follow me."
no bag for your journey, nor change of linen, nor shoes, nor stick; for the labourer deserves his food.
"But the father said to his servants, "'Fetch a good coat quickly--the best one--and put it on him; and bring a ring for his finger and shoes for his feet.
From Thematic Bible
Shoes » Journey » Prohibited
no bag for your journey, nor change of linen, nor shoes, nor stick; for the labourer deserves his food.
but to go wearing sandals. "And do not," He said, "put on an extra under garment.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints
"But the father said to his servants, "'Fetch a good coat quickly--the best one--and put it on him; and bring a ring for his finger and shoes 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
"Fasten your girdle," said the angel, "and tie on your sandals." He did so. Then the angel said, "Throw your cloak round you, and follow me."
He who is to come after me, and whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten."
Shoes » Loosing of, for another a degrading office
He who is to come after me, and whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten."
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
but to go wearing sandals. "And do not," He said, "put on an extra under garment.
"Fasten your girdle," said the angel, "and tie on your sandals." He did so. Then the angel said, "Throw your cloak round you, 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 indeed am baptizing you in water on a profession of repentance; but He who is coming after me is mightier than I: His sandals I am not worthy to carry for a moment; He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
