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Feet

Joseph Holstege·2020-10-01
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Holstege offers a theological meditation on the symbolism of feet throughout Scripture, tracing how this lowly member of the body becomes a biblical symbol of dominance and dominion from the Old Testament promises to Joshua through Christ's ultimate victory over sin and death. The article demonstrates how Christ's piercing feet on the cross accomplish spiritual conquest in a way that surpasses earthly military might, culminating in an exhortation to Christian warfare in the New Testament.

Whatever beautiful things the Bible may declare about them, feet are not the most attractive members of the human body. (And that is even assuming we have in mind a regular foot, rather than the six-toed monstrosity of the giant slain by David's mighty men, II Sam. 21:20.) The tendency of sandaled feet to get dirty on the dusty paths of Palestine explains why the first act of hospitality was the washing of feet. Thus Abraham washed the feet of three men in the plains of Mamre (Gen. 18:4), Lot...

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Author
Joseph Holstege
Date

2020-10-01

Source
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Scripture References
2 Samuel 21:20
Genesis
Genesis 18:4Genesis 19:2Genesis 43:24
Joshua
Joshua 1:3Joshua 3:15Joshua 10:24
1 Corinthians 15:25
Topics
Biblical InterpretationChristologyOld Testament
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