Shoes

Early use of Genesis 14:23
Called sandals Mark 6:9; Acts 12:8
Soles of, sometimes plated with brass or iron Deuteronomy 33:25
Bound round the feet with latchets or strings John 1:27; Acts 12:8
OF LADIES OF DISTINCTION
- Often made of badgers' skins Ezekiel 16:10
- Often highly ornamental Song of Solomon 7:1
- Probably often adorned with tinkling ornaments Isaiah 3:18
Loosing of, for another a degrading office Mark 1:17; John 1:27
Bearing, for another a degrading office, only performed by Slaves Matthew 3:11
THE JEWS
- Put on, before beginning a journey Exodus 12:11
- Never wore, in mourning 2 Samuel 15:30; Isaiah 20:2,3; Ezekiel 24:17,23
- Put off, when they entered sacred places Exodus 3:5; Joshua 5:15
Worn out by a long journey Joshua 9:5,13
Of Israel preserved for forty years, while journeying in the Wilderness Deuteronomy 29:5
Often given as bribes Amos 2:6; 8:6
CUSTOMS CONNECTED WITH
- A man who refused to marry a deceased brother's wife Disgraced by pulling off his shoes Deuteronomy 25:9,10
- The right of redemption resigned by a man's giving one of His shoes to the next of kin Ruth 4:7,8
The Apostles prohibited from taking for their journey more, Than the pair they had on Matthew 10:10; Mark 6:9; Luke 10:4
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the preparation of the gospel Ephesians 6:15
- Of the beauty conferred on saints Song of Solomon 7:1; Luke 15:22
- (Having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter 1 Kings 2:5
- (Taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition Isaiah 47:2; Jeremiah 2:25
- (Thrown over a place,) of subjection Psalm 60:8; 108:9

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