A Christophany is pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus in the Old Testament. (Updated – Reedited)
Introduction
While some competent scholars may disagree with some of the following; the Theophanies (Theophanies: a visible manifestation of a deity) of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament is an accepted doctrine, beyond dispute based solely upon Scripture.
One of the examples which proves that God visited the Earth, taking on a human form is firmly established in Exodus 3:3-5; and Joshua 5:15, which state:
“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:3-5)
And
“And the captain of the LORD’S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.” (Joshua 5:15)
The pertinent excerpts from these 2 passages are:
“put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:5)
“… loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy...” (Joshua 5:15)
Identifying Characteristics
These two passages are absolute proof that God visited during at least these two situations. The common response of men when they are aware that they are in the presence of Angels is to fall upon their face prostrate in fear. whenever this is happened, and it is an Angel of the Lord that is being worshiped, Angels advise the humans to stand up; to not worship them because they are servants of God just like the people they are visiting (Acts 19:25-26; Rev. 19:10; Rev. 22:8-9); with the exception of these 2 passages. there is only one Angel that has ever sought to be worshiped as God, his name was Lucifer, and now is Satan.
Angels understand the blasphemy of allowing themselves to be worshiped by man. Yet, on these 2 occasions worship is just not allowed, it’s demanded. The only logical answer is that this is God demanding worship of man. And to give further insight into these expressions. The reason why God tells these 2 men to take off their sandals is because the ground that they are standing upon is hollowed, it is holy because God is there. In oriental and Eastern cultures, the ground that is owned by a man is his and his alone (this is seen in Oriental houses in that when you enter their house, you take your shoes off as the sign of respect to the owner and to the house).
The point that God was making is that He not only owns the ground where these 2 men stood, and therefore they had no right to wear man-made sandals, wherein they would stand upon their own work – they were to stand according to God’s mercy, not their own ability. Part of the reasoning was that man does not have the RIGHT to step upon the flowers, the grass, or even the sand of God wearing shoes he made himself while in God’s presence. No, the point that God was making is that they were only allowed in God’s presence, according to God’s mercy and they needed to recognize that they were naked and prostrate before Him.
In these cultures there is great symbolism in the feet and there coverings, sandals. To have the right to untie a man’s sandals displayed authority over him, this is seen when John the Baptist declares that he is unworthy to unstrap Jesus is sandals. This is seen in that the lowliest job a servant could do was to wash the feet of guest entering a house, as seen in Christ humbling Himself in doing so. Feet always symbolized a man’s walk, how he conducted his life, his decisions, his power. Notice that Christ’s feet were nailed to the cross as well as His hands (Psalms 22:16). See Endnote #2 concerning passages that display symbolism in regards to feet in the Bible.
Jesus is the Only One
What also should be noted concerning the exact identity of this deity is the following. God the Father’s dwelling place is in heaven upon His throne, He is never seen leaving it. God is never seen coming to Earth after the fall, when the Earth is cursed because it is a sinful place, and God the Father cannot even look upon sin (Haba. 1:13). The Holy Spirit, is a spirit and does not maintain a physical body, or the ability to be contained within one (you talk about a mystery).
Therefore, the only divinity to take human appearance in the Old Testament is Jesus Christ. And it is He that becomes a human in the New Testament, a Kinsmen Redeemer (please see the article concerning “Kinsman Redeemer”), to die for the sins of the world as one of us. It was by man that sin entered to the world, and it is by man that sin is paid for in, and for the world – for man. Jesus is the only one that is God and that has visited man.
The following is an excerpt from the acclaimed theologian and scholar; Dr. Herbert Lockyer’s book “All the Doctrines of the Bible,”1 concerning Christ’s pre-incarnate appearances in the Old Testament.
The Theophanies of Jesus
The most striking Old Testament preparation for Christ’s Advent, however, were those wonderful theophanic appearances. These pre-incarnate manifestations of His were designed to prepare the world for Christ’s more permanent abode in human flesh. Biblical scholars identify “The angel of the Lord” – “The angel of his presence” – “The angel of the Covenant” (Genesis 22:14; 31:11, 13; Exodus 14:19; Isaiah 63:9; Malachi 3:1), as Christ, the Son of God, in pre-incarnate manifestation. ‘His incarnation is the center by reference to which all angelic ministrations are best understood.’
His Manifestation in Eden (Genesis 3:15)
The pre-existent Christ as God, spoke of Himself as the coming Seed of the woman. As God He was the promised; as the God-Man, He became the promise. (see Genesis 3:22-24; Exodus 6:3, 5; Jude 1:14, 15; 2nd Thessalonians 1:7, 8).
His Manifestation to Hagar (Genesis 16:7-14)
This is the first time the angel is named. Four times over we have the title, “The angel of the Lord,” “Jehovah”. Here we have Him seeking the miserable outcast – a prophecy of His coming redemptive mission. (see John 4:14).
His Manifestation to Moses (Exodus 3:2, 6, 14; 23:20, 21; Acts 7:38)
Typical deliverances were wrought by “The Angel of his presence,” who was no ordinary angel because of His exercise of divine prerogatives, the manifestation of divine preferences, and the claiming of homage due to Deity alone.
His Manifestation to Joshua (Joshua 5:13-15)
As Joshua succeeded Moses as the leader of Israel, the same mysterious Personage appeared, this time as “the captain of the host of the Lord.” Joshua had to learn that he was subordinate to another Leader worthy of adoration and worship.
His Manifestation to Abraham (Genesis 18:1-2; 22:11-13; 26:2, 5, 24, 25)
One of the three heavenly visitors entertained by Abraham repeatedly assumed, and received, the name of Jehovah with honor due only to Him. Both Abraham, and his son, Isaac, were the recipients of promises from the Lord of Glory.
His Manifestation to Jacob (Genesis 28; 32:24-32; 48:15, 16; Hosea 12:4, 5)
The angel, who redeemed Jacob from all evil was no common celestial messenger, but “the angel of the covenant” Himself who, at different periods of the patriarchs life, visited him with words of reassurance.
His Manifestation to Manoah (Judges 14:15-23; Isaiah 9:6)
As the Omniscient One, the angel appeared to Manoah foretelling the birth and character of an extraordinary son, Sampson. Here we have a visible revelation of divine majesty and a forgleam ["foreshadow"] of the character of the coming Messiah.
His Manifestation to Isaiah (Isaiah 6:1-13; John 12:39-41; see Ezekiel 1:1-28)
In his pre-Incarnate appearance to prophets, Christ came as the Revealer of God. The words and burdens communicated to Isaiah, and others, came from “The angel of his presence” Isaiah’s Savior. (Isaiah 63:8-10).
His Manifestation to Zachariah (Zachariah 1:8-13; 2:8-11; 3:1-10; 6:12-15)
The Prophet Zachariah describes a glorious Person, intimately acquainted with the counsels of the Most High, and as presiding over world affairs, directing, vindicating and interceding as no ordinary angel could do. This Person exhibited the attributes of omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence. God’s name was in Him. (Exodus 23:21). (Endnote# 1)
Other evidence of Christ pre-existence are hinted at in Daniel 3:25 (RV), John 1:15; 6:22; 1 Peter 1:10, 11; Psalms 110:1; judges 6:12; 1 Corinthians 10:4, 9; Exodus 14:19; Colossians 1:16.
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Endnote
1. Source: ALL THE DOCTRINES OF THE BIBLE, Herbert Lockyer, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI 49502, USA, 1964-1975.
2. Scriptures Regarding “Feet”
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. (Gen 49:10)
For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: (Exo 30:19)
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be. (Deu 11:24)
And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. (Jos 10:24)
And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. (Rth 3:4)
He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places. (2Sa 22:34)
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. (Neh 9:21)
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. (Job 18:8)
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: (Psa 8:6)
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. (Psa 18:9)
He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places. (Psa 18:33)
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. (Psa 22:16)
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. (Psa 58:10)
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. (Pro 19:2)
Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: (Isa 3:16)
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. (Mat 10:14)
My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. (Luk 7:46)
And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. (Luk 9:5)
(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) (Joh 11:2)
Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? (Joh 13:6)
Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. (Joh 13:8)
Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. (Joh 13:9)
Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. (Joh 13:10)
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul. (Act 7:58)
And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. (Act 13:25)
Their feet are swift to shed blood: (Rom 3:15)
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; (Eph 6:15)
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. (Heb 12:13)
Other Passages for Further Research
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. (Gen 49:10)
And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. (Gen 49:33)
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’S passover. (Exo 12:11)
And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. (Exo 24:10)
For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: (Exo 30:19)
So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations. (Exo 30:21)
And he brought Aaron’s sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. (Lev 8:24)
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be. (Deu 11:24)
And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. (Jos 3:13)
And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. (Jos 4:3)
And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. (Jos 10:24)
And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children’s for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God. (Jos 14:9)
When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber. (Jdg 3:24)
And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. (Rth 3:4)
And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. (Rth 3:7)
And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. (Rth 3:8)
And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. (Rth 3:14)
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. (1Sa 2:9)
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. (1Sa 24:3)
And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. (1Sa 25:24)
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. (2Sa 4:12)
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet. (2Sa 22:10)
He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places. (2Sa 22:34)
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip. (2Sa 22:37)
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. (1Ki 5:3)
I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places. (2Ki 19:24)
Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them. (2Ki 21:8)
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: (1Ch 28:2)
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. (Neh 9:21)
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. (Job 18:8)
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: (Psa 8:6)
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. (Psa 18:9)
He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places. (Psa 18:33)
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. (Psa 18:36)
I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. (Psa 18:38)
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. (Psa 22:16)
Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. (Psa 25:15)
And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room. (Psa 31:8)
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. (Psa 40:2)
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. (Psa 47:3)
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? (Psa 56:13)
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. (Psa 58:10)
Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. (Psa 66:9)
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. (Psa 73:2)
Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: (Psa 105:18)
They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. (Psa 115:7)
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. (Psa 116:8)
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. (Psa 119:59)
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. (Psa 119:101)
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Psa 119:105)
Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. (Psa 122:2)
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. (Pro 1:16)
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. (Pro 4:26)
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. (Pro 5:5)
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; (Pro 6:13)
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, (Pro 6:18)
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? (Pro 6:28)
(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: (Pro 7:11)
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. (Pro 19:2)
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. (Pro 26:6)
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. (Pro 29:5)
I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? (Son 5:3)
How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. (Son 7:1)
Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: (Isa 3:16)
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, (Isa 3:18)
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. (Isa 6:2)
In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. (Isa 7:20)
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. (Isa 14:19)
Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. (Isa 23:7)
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. (Isa 26:6)
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet: (Isa 28:3)
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. (Isa 32:20)
I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places. (Isa 37:25)
He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet. (Isa 41:3)
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. (Isa 49:23)
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! (Isa 52:7)
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. (Isa 59:7)
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. (Isa 60:13)
The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. (Isa 60:14)
Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. (Jer 13:16)
Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. (Jer 14:10)
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet. (Jer 18:22)
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. (Jer 38:22)
From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day. (Lam 1:13)
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth, (Lam 3:34)
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. (Eze 1:7)
And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. (Eze 2:1)
And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. (Eze 2:2)
Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. (Eze 3:24)
Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. (Eze 16:25)
Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. (Eze 24:17)
And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another. (Eze 24:23)
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel; (Eze 25:6)
Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. (Eze 32:2)
Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? (Eze 34:18)
And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. (Eze 34:19)
So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. (Eze 37:10)
And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places. (Eze 43:7)
His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. (Dan 2:33)
Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. (Dan 2:34)
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. (Dan 2:41)
And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. (Dan 2:42)
The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it. (Dan 7:4)
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. (Dan 7:7)
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; (Dan 7:19)
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. (Dan 10:6)
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. (Nah 1:3)
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off. (Nah 1:15)
Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. (Hab 3:5)
The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. (Hab 3:19)
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. (Zec 14:4)
And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. (Zec 14:12)
And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. (Mal 4:3)
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. (Mat 7:6)
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. (Mat 10:14)
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them: (Mat 15:30)
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. (Mat 18:8)
And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. (Mat 18:29)
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. (Mat 28:9)
And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, (Mar 5:22)
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. (Mar 6:11)
For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: (Mar 7:25)
And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: (Mar 9:45)
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. (Luk 1:79)
And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. (Luk 7:38)
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. (Luk 7:44)
Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. (Luk 7:45)
My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. (Luk 7:46)
Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. (Luk 8:35)
And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house: (Luk 8:41)
And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. (Luk 9:5)
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. (Luk 10:39)
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: (Luk 15:22)
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. (Luk 17:16)
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. (Luk 24:39)
And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. (Luk 24:40)
(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) (Joh 11:2)
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. (Joh 11:32)
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. (Joh 12:3)
After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. (Joh 13:5)
Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? (Joh 13:6)
Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. (Joh 13:8)
Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. (Joh 13:9)
Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. (Joh 13:10)
So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? (Joh 13:12)
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. (Joh 13:14)
And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. (Act 4:35)
Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. (Act 4:37)
And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. (Act 5:2)
Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. (Act 5:9)
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. (Act 5:10)
Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. (Act 7:33)
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul. (Act 7:58)
And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. (Act 13:25)
But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. (Act 13:51)
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. (Act 21:11)
Their feet are swift to shed blood: (Rom 3:15)
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! (Rom 10:15)
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. (Rom 16:20)
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. (1Co 12:21)
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. (1Co 15:25)
For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. (1Co 15:27)
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, (Eph 1:22)
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; (Eph 6:15)
Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work. (1Ti 5:10)
Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. (Heb 2:8)
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. (Heb 12:13)
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. (Rev 1:15)
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; (Rev 2:18)
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. (Rev 3:9)
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: (Rev 10:1)
And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. (Rev 11:11)
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: (Rev 12:1)
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. (Rev 13:2)
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (Rev 19:10)
And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. (Rev 22:8)
