Good morning John,
Last night I was reading the father and son book and it referred to Psalm 110, which I read this morning. The first verse says “the Lord said unto my lord, sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.”
That word footstool stood out to me, and I looked up the many references regarding it.
In the old testament it was to be a place of worship:
Psalm 99:5 KJV
[5] “Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.”Psalm 132:7 KJV
[7] “We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.”
It was also the earth:
Isaiah 66:1 KJV
[1] “Thus saith the Lord , The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?”Matthew 5:35 KJV
[35] “Nor (swear) by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.”
It was the building that David had in his heart to build for the ark of the covenant:
1 Chronicles 28:2 KJV
[2] “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:”
It was a “golden” place of honor, for the feet of the king at Solomon’s throne:
2 Chronicles 9:18 KJV
[18] “And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:”
Which brings us back again to what Paul said and confirmed:
Hebrews 10:12 KJV
[12] “But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.”
And here is the verse I really loved concerning his enemies:
Colossians 1:21-22 KJV
[21] “And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled [22] In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:”
I pray that the King will put His feet on ME!
The Father and Son book really sets the heart free to consider things John, and there is something very special about it. I have sat down twice to read it now, and both times it has left me feeling very blessed, with a desire to know more of this Jesus, who nobody knew about until His Father revealed Him.
Gary