Footstool
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Connected with a throne (2 Chr 9:18). Jehovah symbolically dwelt in the holy place between the cherubim above the ark of the covenant. The ark was his footstool (1 Chr 28:2; Ps 99:5; 132:7). And as heaven is God’s throne, so the earth is his footstool (Ps 110:1; Isa 66:1; Matt 5:35).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
foot'-stool (kebhes; hupopodion, "trodden on"): The 15 Scripture references to this term may be classified as literal or figurative. Of the former are the two passages: 2 Chr 9:18 and Jas 2:3. In these the footstool was a sort of step or support for the feet placed before the throne or any pretentious seat.
Of figurative uses, there are the following groups:
(1) Of the earth: Isa 66:1; Matt 5:35; Acts 7:49.
(2) Of the ark: 1 Chr 28:2.
(3) Of the Temple: Ps 99:5; Ps 132:7; Lam 2:1; compare Isa 60:13.
(4) Of heathen enemies subdued by the Messianic King: Ps 110:1; Matt 22:44 the King James Version; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:43; Acts 2:35; Heb 1:13; Heb 10:13.
Thus the uses of this term are mainly metaphorical and symbolic of subjection, either to God as universal Lord or to God's Son as King by redemptive right. Compare 1 Cor 15:25-27, in which all things, including death, are represented as subject to Christ and placed beneath His feet.
Leonard W. Doolan
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