Footstool

A Footstool was the foundation of Altars of God. Altars were not piles of dead stones but Lively Stones of a Living Altar. They were voluntary institutions of Charity built according to the design of God to provide a social safety net that was not a snare. As tables of welfare they would help to maintain the social bonds of righteousness and strengthen a free society rather than weaken it as the legal charity of the welfare state does with its use of force instead faith, fear instead of charity, and fealty instead of hope.

Matthew 5:34-37 “But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”

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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:  ([1 Chronicles 28:2)

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:  ([2 Chronicles 9:18)

Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.  ([Psalms 99:5) A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.  ([Psalms 110:1)

We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.  ([Psalms 132:7)

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?  ([Isaiah 66:1)

How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!  ([Lamentations 2:1)

Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.  ([Matthew 5:35)

The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?  ([Matthew 22:44)

For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.  ([Mark 12:36)

Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.  ([Luke 20:43)

Until I make thy foes thy footstool.  ([Acts 2:35)

Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?  ([Acts 7:49)

But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?  ([Hebrews 1:13)

From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.  ([Hebrews 10:13)

And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:  ([James 2:3)

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