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765. Kissing the Feet (#98300)
765. Kissing the Feet
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James M. Freeman
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Chris Genthree
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Luke 7:38
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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. (Luke 7:38)
. Stood at his feet behind him...and kissed his feet.
This was no unusual practice among the Jews, and was also customary among the Greeks and Romans. It was a mark of affection and of reverence. It was also the practice of supplicants, and of those who had an important request to present. Kissing the feet of princes was a token of subjection and obedience. See also verse 45.
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