Jesus' Enemies at His Footstool Hebrews 10:13

According to the writer of Hebrews, Jesus “sat down on the right hand of God” “after he had offered one sacrifice for sins”, and in chapter ten and verse thirteen of Hebrews the writer shares how Jesus was to remain there until “his enemies be made his footstool” where we read:

From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

The verse begins, “From henceforth expecting...”. The writer began with the word, “From henceforth” which means “for the remaining, rest, hereafter and future” “expecting” or “looking and waiting for”. From the time He “sat down on the right hand of God” Jesus was “waiting” and “expecting” what the writer is about to declared.

The verse continues, “...till his enemies be made his footstool.”. The writer added the word, “till his enemies” or “even to and until Jesus' hated, odious and opposing hostile ones” “be made” which means “be set, put, placed, bent or laid down as” “his footstool” which literally means “the place where one's feet are beneath, subject and reduced under one's power” and metaphorically means “the practice of conquerors who placed their feet on the necks of their conquered enemies”. Jesus is sitting “at the right hand of God” until the time when all His “enemies” will be made subject and beneath Him.

When we consider these words in Hebrews, we see the awesome power and authority of our Lord Jesus Christ. When He gave His life, one time, as a sacrifice for our sins, He was positioned at the “right hand of God” where He now resides until all His “enemies” are made subject to Him. Jesus is the “way, the truth and the life”, and all who receive Him as Savior and Lord are promised not only “salvation” and eternal life, but are not considered “the enemies” of Him. All others who do not believe, shall “be made his footstool” whereby they shall know He is indeed “King of Kings” and “Lord of Lords”.

Next time the writer shares how Jesus “by one offering he has perfected” “the sanctified”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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