Title: The Washing of the Feet

Topic: Salvation

Summary: The washing of the disciples' feet is a picture of how the Lord helps us, and we help each other, with problems in our lower selves.

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
John 13:1, 8-10, 14, 17
John 14; 15:1
Psalms 40:1; 51:1-2
Isaiah 1:16
Jeremiah 33:4-9
Ezekiel 24:11-14; 36:22, 25-26, 28-31, 33-35
Matthew 23:25
2 Corinthians 7:1
Ephesians 5:25-28
2 Timothy 2:19, 22
James 4:6
2 Peter 1:5-9
1 John 1:5-10
Revelation 19:7-8
Proverbs 16:15
Joel 2:23-24, 27
Zechariah 10:1
James 5

Like other common verbs, the meaning of "give" in the Bible is affected by context: who is giving what to whom? In general, though, giving relates to the fact that the Lord provides us all with true teachings for our minds and desires for good in our hearts, and for the fact that we need to accept those gifts while acknowledging that they come from the Lord, and not from ourselves. One of the most common and significant uses of "give" in the Bible is the repeated statement that the Lord had given the land of Canaan to the people of Israel. This springs from the fact that Canaan represents heaven, and illustrates that the Lord created us all for heaven and will give us heaven if we will accept the gift.