Want an interesting exercise? Consider the subject of foot-washing. This is mentioned 19 times in the Bible—Genesis 18:4; 19:2; 24:32; 43:24; Exodus 30:19; 40:31; Judges 19:21; 1 Samuel 25:41; 2 Samuel 11:8; Song of Songs 5:3; Luke 7:44; John 13:5–6, 8–10, 12, 14; and 1 Timothy 5:10. Look up these verses and see if you can determine the way in which this cultural practice was carried out and what it meant in Old and New Testament times. Then look at the four principles discussed earlier and determine
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