Part 60 (1/2)

(1) John 13:4; (2-3) Matt. 6:28-30; (4) Matt. 9:16.

Shoe: (1) Gospel; (2) Word; (3) Walk; (4) Preparation; (5) Authority; (6) Ministry.

(1, 4) Eph. 6:15; (2) Ruth 4:7; (3) Deut. 25:4-10; (5) Luke 15:22 (Sons wore shoes; slaves did not); (6) Rom. 10:15.

Also see Ballet Shoe, Sandal, Slippers, and Walking.

Shoes Off: (1) Holy ground/G.o.d's Presence; (2) Not prepared; (3) Communion; (4) Affecting your work for G.o.d; (5) Walking in the flesh; (6) Disgraced; (7) Testimony; (8) Enslaved.

(1, 3) Exod. 3:5; Josh. 5:15; (2) Eph. 6:15; (4) Deut. 25:4-10; (5) Rom. 8:1, 4; 2 Cor. 10:2; 2 Pet. 2:10; (6) Deut. 25:9; (7) Ruth 4:7-8; (8) Isa. 20:2-4.

Shoes (Pair): (1) Witness (as in two words); (2) Balance; (3) Covenant.

(1) See Two and Shoe; (2) 2 Sam. 23:12; Prov. 3:3-4; (3) Amos 3:3; Ps. 86:11; Ruth 4:7-10.

Shoes (Two Pairs): (1) Two different aspects of the same walk (i.e. different person at home compared to outside).

(1) Ruth 1:15-16.

Shofar: (1) Prophet; (2) Prophetic voice.

Also see Horn and Trumpet.

(1) As one who has had the flesh cut out that the breath of G.o.d may flow through them; (2) Josh. 6:8.

Shooting: (1) Damaging words; (2) Rifle shooting means words spoken against you from afar; (3) Rifle can also mean words spoken against you distant in time (i.e. from your childhood); (4) Confronting or penetrating words to your face.

Also see Arrows, Bullets, Gun, and Sniper.

(1-3) Ps. 22:7-8; 64:3-4, 7-8; Isa. 54:17; (4) Ps. 22:7-8.

Shop: (1) Ministry; (2) Church; (3) Spiritual (food) supplier; (4) Materialistic church; (5) Commercial church; (6) Business.

Also see Butcher's Shop, Hardware Store, and Shopping Center.

(1-2) Jer. 3:15; Matt. 13:45; (3) Mal. 3:10; 1 Pet. 5:2; (4) John 2:16; (5) 1 Pet. 5:2; Rev. 18:3, 11; (6) Gen. 43:4.

Shoplifter: See Thief.

Shopping Cart: (1) Agenda (something you are trying to fulfill); (2) Provision; (3) Poverty/famine (empty cart); (4) Searching (shopping around); (1) John 1:13 (will of people); (2) Deut. 26:2; 1 Kings 4:22ff; (3) Jer. 42:14; (4) Matt. 7:7.

Shopping Center: (1) Multi-faceted commercial church.

(1) Matt. 21:12-13.

Shopping Trolley: See Shopping Cart.

Short: (1) Little time; (2) Brief or briefly; (3) Soon (Lord's return); (4) Humble; (5) Sin; (6) Missing G.o.d's best; (7) Restless; (8) Insufficient; (9) Powerless (short arm or hand); (10) Soon angry (short-tempered).

(1) Rev. 12:12b; (2) Ps. 89:47; (3) 1 Cor. 7:29; (4) 1 Sam. 15:17 (cf. Acts 13:9); (5-6) Rom. 3:23; (7) Heb. 4:1; (8) Isa. 28:20; (9) Num. 11:23; Isa. 50:2; 59:1; (10) t.i.t. 1:7; James 1:19.

Shoulder: (1) Burden; (2) Authority; (3) Responsibility; (4) Bearing or carrying (5) Rank (height); (6) Reminder (memorial); (7) Departure (worldly goods on shoulder); (8) Rebellion (turning or shrugging the shoulder); (9) Putting your back into it (commitment); (10) Hurt the fatherless (arm falls off); (11) Redeemed (laid on shoulder); (12) Ignoring someone (cold shoulder).

(1) Gen. 12:6 (Shechem means ”burden”); 2 Chron. 35:3; Isa. 10:27; Matt. 23:4; (2) Isa. 9:6; (3) Gen. 9:23; 21:14; Num. 7:9; Isa. 9:6; (4) Gen. 24:15; Judg. 16:3; 1 Chron. 15:15; Isa. 46:7; (5) 1 Sam. 9:2; 10:23; (6) Exod. 28:12; Josh. 4:5-7; (7) Exod. 12:34; (8) Neh. 9:29 (KJV); Zech. 7:11; (9) Job 31:36; Luke 9:62; (10) Job 31:21-22; (11) Luke 15:5.

Shout: (1) Joy or rejoicing; (2) Triumph; (3) Battle (can be the shout of victory or defeat in battle); (4) Praise; (5) a.s.sociated with the presence of G.o.d or at the entrance of a king (praise or triumph).

(1) Ezra 3:11-13; Ps. 5:11; 35:27; (2) Josh. 6:5, 16, 20; Ps. 47:1; (3) Exod. 32:17-18; Job 39:25; Amos 1:14; (4) Ezra 3:11; Isa. 44:23; (5) Num. 23:21; 2 Sam. 6:15; Ps. 47:5; Isa. 12:6; 1 Thess. 4:16.

Shovel: (1) Need to empty; (2) Labor or works; (3) Speaks of winnowing or separation; (4) Digging deeper in G.o.d (shoveling); (5) Faith.

Also see Digging and Spade.

(1) Exod. 38:3; (2-3) Isa. 30:24; (4) Gen. 26:15, 18; (5) Matt. 17:20; 21:21; 1 Cor. 13:2.

Shower (Bathroom): (1) Cleansing; (2) Seeking cleansing in words (i.e. confession); (3) The Holy Spirit; (4) Human-constructed and controlled spiritual flow.

(1) John 13:10; (2) John 15:3; 17:17; 1 John 1:9; (3) Isa. 44:3; Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17; (4) Matt. 23:4, 15.

Shower (Rain): (1) Blessing; (2) G.o.d's favor; (3) G.o.d's strength; (4) Teaching; (5) Poor and needy (a wet person); (6) Softened hearts (soil); (7) G.o.d coming down; (8) Judgment for wickedness (withheld showers); (9) The remnant of Jacob; (10) Latter rain; (11) G.o.d's Word.

Also see Cloud and Rain.

(1) Ezek. 34:26; (2) Prov. 16:15; (3) Job 37:5-6; (4) Deut. 32:2; (5) Job 24:4, 8; (6) Ps. 65:10; (7) Ps. 72:6; (8) Jer. 3:1-3; (9) Mic. 5:7; (10) Zech. 10:1; (11) Isa. 55:10-11.

Showing Off: See entry 3 under Tricks.

Shrek: (1) Anger problem (ogre/tyrant); (2) Demon.

(1) 1 Sam. 20:30; (2) Mark 5:2ff.

Shrimp: See Crab and Lobster.

Shrine: (1) Place of idolatrous pilgrimage; (2) Place of false wors.h.i.+p.

(1) 2 Kings 10:29; Ps. 97:7; (2) Deut. 8:19; Rom. 1:25.

Shrinking: See Smaller.

Shrub: See Bush.

Shutters: (1) Shutting out the glory; (2) Not prepared/able to receive the glory; (3) Spiritual blindness.

(1-2) Exod. 34:30, 33-35; 2 Cor. 3:15; (3) Rom. 1:21; 2 Cor. 3:14; Eph. 4:18.

Sick: (1) Sin; (2) Parts of the anatomy may refer to structures within a family, church, business, group, or nation (i.e. a head wound may indicate a sick leader, hands may relate to workers, etc); (3) Lacking spiritual well-being; (4) Actual physical ailment; (5) In need of healing; (6) Hope deferred; (7) Lovesick; (8) Lacking self-examination.

(1) Mark 2:17; Luke 5:20, 23-24, 31-32; John 5:14; James 5:14-15; (2-3) Isa. 1:5-6; (3) Matt. 10:7-8; (5) Matt. 4:24; 8:16; (6) Prov. 13:12; (7) Song. 2:5; 5:8; (8) 1 Cor. 11:28-30.

Side: (1) Heart (the birth place of faith); (2) G.o.d's side or the enemy's; (3) Wife/ husband; (4) Next to; (5) Equal; (6) Support; (7) Strengthen; (8) Surrounded (every side); (9) Internal or external; (10) Choice; (11) This side or that of eternity (river sides); (12) Vexed (thorn in side); (13) Uncommitted (as in ”beside” or ”apart from”); (14) Out-of-body experience (beside yourself).