I have been teaching through the Psalms and it is always humorous to me when God makes a statement that triggers a picture of culture found today.

In Psalm 108 God speaks of blessing his people. Here is the verse.

Psalm 108:8, _"Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; Judah is My lawgiver."_

Then he speaks of moving against Moab and Edom.

Psalm 108:9, _"Moab is My washpot; Over Edom I will cast My shoe; Over Philistia I will triumph.”_

The casting of a shoe is an act of hatred and discuss against a person in the cultures of the middle east. You may recall when president Bush dodged a shoe thrown at him by Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi. Here is a video to refresh your memory: https://youtu.be/_4rYWc4o-eY.

This is not just a middle eastern thing but I think they learned it from mexican moms, called chancla. Take a look below.

But according to Psalm 108:9 it's a God thing: "Over Edom I will chancla..."

Blessings

pBob