Psalm 110 also speaks of the Father making the Son's enemies a footstool for him. This is again a picture. A footstool is a piece of furniture designed to support the feet of someone who is seated. It can be a separate piece of furniture or it can be built into a seat or throne, as with Solomon's throne, which had six steps “and a footstool of gold” attached (2 Chronicles 9:18). Interestingly, in 1 Chronicles 28:2 the ark of the covenant is referred to as being “the footstool of our God”. Given that the mercy seat or atonement cover is often seen as a throne (1 Samuel 4:4; Psalms 80:1, 99:1) there is perhaps some significance in that. In Isaiah 66:1 God says “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool” which is also quite significant in this context. The picture of the Son's enemies being his footstool is in harmony with the idea of his sitting at God's right hand.
From my book What Jesus is doing now, p 63
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