Worship

What is worship?

Lexham Theological Wordbook Worship

Worship is the awed response to the saving acts and praiseworthy character of God.

Temple Worship—Abraham to Ezra

Abraham—wandering nomad built altars and offered sacrifice wherever god appeared to him

Moses—tabernacle was a portable sanctuary for teh Israelite tribes journeying though the wilderness

Solomon—lavish temple in Jerusalem

Forms change but the heart of the worship does not!!

Abraham’s worship demonstrated his faith through listening for God’s word, prayer and sacrifices.

Home worship—Deut 6:7 “You shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise

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WHY Worship?

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible Why God Is to Be Praised

Why God Is to Be Praised. Creation provides reason for the praise of God (Ps 8:3), as does his preserving love and care (Ps 21:4) and the fact that he is a prayer-answering God (Ps 116:1). His redeeming work leads his people to worship him (Ex 15:1, 2). Some of the psalms (e.g., 107) list many reasons why he should be praised. With the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ there is a fresh outburst of praise because the Messiah, the Savior, has come to his people (Lk 2:11). All that he did by his life, death, and resurrection calls for praise. But ultimately praise will be made perfect when in the end God is seen to reign victorious over all. Thus John speaks in the Book of Revelation (19:6) of hearing “what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals, crying ‘Hallelujah!’ For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.”

How to worship

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible How God Is to Be Praised

How God Is to Be Praised. As there is no limit to time or place, so there is no limit to the ways in which God may be praised. He may be praised with singing (Ps 47:7), with dancing (Ps 149:3), or with instruments of music (Ps 144:9; 150:3–5). The Psalter provides us with many songs of praise and others are scattered throughout the OT. The NT speaks of “psalms and hymns and spiritual songs” (Col 3:16; see also Eph 5:19) and examples of Christian songs of praise are probably to be seen in Ephesians 5:14; Philippians 2:6–11; 1 Timothy 1:17; and 2 Timothy 2:11–13.