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WORSHIP

(See also BLESS; PRAISE; PRAYER; THANKSGIVING

commands concerning:

♦ worship only God:

• Exodus 20:3-5; Deuteronomy 6:13; 2 Kings 17:36; Matthew 4:10; Revelation 14:7

♦ do not worship idols:

(See also IDOLATRY)

• Exodus 20:4-5; Deuteronomy 6:14-15 (cf. Acts 7:53)

♦ do not worship other men:

• Acts 10:25-26; 14:11-15

♦ do not worship angels:

• Revelation 22:8-9 (cf. Colossians 2:18)

♦ general references:

• Exodus 3:12; 1 Chronicles 16:29; Psalms 97:7; 99:5; Zechariah 14:16-18; Revelation 14:7; 19:10

principles concerning:

♦ God makes provision to meet with His people in worship:

• Genesis 3:8; Exodus 25:22; 29:42-43; Matthew 18:20; Hebrews 10:19-22

♦ worship should involve one's whole being:

• Deuteronomy 6:5

♦ worship may be accompanied with music:

• 1 Chronicles 25:1; 2 Chronicles 5:11-13; Ezra 3:10-11; Psalms 100:1-2; Isaiah 38:20

♦ all families of the earth will someday worship the Lord:

• Psalms 22:27; Revelation 15:4 (cf. Isaiah 19:23; Zechariah 14:16-17)

♦ worship should be with glad response:

• Psalms 27:4

♦ God desires genuine worship from humans:

• Psalms 27:8; John 4:23-24

♦ worship generally includes praise, thanksgiving and prayer:

• Psalms 138:1-2; Ephesians 5:19-20; 1 Timothy 2:8

♦ worship can be anywhere:

• John 4:21-24

♦ worship must be in spirit:

• John 4:23-24 (cf. 1 Corinthians 14:15)

♦ worship must be in truth:

• John 4:23-24 (cf. 17:17)

♦ worship includes offering of one's body to God:

• Romans 12:1

♦ Christ as well as the Father should be worshiped:

• Matthew 2:2, 8, 11; 14:33; 28:9, 17; John 9:38; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Hebrews 1:6; Revelation 5:12

♦ worship must be in the Holy Spirit:

• Philippians 3:3

♦ worship may occur in private homes:

• Acts 1:13-14; 20:7-8

♦ God does not need human worship:

• Acts 17:24-25

examples of:

acceptable worship

♦ by Abel

• Genesis 4:4; Hebrews 11:4

♦ by Noah

• Genesis 8:20-21 (cf. Ephesians 5:2)

♦ by Abraham

• Genesis 22:5

♦ by Abraham's servant

• Genesis 24:26

♦ by Isaac

• Genesis 26:24-25

♦ by Jacob

• Genesis 35:1-7

♦ by Israel

• Exodus 12:27; 33:10; 1 Chronicles 23:28-31; 2 Chronicles 29:28-30; Nehemiah 12:45 (cf. Hebrews 9:1, 6)

♦ by Moses

• Exodus 24:1-2; 34:8

♦ by Gideon

• Judges 7:15

♦ by Samuel

• 1 Samuel 1:28

♦ by David

• 2 Samuel 12:20

♦ by Job

• Job 1:5, 20

♦ by the Psalmist

• Psalms 84:1-4

♦ by people in Ezekiel's temple

• Ezekiel 46:2-3, 9

♦ by Daniel

• Daniel 6:10

♦ by Jews returned from exile

• Ezra 3:10-11; Nehemiah 8:5-6

♦ by Jesus

• Luke 4:15-27

♦ by the early Christians

• Acts 2:42, 46-47; 20:7; 1 Corinthians 14:26

♦ by the Ethiopian Eunuch

• Acts 8:27

♦ by Paul

• Ephesians 3:14-21

♦ by John

• Revelation 1:17

♦ by the heavenly hosts

• Revelation 4:8-11; 5:8-14; 7:11; 11:16

unacceptable worship

♦ by Cain

• Genesis 4:5

♦ by Baal worshipers

• 2 Kings 10:19-23

♦ by hypocrites

• Isaiah 1:11-15; 29:13 (cf. Hosea 6:6); Amos 5:21-23; Matthew 15:9

♦ by worshipers of Nebuchadnezzar's golden image

• Daniel 3:5-18

♦ by Athenians who worshiped the unknown God in ignorance

• Acts 17:23

♦ by worshipers of Artemis

• Acts 19:27

♦ by worshipers of the creature instead of the Creator

• Romans 1:25

♦ by worshipers of the man of lawlessness

• 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 (cf. Revelation 13:8, 12, 15; 14:11)

♦ by worshipers of demons

• Revelation 9:20 (cf. 1 Corinthians 10:20)

♦ other related references

• Acts 16:14; 18:7; 1 Corinthians 14:24-25

appointed times of:

♦ for Israel:

• Leviticus 23:2

♦ for the church:

• Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; 16:1-2

♦ exhortation to

• Psalms 95:6; 132:7; Isaiah 2:3; Zechariah 8:21

preparation for:

♦ consecration to the Lord:

• Exodus 19:10-15

♦ cleansing before approaching the Lord:

• Exodus 30:19-21; Psalms 24:3-4; 26:6-7; Malachi 3:3-4 (cf. 2 Timothy 2:22)

♦ reverence and restraint before the Lord:

• Leviticus 10:3; Ecclesiastes 5:1-2; Psalms 2:11

♦ humility of heart:

• Psalms 51:17; Isaiah 66:2; Micah 6:6-8

♦ examination of oneself before remembrance of the Lord:

• 1 Corinthians 11:23-28

This topic is from the Lockman Foundation.

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