Worship Him!

The Hebrew word for worship means to bow down in homage. It is found 172 times in 166 verses in the Old Testament. It is rendered 'worship' 99 times in many English Bibles, rendered 'bow' 31 times, and 'bow down' 18 times.

The first three mentions of the word are as follows:

So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, (Gen 18:2)

Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. (Gen 19:1)

And Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you." (Gen 22:5)


Worship involves coming humbly before God (hence the bowing), speaking and singing His praise, bringing offerings and gifts, and serving Him. (The Greek word for worship also means to bow down in homage. Worship is therefore frequently accompanied by people falling down before the one who is being worshipped.

the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: (Rev 4:10)

And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, "Amen! Alleluia!" . . . And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God!" (Rev 19:4, 10)

Amen! Worship God!

By the way, congratulations to Susan Herman who was the only one that got all six answers from yesterday's challenge correct.

1. Moses and Aaron were the first two prophets of Israel
2. Jesus the Messiah was foretold in Deut 18
3. Samuel
4. King David
5. King Jeroboam
6. King Baasha

any questions on these, contact me at pastorbaron@cfl.rr.com

Yours in Him,
Pastor B.