WORSHIP IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

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WORSHIP IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

• What is Your Idea of Worship?
• What are the Hebrew Words for Worship?
• Hish-takh-va - To Bend Oneself Over From The
  Waist Thus the Act of Prostration
• Avoda - Originally Signified the Labour of
  Slaves Thus the Idea of Service

Idolatry can be Metal or Mental. Mental
Idolatry Occurs When We Think Thoughts About God
Which are Unworthy of Him A.W. Tozer
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A. OLD TESTAMENT WORSHIP IS BASED ON DIVINE
REVELATION

• 1. The Offerings of Abel and Cain (Genesis 4)
• Why does God Accept Abels Offering but Reject
  Cains Offering? (see also Lev. 101-2)
• 2. The Teachings of the 10 Commandments (Exodus
  20)
• How Does Exodus 20 Help Us to Engage in Right
  Worship?

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B. OLD TESTAMENT WORSHIP IS CONFINED TO A
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND A PHYSICAL STRUCTURE

• 1. Geographical Location
• At Shiloh - the Principal Sanctuary During the
  Period of the Judges (1831)
• At Jerusalem - the Permanent Sanctuary
  Established by King David

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B. OLD TESTAMENT WORSHIP IS CONFINED TO A
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND A PHYSICAL STRUCTURE

• 2. Physical Structure
• Portable Tabernacle
• Permanent Temple

Tabernacle Tent
King Solomons Temple
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C. OLD TESTAMENT WORSHIP IS BOTH OUTWARD RITUAL
AND INWARD DEVOTION

• 1. Ceremonial Ritual is a Prominent Feature Of OT
  Worship
• Blood Sacrifices and Non-blood Offerings were
  Offered on a Daily Basis
• Purpose To Make Atonement for Human Sins
  (Leviticus 174, 11)
• 2. Right Attitude is Highly Valued in OT Worship
• 1 Samuel 1522
• Psalm 5116-17

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CONCLUSION

• What is Acceptable Worship?
  Important Lessons from the Book of
  Malachi

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• To Offer Only the Best Sacrifices to God
  (Mal. 16-14)
• Both the Priests and People were Offering
  Defective Animal Sacrifices

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• To Bring Tithes and Offerings
  (Mal. 36-12)
• Worship also Includes the Above