Important Old Testament Worship Passages (Part 1)

Creation, Fall, False Worship/Idolatry, Music, Old Testament

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 14th in the series  WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 12 (December 2012) 1.  Genesis 1–3   Worship in Creation and the Fall Man was created with the unique ability to worship his Creator. Actually, all created things are called to give Him praise—i.e, testify to His greatness (see Psalm 148). But man is to lead the way: God made man in His own image to […]

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Worship in Old Testament History (Part 9)

False Worship/Idolatry, Israel, Old Testament, Tabernacle/Temple

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 12th in the series  WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 9 (September 2012) This month we look at Israel’s worship as the nation goes into exile, and then returns in preparation for the coming of Christ. 5. EXILIC and POST-EXILIC ISRAEL a. The Exile In spite of God’s grace in restoring their nation repeatedly after times of rebellion and idolatry, the spiral continues downward, until finally

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Worship in Old Testament History (Part 8)

False Worship/Idolatry, Israel, Old Testament, Tabernacle/Temple

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 11th in the series  WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 8 (August 2012) This month we look at Israel’s worship as the nation descends further into idolatry and ultimately exile, yet with the promise of a future of Spirit-enabled worship. 5. PRE-EXILIC ISRAEL e. Continuing decline and exile After Solomon, Israel splits into the Northern and Southern Kingdoms. The cycles of true and false worship, and orthodoxy and idolatry,

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Worship in Old Testament History (Part 6)

False Worship/Idolatry, Israel, Name(s) of God, Old Testament

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 9th in the series  WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 6 (June 2012) This month we look at worship issues in the pre-exilic period of Israel’s history, beginning with the conquest of the land. 5. PRE-EXILIC ISRAEL a. The conquest of the land 1) Purity of worship was the central issue in Israel’s conquest of the Promised Land. “One thing is clear about the conquest: the point

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Worship in Old Testament History (Part 4)

False Worship/Idolatry, Israel, Nations, Old Testament

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 7th in the series  WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 4 (April 2012) This month we turn to the worship implications of the Exodus from Egypt. 3.  THE EXODUS (Exodus 1–15): God’s Three Purposes a.  To make His Name (reputation) great among the nations “But for this purpose I have raised you [Pharoah] up, to show you My power, so that My name may be proclaimed in

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Worship in Old Testament History (Part 1)

Creation, Faith, Fall, False Worship/Idolatry, Glory of God

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 4th in the series  WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 1 (January 2012) For the next several months we will survey the practice and themes of worship found in Israel’s history as recorded in the pages of the Old Testament. As Steven Hawthorne points out: The Bible is the astounding drama of God’s love drawing the worship of the nations. . . . God reveals

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