WORSHIP NOTES Volume 9, No. 10 (October 2014) In this new series we will look at facets of worship that are displayed in Israel’s hymnbook, the Psalms. While not exhaustive studies of each Psalm, of course, we will highlight one perspective on worship that can be seen in each. WORSHIP IS . . . (Psalm 1) . . . the blessing of relating rightly to the Lord.(Psalm 2) […]
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Worship in the Old Testament, 18th and last in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 8, No. 4 (April 2013) You have exalted above all thingsYour name and Your word. (Psalm 138:2) “I am the LORD; that is My name;I will not give my glory to another.” (Isaiah 42:8) 1. THE NATURE OF GOD’S NAME As is well known, names in Scripture carry much more weight than mere appellation or identification: they
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THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 17th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 8, No. 3 (March 2013) 18. Isaiah 6:1-8 Revelation and Response In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up. “The earthly throne was empty, but not the heavenly one!” (Joseph Lee) A. W. Tozer observed: Every glimpse of heaven shows [God’s creatures] worshiping: Ezekiel 1:1-5, the creatures
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THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 16th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 8, No. 2 (February 2013) 12. Job 1:20-12 Worship in the face of profound suffering Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be
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THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 15th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 8, No. 1 (January 2013) 4. Exodus 3:12; 4:23; 7:16; 8:1,20; 9:1,13; 10:3 (see also 10:7,8,11,24; 12:31) God redeems the nation of Israel so that they may worship Him. (The translation in these verses is sometimes “serve” Him/Me, with the sense of worship; as in Exodus 23:24: “you shall not bow down to their gods nor serve them.”)
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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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THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 13th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 10 (October 2012) 1. Their Unique Contribution It is reported that Athanasius, an outstanding Christian leader of the fourth century, declared that the Psalms have a unique place in the Bible because most of Scripture speaks to us, while the Psalms speak for us (Bernhard W. Anderson, Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak for Us
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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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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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THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 10th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 7 (July 2012) This month we look at developments during the reigns of King David and King Solomon. 5. PRE-EXILIC ISRAEL c. The Significance of King David for Israel’s Worship (and Ours) David was an immensely significant figure in the history of worship in at least three areas: 1) He greatly developed Israel as a worshiping community. David
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