Thematic Bible: Nature of worship
Thematic Bible
Worship » Nature of worship » Sacrifice
And Moses replied, Thou also must give us sacrifices and burnt offerings that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.
Speak unto the sons of Israel and say unto them, When any of you offers an offering unto the LORD of animals, of cattle, even of the cows, or of the sheep ye shall make your offering.
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never make perfect those who come by the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually.
Worship » Nature of worship » Praise
And they sounded the trumpets and sang with one voice, all together as one man praising and thanking the LORD, when they lifted up their voice with trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, when they praised the LORD, saying, For he is good, for his mercy endures for ever; and the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD,
Thus, the sons of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the solemnity of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness, and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD, day by day, with instruments of strength unto the LORD.
Worship » Nature of worship » Prayer
O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear I will worship toward thy holy temple.
But he did not lay his hand upon the princes of the sons of Israel, and they saw God and ate and drank.
Worship » Nature of worship » Reading God's word
And he took the book of the covenant and read in the audience of the people, and they said, All that the LORD has said we will do, and we will hear.
when all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
Worship » Nature of worship » Preaching
And Ezra, the scribe, stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Urijah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchiah, Hashum, Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people (for he was above all the people), and when he opened it, all the people stood up: