Thematic Bible: Postures in


Thematic Bible




And he said, "Neither. I have come now [as] the commander of Yahweh's army." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and {he bowed down} and said to him, "What [is] my lord commanding his servant?" Verse ConceptsGesturesAttitudes, in prayerProstrationGod As A WarriorDivinityServant LeadershipResolving Conflictarmyreverence

And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, with his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. Verse ConceptsHeaven And EarthProstrationSackcloth And AshesStanding

And they fell on their faces, and they said, "God, God of the spirits of all flesh, will one man sin and you become angry toward the entire community?" Verse ConceptsSpirit, Fallen And RedeemedWill God Be Angry?venting


And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw and {knelt down} [and] began to pray, Verse ConceptsAttitudes, in prayerKneelingPrayer, Practicalities OfRetirementSecret PrayerThrowing StonesSaying Repeatedly

(For Solomon had made a platform of bronze five cubits long and five cubits wide and three cubits high, and placed it in the midst of the outer court.) And he stood upon it, then knelt down on his knees before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands to heaven. Verse ConceptsKneelingPrayer, Practicalities OfBronze Items For The Tabernacle

And [when he] had said these [things], he fell to his knees [and] prayed with them all. Verse ConceptsKneelingPrayer, As Asking GodPrayer, In The ChurchI Pray For You


"Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches; pour out your heart like water, before the face of the Lord. Lift to him your hands, for the life of your children, who faint in starvation, at the head of all streets." Verse ConceptsHandsNightPouringAll Night PrayersLifting HandsThings Like WaterPouring WaterFaintingTragedy On The StreetsYoung People SufferingBeginning Of PeriodsLike Water

Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy inner sanctuary. Verse ConceptsPsalms As PrayersBeggarsHandsMost Holy PlaceLifting HandsPay Attention O God!supplication


Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all of the assembly of Israel, and he spread out his hands [to] the heavens, Verse ConceptsAssemblyAttitudes, in prayerPrayer, Practicalities OfThe Altar Of The LordLifting Hands

And when you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I [will] not be listening. Your hands are full of blood. Verse ConceptsGod, Revelation OfHearingSpreadingPrayer, And God's WillPrayer, Practicalities OfRejection Of God, Results OfResponseSin, Effects OfSinnersWhy Prayer Is UnansweredUnanswered PrayerKilling Many PeopleGod Answering Prayers


And Moses hurried and knelt down to the earth and worshiped. Verse ConceptsBowingWorship, Times ForBowing Heads Before GodHasty Actionadoration

Then Jehoshaphat bowed his face down to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before Yahweh to worship Yahweh. Verse ConceptsBowingAttitudes, in prayerPrayer, Practicalities Of