Chapter 2 Test Flashcards
Worship has been prominent in biblical history from the time of …
creation
God initiates worship and calls man into His presence. Constance Cherry writes, “Worship is fundamentally the result of, and response to, great … …. performed by God”.
saving events
In Gen 3;*, God is in com,union and harmony with man “walking” in the garden with Adam and Eve and seeking their …
fellowship
This relationship is broken through disobedience and …, throughout the Bible God desires to … this …
sin
restore
relationship
God wants to look at us and see His reflected glory
Even the name for the Messiah prophesied in Isaiah is one that connotes God’s desire to be near to us- …., God with us.
Emmanuel
Worship is not only man seeking … with God, but also God seeking intimacy with man. Man is flesh, so God robed himself in flesh when, as expressed in JOHN 1:4: The Word became … and we beheld His glory”.
intimacy
flesh
In the OT, participants in … worship retell the biblical story through songs, music, symbols, and word.
corporate
Hill summarizes worship in the OT:
- praise and thanksgiving prompted by a ..
- … building sometimes combine with …
- ritual purification. circumcision as a sign of a covenant obedience, prayers and thanksgiving, petition, intercession.
theophany
altar
Psalm 24:1, The Earth is the Lord’s
- Everything belongs to God because everything was .. by God. It is self-evident that the creature should pay homage to the …, and seems ample motivation for …
made
Creator
worship
Psalms: humbled amazement
Tozer describes this as the fear of god, and uses phrase like astonished reverence, breathless adoration, awesome fascination, lofty admiration of the … of God.
attributes
Worship is an expression of the heart.
In the OT, for the Hebrews, the primary saving event was the …, told in Exodus 1-15. A victory song was born through this, sang by Moses and the Israelites.
Exodus
I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously…and he has become my … This is my God, and I will praise him, I will exalt him. Exodus 15:1-2
salvation
There is a consistent pattern of Gods act of salvation or deliverance and their … in worship. The essence of worship should always be “the story of god initiating a relationship and of the people responding in faith”.
response
the … to the …
Bless the Lord, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits: Who… all thing inquities, who healeth all thy diseases. Psalms 103:2-3
forgiven, forgiver
forgiveth
The praise of the forgiven reflects the spirit of a drowning person who has been thrown a life preserver, or a parched person who has received a long drink of cool water. Deep … is instantly and naturally expressed.
gratitude
The … to the …
The Angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them. Psalms 34:7
delivered..deliverer
Persecution was a fact of life for the “chosen” people. Remembrance of God’s … turned their hearts toward the Deliverer.
deliverance
Not only is worship expected because of the covenant, and is appropriate from the recipient of mercies beyond measure, but worship is … by God.
commanded
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine …, and with all thy …, and with all thy … Deuteronomy 6:5
heart
soul
might
Imperative to worship from the heart
“ For you do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken and a contrite … - These, O God, you will not despise. Psalms 51:16-17
heart
Blood sacrifices to be offered with true repentance and heartfelt worship.
God always looks at the … of his worshipers.
heart
In 1 Chronicles, King David appointed the … to provide music for their …. worship
- lyres, harps and cymbals
- sterile worship
Levites
corporate
There were three specific aspects to the Levitical calling
- To carry the … of the covenant of Yahweh. The ark of the covenant represented God’s … and is glory.
- Follow the ark. Carriers of God’s glory.
Ark
presence
- To stand before Yahweh to … to Him
minister