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- When there is a revelation of God in His glory and holiness the most natural thing to do is fall down before Him in facedown worship. Paul wrote “let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12 v28-29). Bowing or kneeling expresses what’s in our hearts when we surrender to God.
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Jan 23, 2023 · Question. What does the Bible say about bowing or kneeling in prayer? Answer. Psalm 95:6 says, “Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” Bowing and kneeling have long been associated with worship and reverence (see 2 Chronicles 6:13; Psalm 138:2; Daniel 6:10).
Jan 4, 2022 · In Psalm 95:6, the psalmist uses three different terms to describe bowing down, which is the foundational posture of worship in the Old Testament: “Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker” (NLT, emphasis added).
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To understand bowing, we must first understand serving, which includes bowing. The biblical commandment to bow often comes in conjunction with the commandment to serve (evod) (see, for example, Genesis 27:29; Exodus 20:4; Deuteronomy 5:8; Deuteronomy 11:16). Bowing, I suggest, is part of service, which is the more general way we are told to relate ...
Now that we have outlined the biblical notion of service, we are better equipped to understand bowing, which is a part of service. Bowing is not an action unique to our relationship with God. In the Ancient Near East (and for much of history) people bowed before kings or any other powerful persons. As Catherine Bell and Dru Jonson have argued, ritu...
The Bible teaches that bowing, as part of the service of God, elevates a human being. It is not degrading to bow before God, because bowing does not require that we give up our power and knowledge. Rather, in bowing we come to understand the truth of the limitations of our power and knowledge. This new understanding shapes us to serve. Bowing befor...
Aug 1, 2023 · Dr. Peter Johnston describes why Anglicans kneel before the Lord in worship—in prayer, confession and at Holy Communion.
Mar 18, 2019 · The primary words for worship in the Old Testament and New Testament indicate bowing or kneeling in obeisance. The point is that our bodily posture in worship should indicate humility and obedience to God. If we are not kneeling, at least we can bow our heads to express our humility.
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Bowing—whether in public worship or private prayer —does some important, even indispensable, things for us: 1) It slows us down. It’s hard to run while bowing. It can be done, but bowing helps us to “be still” (Psalm 46:10 NIV) and even, if we let it, pause long enough to get quiet. 2) It encourages humility. It’s also hard to bow proudly.
Apr 7, 2021 · Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture...(Psalm 95:6-7). Let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:28-29). 2. Kneel in prayer for the purpose of acknowledging God's holiness.
