Ancestral Worship

`When thou art coming in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations: — read the full passage →

The dead praise not Jah, Nor any going down to silence.

And Moab transgresseth against Israel after the death of Ahab, — read the full passage →

And he hath caused his sons to pass over through fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and observed clouds and used enchantments and witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and a wizard; he hath multiplied to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

Jesus saith to her, `Woman, believe me, that there doth come an hour, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father; — read the full passage →

for it hath been written, `I live! saith the Lord--to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;'

God <FI>is<Fi> a Spirit, and those worshipping Him, in spirit and truth it doth behove to worship.'

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

And Jesus answering him said, `Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

O Jehovah, my God <FI>art<Fi> Thou, I exalt Thee, I confess Thy name, For Thou hast done a wonderful thing, Counsels of old, stedfastness, O stedfast One.

`And--a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day, — read the full passage →

so as not to go in among these nations, these who are left with you; and of the name of their gods ye do not make mention, nor do ye swear, nor do ye serve them, nor do ye bow yourselves to them;

Filled is my mouth <FI>with<Fi> Thy praise, All the day <FI>with<Fi> Thy beauty.

`Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

Come in, we bow ourselves, and we bend, We kneel before Jehovah our Maker.

A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou <FI>art<Fi> my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

And Moses calleth unto all Israel, and saith unto them, `Hear, Israel, the statutes and the judgments which I am speaking in your ears to-day, and ye have learned them, and have observed to do them. — read the full passage →

And he saith to me, `Thou mayest not seal the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is nigh; — read the full passage →

But all this I have laid unto my heart, so as to clear up the whole of this, that the righteous and the wise, and their works, <FI>are<Fi> in the hand of God, neither love nor hatred doth man know, the whole <FI>is<Fi> before them. — read the full passage →

through him, then, we may offer up a sacrifice of praise always to God, that is, the fruit of lips, giving thanks to His name;

I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, this <FI>is<Fi> My name, And Mine honour to another I give not, Nor My praise to graven images.

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the honour of holiness, Be afraid of His presence, all the earth.

`And ye have served Jehovah your God, and He hath blessed thy bread and thy water, and I have turned aside sickness from thine heart;

but, there cometh an hour, and it now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father also doth seek such to worship him;

`Now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, am praising and exalting and honouring the King of the heavens, for all His works <FI>are<Fi> truth, and His paths judgment, and those walking in pride He is able to humble.'

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And bow yourselves at His footstool, holy <FI>is<Fi> He.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the fool to the wise of heart.

and when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, `And let them bow before him--all messengers of God;'

`And--a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,

`Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things--being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'

All that doth breathe doth praise Jah! Praise ye Jah!

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

For the living know that they die, and the dead know not anything, and there is no more to them a reward, for their remembrance hath been forgotten.

I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,

saying in a great voice, `Fear ye God, and give to Him glory, because come did the hour of His judgment, and bow ye before Him who did make the heaven, and the land, and sea, and fountains of waters.'

speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,

Though the fig-tree doth not flourish, And there is no produce among vines, Failed hath the work of the olive, And fields have not yielded food, Cut off from the fold hath been the flock, And there is no herd in the stalls. — read the full passage →

The exaltation of God <FI>is<Fi> in their throat, And a two-edged sword in their hand.

All the earth do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' Selah.

lest ye do corruptly, and have made to you a graven image, a similitude of any figure, a form of male or female--

and I fell before his feet, to bow before him, and he saith to me, `See--not! fellow servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren, those having the testimony of Jesus; bow before God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of the prophecy.'

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the mercies, and God of all comfort, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is--A precept of men is taught!

By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts--His Holy Name.

All nations that Thou hast made Come and bow themselves before Thee, O Lord, And give honour to Thy name.

Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.

There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God.

I have not eaten in mine affliction of it, nor have I put away of it for uncleanness, nor have I given of it for the dead; I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah my God; I have done according to all that Thou hast commanded me;

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope. — read the full passage →

They praise His name in a dance, With timbrel and harp sing praise to Him.

We come in to His tabernacles, We bow ourselves at His footstool.

Serve Jehovah with joy, come before him with singing.

He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually, — read the full passage →

And I--I sing <FI>of<Fi> Thy strength, And I sing at morn <FI>of<Fi> Thy kindness, For thou hast been a tower to me, And a refuge for me in a day of adversity.

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

By David, in his changing his behaviour before Abimelech, and he driveth him away, and he goeth. I do bless Jehovah at all times, Continually His praise <FI>is<Fi> in my mouth.

Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.

Sing ye to Him, sing psalms to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.

`Worthy art Thou, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, because Thou--Thou didst create the all things, and because of Thy will are they, and they were created.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

but, there cometh an hour, and it now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father also doth seek such to worship him; — read the full passage →

our fathers in this mountain did worship, and ye--ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where it behoveth to worship.'

saying, `Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'

A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

Enter ye His gates with thanksgiving, His courts with praise, Give ye thanks to Him, bless ye His Name.

A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Shout to Jehovah, all the earth. — read the full passage →

And all the sons of Israel are looking on the descending of the fire, and the honour of Jehovah on the house, and they bow--faces to the earth--on the pavement, and do obeisance, and give thanks to Jehovah, for good, for to the age <FI> is<Fi> His kindness.

lest there be among you a man or woman, or family or tribe, whose heart is turning to-day from Jehovah our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations, lest there be in you a root fruitful of gall and wormwood:

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

`Thou dost not make to thyself a graven image, or any likeness which <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens above, or which <FI>is<Fi> in the earth beneath, or which <FI>is<Fi> in the waters under the earth. — read the full passage →

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

for ye did die, and your life hath been hid with the Christ in God;

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

and there came suddenly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing violent breath, and it filled all the house where they were sitting,

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

And He putteth in my mouth a new song, `Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.

And I, in the abundance of Thy kindness, I enter Thy house, I bow myself toward Thy holy temple in Thy fear.

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Thou dost not bow thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, Jehovah thy God, <FI>am<Fi> a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on the third <FI>generation<Fi> , and on the fourth, of those hating Me,

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

for one <FI>is<Fi> God, one also <FI>is<Fi> mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother. — read the full passage →

Praise ye Jah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength. — read the full passage →

Give ye thanks to the God of the heavens, For to the age <FI>is<Fi> His kindness!

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.