Ps 2:11 –

Worship the LORD with reverence And rejoice with trembling.

Ps 66:4 –

All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. (Two separate acts).

The worship issue is a case of a practice that has been lost almost completely due to man being lazy, feeling modern, being misguided and/or too proud. Too proud to bow, fall and humble himself. The Moslems, Traditional Jews, and Few Jewish prayer leaders can be given credit for still adhering to the humble way of worship.

Worship in the Bible actually has specific guidelines and a set system. It is not just a random undefined process carried out at the worshipers discretion. The way worship is usually conducted in the Bible is discussed here.

It is important to note that Worship is different from Prayer {See quotes above}. Most times prayer is mentioned in the Bible, sing praises is related. Ie a process of praising Gods name is being referred. Singing praise is NOT worship, but Praise and prayer. Worship in it’s case usually is used for a more devout ritual, done by all men, angels etc, of God. And done often, because of the numerous times it comes up in the Bible. The format for worship involves a system of bowing and mainly prostration, a position which expresses absolute humility from man, the created to his master, Father, God, his Creator.

Singing and praising IS NOT WORSHIP notice the difference, so where did folks get the heart alone prayer prescription, when all past peoples and prophets used to bow and face on ground

Worship in the Bible:
#1 GENERAL:
*PRAYER TIMES- 3 set times of the day were set for worship. 1, Sunrise/early morning worship. 2, Sunset/ Evening worship, and 3, Night worship.
*PRAYER DIRECTION- A Certain direction was also faced in prayers, Biblical figures used to face jerusalem in prayer.
Da 6:10 – Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. Eze 21:2 – Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel

#2 THE MOST FREQUENT METHOD OF WORSHIP:

ALMOST EVERYTIME WORSHIP IS MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE, BOWING AND PROSTRATION(FACE ON GROUND) IS THE METHOD DONE BY EVERYONE, FROM JESUS, THROUGH THE PROPHETS, ANGELS AND EVEN ELDERS IN HEAVEN.

Mt 26:39 – And he(Jesus) went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt

1Co 14:25 ….and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: 25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

Mt 17:6 – And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid Re 11:16 – And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,

Re 7:11 – And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

1Sa 20:41 – And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times

Jos 5:14 – And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship,

Ge 17:3 – And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying

Nu 22:31 – Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

2Ch 7:3 – And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Ne 8:6 – And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Eze 3:23 – Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face .

It appears nowadays the Muslim is able to do everyday, what the leader of Christians, the Pope can afford to do only at the most serious moments.

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And here again, when the pope bowed to and devotedly/respectfully kissed the Muslim Quran, that he praised in his papal book:
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Try it more often, prostration actually gives a satisfying filling effect.

IN THE FOREMOST JEWISH BOOK OF PRAYER, THIS PATERN OF PRAYER IS MENTIONED, THOUGH IT IS SAID TO BE MAINTAINED MAINLY BY ONLY THE #1 RABBI, AND IN MORE TRADITIONAL, UNMODERNIZED SOCIETIES.

INTERESTINGLY TOO, MOSLEMS AND ANCIENT EGYPTIANS PRAY WITH PROSRATION IN A SIMILAR FASHION, MAKING THIS FORM OF PRAYER APPEAR TO BE THE UNIVERSAL WAY OF GOD.

http://www.submission.org/jews.html

Notice they refer to the same book in this website {To pray as a Jew} Judaism 101

I BOUGHT MY COPY OF THIS JEWSIH BOOK OF PRAYER, TO BE CONVINCED, BEACUSE PICTURES SPEAK VOLUMES. ORDER YOURS TOO (TO PRAY AS A JEW)

HERE ARE PICTURES OF THE COVER AND THE PRAYER PAGE.

HERE ALSO IS AN ANCIENT BOOK OF EGYPTIAN PRAYER. NOTE THAT A SIMILAR SYSTEM IS USED. THERE IS ONE UNIVERSAL STANDARD OF PRAYER WORLD WIDE. LET OUR BACKS NOT BE TOO STIFF TO BEND IN HUMBLE SUBMISSION TO OUR GOD, AS JESUS, THE ELDERS, PROPHETS AND ANGELS ALL DO.

AND WE CAN NOT DESCRIBE THIS SYSTEM AS OUTDATED, BECAUSE THE BIBLE EVEN MAKES A FUTURE REFERENCE TO ITS FORMAT, IN REVELATIONS.

Re 11:16 – And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,



Here are pictures of the books I bought to confirm that all peoples pray in this fashion, because seeing is believing.

1. Ashutat; Egyptian Book of Prayer:

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TO PRAY AS A JEW; Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donim

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