Friday 17 March 2017

How did Jesus and other Prophets Pray in the Bible?

When I was meeting the pastor somewhere back last year, he said he performed Proskuneo and Sahah during worship on a daily basis, and he said this is a form of worship that Jesus did to God. He wrote it down the words in a piece of paper as below.



Sahah is translated “worship” a total of seventy-eight times in English bibles. It is a physical, mental, and spiritual act of worship.
Detailed explanation of the word Sahah is explained here.



After going through the Bible, I've found interesting verses below about how Jesus and other prophets prayed to God.

Matthew 26:39 - Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

Joshua 5:14 - "Neither one," he replied. "I am the commander of the LORD's army." At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence. "I am at your command," Joshua said. "What do you want your servant to do?"

1 Kings 18:42 - So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed with his face between his knees.

Numbers 20:6 - Moses and Aaron turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where they fell face down on the ground. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to them,

As I've written in my previous post here, you can learn more about how Moses prayed and The Tabernacle.

Genesis 17:3 - At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him,

 

Amazingly in the video below, Othordox Christians are still following Jesus teaching to perform proskuneo and the women are covering their hair wearing head scarf.


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  1. Amanda Chai17 March 2017 at 09:59

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    1. Max Denver17 March 2017 at 11:01

      And when we go back to Matthew 5:17-18, we can see that Jesus says

      (17) Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them

      (18) For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

      But when people too comfortable they will feel not convenient to follow the law and they will use Jesus words to make the law not needed anymore like eating clean food law, etc At the end of the generations, they will not do what Jesus and other prophets do and follow their own law. But as the verse above, Jesus said clearly can't change the law.

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  2. Max Denver17 March 2017 at 10:05

    yup, i agree with you on this one. But in most churches today, we are not able to see this proskuneo and sahah, maybe in some Orthordox Christian like in the video above.

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  3. Max Denver17 March 2017 at 10:18

    You see my point of view, if people are told they are saved by faith and grace only, people will not take the law seriously. As human, we feel too comfortable and won't follow old ways anymore. For example this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q_MCeWcROQ&t=102s it says Can We Eat All Things? Future generations, and even can see some today most of the things in Bible, people admit they won't follow anymore. See this video, they said Christian are not under the law anymore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7NXgwcF6GQ&t=3473s (I think the speaker use his feeling no need to follow law). Imagine as a parent of your kids, they said all your rules are no more used cause we use love and grace, what will happen to the kid? They will make their own law at the end.

    God is like Father, God gave law for mankind for a reason. Let's say as parent, we have kids, we told them got law but if you're righteous no need to follow law, they will get comfortable and at the end do whatever they want and won't follow anything we said. The ending will always be negative to the kid.

    If you try see this at a bigger picture, you will understand the issue.

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    1. Max Denver18 March 2017 at 01:09

      sahah is translated “worship” a total of seventy-eight times in English bibles. It is a physical, mental, and spiritual act of worship

      Here's screenshot of the meaning http://imgur.com/MYG7AFr and you can read more in detail here https://goo.gl/83dkpC

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    1. Max Denver18 March 2017 at 02:00

      yes, sahah means worship in the Bible and means fall prostrate. I've updated the post above and added the reference link and screenshot.

      ok, i'll try to find law by Prophet Moses and Abraham.

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    2. Max Denver18 March 2017 at 03:35

      I've got some information on law by prophet during Moses, Abraham and others here http://biblestudyindepth.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-law-during-abraham-and-moses-time.html

      Also, the circumcision since Abraham also got, if Paul suddenly change it scared Gentiles won't follow his teaching then this is not right, God said

      Genesis 17:9
      Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come. (9)
      This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised. (10)
      You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you.(11)

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  10. Amanda Chai10 April 2017 at 21:29

    you see what they worship in the picture you post?

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