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4. Worship Contents 1 Worship in Genesis: Two Classes of Worshipers 2 Worship and the Exodus: Understanding Who God Is 3 The Sabbath and Worship 4 Rejoicing Before the Lord: The Sanctuary and Worship 5 Happy Are You, O Israel! 6 Worship and Song and Praise 7 Worship in the Psalms 8 Conformity, Compromise and Crisis in Worship 9 “Trust Not in Deceptive Words”: The Prophets and Worship 10 Worship: From Exile to Restoration 11 In Spirit and in Truth 12 Worship in the Early Church 13 Worship in the Book of Revelation

5. Worship Our Goal {5} WITH worship as such a central component of “present truth,” we would do well to learn what it means to truly worship the only One in all creation who, by virtue of who He is, is worthy of that worship.

6. Worship Lesson 7, August 13 Worship Lesson 7, August 13 Worship in the Psalms

7. Key Text Psalm 84:1, 2 NIV “HOW lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.”

8. Worship in the Psalms Initial Words {79} THE Psalms were songs that were intricately part of the worship of Israel. The Psalms cover a wide range of topics and emotions. In that sense, they speak to us because, though as a church we are part of the long history that goes back to Israel, we also are individuals with our own private pain.

9. Worship in the Psalms Quick Look 1. God in Creation (Psalm 90:1, 2) 2. God in the Sanctuary (Psalm 68:24-26) 3. God in History (Psalm 78:1-7)

10. Worship in the Psalms 1. God in Creation Psalm 90:1, 2 NKJV “LORD, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.”

11. 1.God in Creation Worship the Lord, Our Maker {80} THE Old Testament Scriptures clearly identify God as both the Creator of the world and the Giver of the Written Law. The New Testament writers see Jesus Christ as the Creator and the Giver of the Law as well as the Word made flesh, to die as their Substitute. Thus, He alone is worthy of adoration and worship.

12. 1.God in Creation Worship the Lord, Our Maker {80} Hence, we see in the Psalms one of the foundational principles of worship as seen in the first angel’s message. We worship the Lord because He is our Creator, and directly tied to His role as Creator is His role as our Redeemer. Creator and Redeemer—if these are not reasons to praise and worship Him, what are?

13. Worship in the Psalms 2. God in the Sanctuary Psalm 68:24-26 NKJV “THEY have seen Your procession, O God, the procession of my God, my King, into my sanctuary. The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the maidens playing timbrels, bless God in the congregations….”

14. 2. God in the Sanctuary Judgment From His Sanctuary {82} WHILE many psalms were written for public worship, many others are prayers of personal distress and suffering. These laments typically contain a description of the problem, the sufferer’s plea for help, and an affirmation of, and reasons for, the writer’s trust in God.

15. 2. God in the Sanctuary Judgment From His Sanctuary {82} In Psalm 68:24, the wicked are pictured as watching God enter the sanctuary in a grand processional. God’s throne, representing justice and mercy, is symbolized in the ark of the covenant in the Most Holy Place of the sanctuary. Thus, the sanctuary, the place of worship, becomes a haven of refuge for the distressed.

16. 2. God in the Sanctuary Judgment From His Sanctuary {82} just and righteous judgment One of the things about God, about what makes Him so worthy of our worship, is that we can indeed trust that in the end, not only will judgment come but it will be just and righteous, nothing like the fallible and imperfect justice meted out even in the best human courts.

17. 2. God in the Sanctuary Psalm 49:12, 20 {84} “Like the beast that perish.” As the psalm says, the things of this world are so easily lost. Overnight, everything you have worked for, everything that is important to you, can be taken away, lost, destroyed. Fortunately, as this psalm shows, this life is not all that there is.

18. 2. God in the Sanctuary Reality in Christ {86} The entire OT sanctuary service centered on the concept of sacrifice. It is no wonder, then, that many of the psalms would use images and examples from the sanctuary service. The whole sanctuary service point to the reality, which was Jesus and His ministry for them in the heavenly sanctuary after His atoning death.

19. Worship in the Psalms 3. God in History Psalm 78:1-7 NKJV “GIVE ear, O my people…. We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the L ORD, and His strength and His wonderful works that He has done. … That they may set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God but keep His commandments. ”

20. 3. God in History Lest We Forget {88} ONE of the ways God reveals Himself is through history. Yet, each generation must experience Him anew based on that history. For that reason, not only music but the proclamation of the Word of God in worship is vital to both old and new generations to keep before them His past leading.

21. 3. God in History Lest We Forget {88} Psalm 78 is a warning that history must not repeat itself, but at the same time it is a heartwarming reminder of God’s gracious dealings with His wayward people. There seems to be an urgency in the imperative promise, “Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength” (vs 4 NKJV ).

22. Worship in the Psalms Final Words {80} THE psalms of praise describe who God is and why He is worthy of worship. They declare His greatness, and call worshipers to come with joyful adoration to honor Him.