Deuteronomy 26:10:  “And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which Thou, O LORD, hast given me.  And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God.”  Note that “worship” involves brings your offerings (tithe) to the alter.

 

Joshua 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, and said unto Him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?”  Note the position of “worship.”

 

First Samuel 1:3:  “And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh.”  Note that “worship” involves “sacrifice.”

 

First Samuel 15:25:  “Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.”  Note that before “worshiping” one must ask for “pardon” of ones “sins.”

 

First Samuel 15:30:  “Then he said, I have sinned:  yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.”  Here is my First Samuel 15:25 Note:

 

“Saul’s stubbornness in persisting before Samuel that he had obeyed God, was as iniquity and idolatry.  His love to carry out his own will was more desirable to him than to obtain the favor of God, or the approbation of a clear conscience.  And when his sin was opened clearly before him, and his wrong definitely pointed out, his pride of opinion, his excessive self-love, led him to justify himself in his wrong course, in defiance of the reproof of Samuel, and the Word of the Lord by the mouth of His prophet.  Such obstinacy in a known transgression, separated him forever from God.”  4aSG:76.

 

“When King Saul realized that he had been rejected by God, and when he felt the force of the Words of denunciation that had been addressed to him by the prophet, he was filled with bitter rebellion and despair.  It was not true repentance that had bowed the proud head of the king.  He had no clear perception of the offensive character of his sin, and did not arouse to the work of reforming his life, but brooded over what he thought was the injustice of God in depriving him of the throne of Israel and in taking the succession away from his posterity.  He was ever occupied in anticipating the ruin that had been brought upon his house.  He felt that the valor which he had displayed in encountering his enemies should offset his sin of disobedience.  He did not accept with meekness the chastisement of God; but his haughty spirit became desperate, until he was on the verge of losing his reason.”  PP:643.

 

Second Kings 5:18:  “In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon:  when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.”  Note that one should be cautious when worshiping in a denomination that they know to have incorrect doctrines.

 

Second Kings 18:22:  “But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God:  is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?”  Note that there is “one” proper place to “worship” (see Second Kings 5:18).

 

Second Kings 17:36:  “But the LORD, Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, Him shall ye fear, and Him shall ye worship, and to Him shall ye do sacrifice.”  Note that “worship” involves “sacrifice.”

 

First Chronicles 16:29:  “Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His Name:  bring an offering, and come before Him:  worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.”  Note:  “bring an offering” & “in the beauty of holiness.”

 

Second Chronicles 32:12:  “Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?”  Note, see Second Kings 18:22.

 

Psalm 5:7:  “But as for me, I will come into Thy house in the multitude of Thy mercy:  and in Thy fear will I worship toward Thy holy temple.”  Note how you should come before our Lord:  “fear” = respectful.

 

Psalm 29:2:  “Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His Name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.”  Notethat this points us to the true meaning for worship.  It is to give to the Lord the glory and honor He deserves.  In fact, worship is a natural, almost unavoidable response by God’s creation, when they cannot but respond to Him with words of adoration and thankfulness for what He has done.

 

Psalm 66:4:  “All the earth shall worship Thee, and shall sing unto Thee; they shall sing to Thy Name.  Selah.”  Note, “sing.”

 

Psalm 86:9:  “All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord; and shall glorify Thy Name.”  Note, “glorify Thy Name.”

 

Psalm 95:6:  “O come, let us worship and bow down:  let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.”  Note the position.

 

Psalm 96:9:  “O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness:  fear before Him, all the earth.”  Note how you should come before our Lord:  “fear” = respectful.

 

Psalm 99:5:  “Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool;  for He is holy.”  Note that where you “worship” is important (see Second Kings 18:22}.

 

Psalm 99:9:  “Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.”  Note, “Exalt the LORD.”

 

Psalm 132:7:  “We will go into His tabernacles:  we will worship at His footstool.”  Note, where you “worship” is important.

 

Psalm 138:2:  “I will worship toward Thy holy Temple, and praise Thy Name {WHY} for Thy lovingkindness and for Thy truth:  for Thou hast magnified Thy Word above all Thy Name.”  Note where to worship.

 

Isaiah 27:13:  “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.”  Note that where you “worship” is important.

 

Isaiah 36:7:  “But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God:  is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?”  Note, see Second Kings 18:22.

 

Isaiah 66:23:  “And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before Me, saith the LORD.”  Note that there is a specific day that our Lord asks for “worship.”  Also Note that this is when all the redeemed are in Heaven.

 

Jeremiah 26:2:  “Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the Words that I Command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a Word.”  Note where this takes place.

 

Ezekiel 46:2-3 & 9:  “[2] And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate:  then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

[3] Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the {WHEN} Sabbaths and in the new moons. [9] But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate:  he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.”  Note that our Lord requires order, offerings, and where they are to take place.

 

Daniel 3:28:  “Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Who hath sent His angel, and delivered His servants that trusted in Him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.”  Note that there is only one true God to be “worshiped.”

 

Zephaniah 2:11:  “The LORD will be terrible unto them:  for He will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship Him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.”  Note that there is only one true God to be “worshiped.”

 

Zechariah 14:16:  “And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.”  Note that there is only one true God to be “worshiped” and only one true place of “worship,” i.e., there is only one true Church.

 

Zechariah 14:17:  “And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.”  Note that there is only one true Church.

 

Matthew 2:2:  “Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him.”  Note:  Who do you “worship?”

 

Matthew 2:8:  “And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young Child; and when ye have found Him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship Him also.”  Note that though this was not the king’s intent, the principle is true.

 

Matthew 4:10:  “Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan:  for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”  Note:  Who do you, are you supposed to “worship?”

 

Matthew 15:9:  “But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”  Note that “worship” is not accepted if your (churches) “doctrine” is incorrect.

 

Mark 7:7:  “Howbeit in vain do they worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”  Note that “worship” is not accepted if your (churches) “doctrine” is incorrect.

 

Luke 4:8:  “And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind Me, Satan:  for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”  Note:  Who do you, are you supposed to “worship?”

 

John 4:21:  “Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe Me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.”  Note that Who you “worship” is more important than “where” you “worship.”

 

John 4:23:  “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth:  for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.”  Note:  Who do you, are you supposed to “worship?”

 

John 4:24:  “God is a Spirit:  and they that worship Him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”  Note:  Who do you, are you supposed to “worship?”

 

Acts 24:14:  “But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the prophets.”  Note, true worship of God cannot be recognized without the acknowledge of His Law.

 

Philippians 3:3:  “For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.”  Note, if the heart is not “circumcised,” i.e., obedient, then true “worship” cannot be obtained.

 

Colossians 2:23:  “Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.”  Note that “diet” is important in the process of “humility.”

 

Hebrews 1:6:  “And again, when He bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, He saith, And let all the angels of God worship Him.”  Note Who is to be “worshiped.”

 

Revelation 3:9:  “Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before Thy feet, and to know that I have loved Thee.”  Note Who is to be “worshiped.”

 

Revelation 4:10:  “The four and twenty elders fall down before Him that sat on the throne, and worship Him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,” Note Who is to be “worshiped.”

 

Revelation 13:8:  “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship Him, whose names are not written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”  Note, eventually ‘all” will “worship;” most from “fear,” others out of admiration.

 

Revelation 14:7:  “Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come:  and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”  Note how you should come before our Lord:  “fear” = respectful.

 

Revelation 15:3-4:  “[3] And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, Thou King of saints. [4] Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy Name? for Thou only art holy:  for all nations shall come and worship before Thee; for Thy judgments are made manifest.”  Note, “sing.”

 

Revelation 19:10:  “And I fell at his feet to worship him.  And he said unto me, See thou do it not:  I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus:  worship God:  for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”  Note, Who is to be “worshiped?”

 

Revelation 22:9:  “Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not:  for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this Book:  worship God.”  Note, Who is to be “worshiped?”