In Week # 2 of THE WORSHIP LIFE we will take a journey into worship in the Old Testament, how it all started and the prophetic discovery of what it all means for us in the New Testament Church!
THE WORSHIP LIFE // NOTES WEEK # 2
OLD TESTAMENT WORSHIP & ITS PROPHETIC UTTERANCE
SECTION 1- HISTORY OF BIBLICAL WORSHIP
- Creation/Man’s relationship w/ God
- Man’s creation-Genesis 1:26-27; 2:7, 20-25
- The fall of man- Genesis 3: 1-19
- Expulsion from the Garden- Gen. 3:20- 2
- Calling on the Name of God & Offerings
- Offerings- Cain & Abel – Gen. 4: 1-7
- Genesis 4:25-26
- Many walked w/ God- Enoch- Gen. 5:22, 24 Noah- Gen. 6: 8 & 9, Abraham- James 2:23; 2 Chron. 20:7 ; Isaiah 41:8 ; Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Samuel, all the prophets, Solomon, etc
- Building Altars & God’s Covenant a. Genesis 8:20-22 – Noah b. Genesis 12:7- Abram – God’s Covenant Gen. 12: 1-3 c. Genesis 26:25 – Isaac /God’s covenant- v. 24
- Gen. 28: 10-22- Jacob e. Genesis 35: 7- Jacob /God’s covenant v. 7-15
- Exodus 17: 8-16- Moses
SECTION 2- THE TABERNACLE OF MOSES
- God’s brings the children of Israel out of Egypt for one thing- worship a. Exodus 5:1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel:
‘Let My people go , that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’” b. Exodus 7:16 (ref. worship) And you shall say to him, ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying,
“ Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness” c. Exodus 8:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, “ Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord:
“Let My people go, that they may serve Me. d. Exodus 8:8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat the Lord that He may take
away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may
sacrifice to the Lord.” e. Exodus 8:20 And the Lord said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he
comes out to the water. Then say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
- God’s desire for His people/The reason the Tabernacle was erected: a. To dwell among His People – Exodus 25: 8
- The pattern for the Tabernacle: a. God gives Moses the plan for the sanctuary in the tabernacle. – Exodus 24, 25:9, 40/ Ex. 26: 30/ Numb. 8
- b. Specific attributes that God spoke of as part of the Tabernacle – Exodus 25 -30
SECTION 3- THE FULFILLMENT IN JESUS CHRIST
- The Copy & Shadow: a. The copy & pattern vital Hebrews 8: 1- 5/ Ex. 25:9, 40 b. The copy null & void when the fulfillment came- Hebrews 8: 13 – Heb. 9 c. Jesus opened the way to fellowship w/ God- Heb. 10:19- 22/ Heb. 4: 14-16