Title: Offering Praise To God
Author: Darrow Perkins
Text: Hebrews 13:15-16
INTRODUCTION: Sometimes, depending on the situation, we will quickly respond with the phrase, "Praise the Lord!" We do so because something good happened, and in most cases, we rarely say, "Praise the Lord!" when something bad happens.
Sometimes we do it because we've been "programmed" to say it because we've heard other people say it;
Sometimes we do it because we're in an environment where it's acceptable to say it and not have to worry about what somebody might say in return; or,
Sometimes we say it because we genuinely mean it and honestly want to give God what He's due.
I would submit to you that it is easy to make the statement "Praise the Lord!" but the question is, are you really praising the Lord? Are we merely going through the motions or are we sincerely giving unto the Lord that which is due to Him? It is a question we have to ask ourselves because the Lord already knows the answer.
When God made us, it was His intention that we would praise Him for His many blessings towards us. In the book, Synonyms of the Old Testament, the Rev. Robert Baker Girdlestone says that the Hebrew language gives us at least three words that help us to understand praise. The first is:
Barak (??????, Ass, baraku), which means to bless, literally to kneel, and is translated 'praise' in Judges 5:2 and Psalm 72:15; it is to be noticed that blessings signifies not only the act of a superior to an inferior, but also the expression of grateful praise proceeding from the inferior and ascending to the superior.
Yadah (??????), means to set forth, or confess publicly, whether in the way of praise or otherwise. We can find evidence of this in Genesis 29:35 and 49:8.
The only other word to be notices is Shabach (??????), which means to praise or commend, which is used four times in the Psalms, once in Ecclesiastes 4:2, and five times in Daniel.
Knowing that God requires pr ...
Author: Darrow Perkins
Text: Hebrews 13:15-16
INTRODUCTION: Sometimes, depending on the situation, we will quickly respond with the phrase, "Praise the Lord!" We do so because something good happened, and in most cases, we rarely say, "Praise the Lord!" when something bad happens.
Sometimes we do it because we've been "programmed" to say it because we've heard other people say it;
Sometimes we do it because we're in an environment where it's acceptable to say it and not have to worry about what somebody might say in return; or,
Sometimes we say it because we genuinely mean it and honestly want to give God what He's due.
I would submit to you that it is easy to make the statement "Praise the Lord!" but the question is, are you really praising the Lord? Are we merely going through the motions or are we sincerely giving unto the Lord that which is due to Him? It is a question we have to ask ourselves because the Lord already knows the answer.
When God made us, it was His intention that we would praise Him for His many blessings towards us. In the book, Synonyms of the Old Testament, the Rev. Robert Baker Girdlestone says that the Hebrew language gives us at least three words that help us to understand praise. The first is:
Barak (??????, Ass, baraku), which means to bless, literally to kneel, and is translated 'praise' in Judges 5:2 and Psalm 72:15; it is to be noticed that blessings signifies not only the act of a superior to an inferior, but also the expression of grateful praise proceeding from the inferior and ascending to the superior.
Yadah (??????), means to set forth, or confess publicly, whether in the way of praise or otherwise. We can find evidence of this in Genesis 29:35 and 49:8.
The only other word to be notices is Shabach (??????), which means to praise or commend, which is used four times in the Psalms, once in Ecclesiastes 4:2, and five times in Daniel.
Knowing that God requires pr ...
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