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***Vic*** · 04-22-2011, 04:52 PM

To clarify what worshipping something including God means and, is defined as in the Scriptures:

Exo 34:14 For thou shalt worship H7812 no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

worship H7812

The Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon > http://www.studylight.org/lex/heb/view.cgi?number=07812

Strong's Number: 7812 hx#
Original Word Word Origin
hx# a primitive root
Transliterated Word
Shachah
Phonetic Spelling
shaw-khaw'
Parts of Speech
Verb
Definition
1)to bow down
a)(Qal) to bow down
b)(Hiphil) to depress (fig)
c)(Hithpael)
1.to bow down, prostrate oneself 1c
d)before superior in homage 1c
e)before God in worship 1c
f)before false gods 1c
g)before angel

Translated Words
KJV (172) - bow, 31; bow down, 18; crouch, 1; fall down, 3; misc, 3; obeisance, 9; reverence, 5; stoop, 1; themselves, 2; worship, 99;

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worship H7812
שׁחה
shâchâh
BDB Definition:
1) to bow down
1a) (Qal) to bow down
1b) (Hiphil) to depress (figuratively)
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself
1c1a) before superior in homage
1c1b) before God in worship
1c1c) before false gods
1c1d) before angel
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2360

Strong's > worship
H7812
שׁחה
shâchâh
shaw-khaw'
A primitive root; to depress, that is, prostrate (especially reflexively in homage to royalty or God): - bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.

Mat 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship G4352 the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Strong's >worship G4352

G4352
προσκυνέω
proskuneō
pros-koo-neh'-o
From G4314 and probably a derivative of G2965 (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master’s hand); to fawn or crouch to, that is, (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore): - worship.

reverence
Psa 89:7 God is greatly to be feared H6206 in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence H3372 of all them that are about him.

reverence H3372

H3372
ירא
yârê'
BDB Definition:
1) to fear, revere, be afraid
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to fear, be afraid
1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed
1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared
1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe
1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe
1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify
2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 907, 908

feared

H6206
ערץ
‛ârats
BDB Definition:
1) to tremble, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, break, be terrified, cause to tremble
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to cause to tremble, terrify
1b2) to tremble, feel dread
1b) (Niphal) to be awesome, be terrible
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to regard or treat with awe, regard or treat as awful
1c2) to inspire with awe, terrify
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root

Heb 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence G127 and godly fear:G2124

reverence G127

Strong's G127
αἰδώς
aidōs
ahee-doce'
Perhaps from G1 (as a negative particle) and G1492 (through the idea of downcast eyes); bashfulness, that is, (towards men), modesty or (towards God) awe: - reverence, shamefacedness.

godly fear: G2124

Strong's G2124
εὐλάβεια
eulabeia
yoo-lab'-i-ah
From G2126; properly caution, that is, (religiously) reverence (piety); by implication dread (concretely): - fear (-ed).

I know of no Christian that bows down and worships a bunny or chicks or colored eggs. Unless, there are churches who do bow down, give revernce or fear/dread to bunnies in their services and believe them to be God, And I am thinking if there are some, that means they aren't a christian chuch to begin with. So unless there is some provable documentation to the contrary, the false accusation and myth of Christians worshipping bunnies or chicks or preparing colored eggs as part of that false worship, is totally busted.