Jonathan W.

Lankford

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Serving the Father, bowing to the Son

234 times in the Old Testament, New Testament, and other books, the Greek words
(prosekuneo) and (proskuneo) are used to refer to bowing down to God, Yeshua (Jesus),
gods, kings, or other human masters.
Gen. 22:5
Gen. 27:29
Gen. 37:10
Gen. 49:8
Exod. 11:8
Exod. 20:5
Exod. 23:24
Exod. 24:1
Exod. 34:14
Lev. 26:1
Deut. 4:19
Deut. 5:9
Deut. 8:19
Deut. 11:16
Deut. 17:3
Deut. 26:10
Deut. 30:17
Deut. 32:43
Jos. 23:7, 16
Jda. 2:2, 19
Jdg. 2:2, 19
1 Sam. 1:3, 19
1 Sam. 2:36
1 Sam. 15:25, 30
2 Sam. 15:5
2 Sam. 16:4
1 Ki. 9:6
2 Ki. 5:18
2 Ki. 17:35f
2 Ki. 18:22
2 Ki. 19:37
1 Chr. 16:29
2 Chr. 7:19
2 Chr. 20:18
2 Chr. 32:12
Neh. 9:3, 6
Est. 3:5
Est. 4:17
Est. 8:12
Jdt. 8:18
Tob. 5:14
3 Ma. 3:7
4 Ma. 5:12
Ps. 5:8
Ps. 21:28
Ps. 28:2
Ps. 44:13
Ps. 65:4
Ps. 71:11
Ps. 80:10

Ps. 85:9
Ps. 94:6
Ps. 95:9
Ps. 96:7
Ps. 98:5, 9
Ps. 131:7
Ps. 137:2
Odes 2:43
Odes 14:6
Sir. 50:17, 21
Mic. 5:12
Zeph. 1:5
Zeph. 2:11
Zech. 14:16f
Isa. 2:20
Isa. 27:13
Isa. 37:38
Isa. 44:15, 17, 19
Isa. 45:14
Isa. 46:6
Isa. 49:7, 23
Isa. 66:23
Jer. 13:10
Jer. 25:6
Jer. 33:2
Ep. Jer. 1:5
Ezek. 8:16
Ezek. 46:2f, 9
Dan. 3:5f, 10f, 14f, 18, 95
Dan. 6:27f
Dat. 3:5f, 11f, 14f, 18, 95
Bel. 1:5, 24
Bet. 1:4f, 24f
Matt. 2:2, 8
Matt. 4:9f
Matt. 20:20
Lk. 4:7f
Lk. 24:52
Jn. 4:20ff
Jn. 12:20
Acts 7:43
Acts 8:27
Acts 24:11
1 Co. 14:25
Heb. 1:6
Rev. 3:9
Rev. 4:10
Rev. 9:20
Rev. 11:1
Rev. 13:8, 12, 15

Rev. 14:7, 9, 11
Rev. 15:4
Rev. 16:2
Rev. 19:10, 20
Rev. 22:8f
Gen. 18:2
Gen. 19:1
Gen. 23:7, 12
Gen. 24:26, 48, 52
Gen. 33:3, 6f
Gen. 37:7, 9
Gen. 42:6
Gen. 43:26, 28
Gen. 47:31
Gen. 48:12
Exod. 4:31
Exod. 12:27
Exod. 18:7
Exod. 33:10
Exod. 34:8
Num. 22:31
Num. 25:2
Deut. 29:25
Jda. 2:12, 17
Jda. 6:19
Jda. 7:15
Jdg. 2:12, 17
Jdg. 7:15
Ruth 2:10
1 Sam. 15:31
1 Sam. 20:41
1 Sam. 24:9
1 Sam. 25:23, 41
1 Sam. 28:14
2 Sam. 1:2
2 Sam. 9:6, 8
2 Sam. 12:20
2 Sam. 14:4, 22, 33
2 Sam. 15:32
2 Sam. 18:21, 28
2 Sam. 24:20
1 Ki. 1:16, 23, 31, 47, 53
1 Ki. 2:13
1 Ki. 9:9
1 Ki. 16:31
1 Ki. 19:18
1 Ki. 22:54
2 Ki. 2:15
2 Ki. 4:37
2 Ki. 17:16

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2 Ki. 21:3, 21
1 Chr. 21:21
1 Chr. 29:20
2 Chr. 7:3, 22
2 Chr. 24:17
2 Chr. 25:14
2 Chr. 29:28ff
2 Chr. 33:3
1 Es. 9:47
Neh. 8:6
Est. 3:2
Jdt. 5:8
Jdt. 6:18
Jdt. 10:9, 23
Jdt. 13:17
Jdt. 14:7
Jdt. 16:18
Tbs. 5:14

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1 Ma. 4:55
Ps. 21:30
Ps. 105:19
Job 1:20
Isa. 2:8
Jer. 1:16
Jer. 8:2
Jer. 16:11
Jer. 22:9
Dan. 2:46
Dan. 3:7, 12
Dat. 2:46
Dat. 3:7
Bel. 1:4
Bet. 1:4
Matt. 2:11
Matt. 8:2
Matt. 9:18

Matt. 14:33
Matt. 15:25
Matt. 18:26
Matt. 28:9, 17
Mk. 5:6
Mk. 15:19
Jn. 4:20
Jn. 9:38
Acts 10:25
Heb. 11:21
Rev. 5:14
Rev. 7:11
Rev. 11:16
Rev. 13:4
Rev. 19:4
Rev. 20:4

118 times in the Old Testament, New Testament, and other books, the Greek word (latreo)
is used to refer to religious service to the Father Yehovah or to false gods. It is never used to refer
to the worship of any angel, prophet, person, or even Yehovahs son Yeshua (Jesus):
Exod. 3:12
Exod. 4:23
Exod. 7:16, 26
Exod. 8:16
Exod. 9:1, 13
Exod. 10:3, 7f, 11, 24, 26
Exod. 12:16, 31
Exod. 20:5
Exod. 23:24f
Lev. 18:21
Lev. 23:7f, 21, 25, 35f
Num. 16:9
Num. 28:18, 25f
Num. 29:1, 12, 35
Deut. 4:19, 28
Deut. 5:9
Deut. 6:13
Deut. 7:4, 16
Deut. 8:19
Deut. 10:12, 20
Deut. 11:13, 16, 28
Deut. 13:3, 7, 14

Deut. 17:3
Deut. 28:14, 36, 48
Deut. 29:17
Deut. 30:17
Deut. 31:20
Jos. 22:5, 27
Jos. 23:7, 16
Jos. 24:14ff, 18ff, 24
Jda. 2:19
Jdg. 2:19
2 Sam. 15:8
2 Ki. 17:35
2 Chr. 7:19
1 Es. 1:4
1 Es. 4:54
Jdt. 3:8
3 Ma. 6:6
Odes 9:75
Sir. 4:14
Ezek. 20:32
Dan. 3:14, 18, 95
Dan. 4:37

Dan. 6:17, 21, 27

Dan. 7:14
Dat. 3:12, 14, 17f, 95
Dat. 6:17, 21
Matt. 4:10
Lk. 1:74
Lk. 2:37
Lk. 4:8
Acts 7:7, 42
Acts 24:14
Acts 26:7
Acts 27:23
Rom. 1:9
Phil. 3:3
2 Tim. 1:3
Heb. 8:5
Heb. 9:9, 14
Heb. 10:2
Heb. 12:28
Heb. 13:10
Rev. 7:15
Rev. 22:3

What does this mean to you and me? We can bow down () before Yeshua and pray
through him in his name (John 14:13, John 14:14, John 15:16, John 16:23, John 16:24, John
16:26). However, religious service () such as animal sacrifice belongs to the Father only.
Paul stated that the sacrifice of our praises go to the Father through the Son (Hebrews 13:5). Also,
Yeshua Messiah (Jesus Christ) himself said:
Matthew 4:10 (c.f. Deuteronomy 6:13; Deuteronomy 10:20)
Then Jesus said to him, Go, Satan! For it is written, You shall worship () Yehovah your
God and serve () him only.