Bow Down מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Apr 16, 2025 · 4m

We are in chapter 37 of Genesis with our word for today, used 3 times in our chapter. מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים from the root word חָוָה bow down, worship. It is used 170 times in the Old Testament. Most of the time our word is used in the sense of an act of worship to God. A good example would be all the instruction from God not to worship other gods because it is not good for us. God has a protective jealously for us. Exodus 20:5 and Deuteronomy 5:9 You shall not תִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣ה bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the…