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Animal Worshipthere is no work, nor device, norknowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol["the grave" AV], whither thougoest."Job 14:1, 2, 21 "Man, that isborn of a woman, is of few days,and full of trouble. He comethforth like a flower, and is cutdown : he fleeth also as a shadow,and continueth not . His sonscome to honor, and he knowethit not ; and they are brought low,but he perceiveth it not of them ."Condemned as Creature WorshipRom . 1:25 "Who exchanged thetruth of God for the lie andvenerated and rendered sacredservice to the creation ratherthan the One who created, who isblessed forever."Animal WorshipDEFINITIONThe form or practice of rendering, ceremonially or otherwise,honor or reverence to various forms of animal life or to man-maderepresentations, or thereby attributing to them human or superhumanpowers, abilities or inclinations . A false practice .10Matt. 10 :37 "He that hasgreater affection for father ormother than for me is not worthyof me."Worship Due JehovahMatt . 4 :10 "For it is written, `Itis Jehovah your God you mustworship, and it is to him aloneyou must render sacred service .' "John 4 :23, 24 "The hour iscoming, and it is now, when thegenuine worshipers will worshipthe Father with spirit and truth,for, indeed, the Father is lookingfor such kind to worship him .God is a Spirit, and those worshipinghim must worship withspirit and truth ."ORIGINFrom when Eve acted on the lie spoken through a serpent andonward, organized false religions before and after the Flood haveheld animals as symbolically representing certain heroes or gods.In the first world empire, Egypt, "animal gods" were worshiped ingreat numbers. Modern Hinduism holds a sacred regard for certainanimals.Man's Superiority to Animals bird of the heavens ; and broughtClearly Established in Scriptures them unto the man to see whatJob 35 :11 "Who teacheth us he would call them : and whatsoeverthe man called every livingmore than the beasts of theearth, and maketh us wiser than creature, that was the namethe birds of the heavens?"thereof. And the man gave namesJob 18:3 "Wherefore are we to all cattle, and to the birds ofcounted as beasts, and are become the heavens, and to every beastunclean in your sight?"of the field ; but for man therewas not found a help meet forMan Given Dominion over the him ."AnimalsGen . 1 :27, 28 "And God cre-Gen . 2 :19, 20 "And out of the ated man in his own image, inground Jehovah God formed the image of God created he him ;every beast of the field, and every male and female created he