Preface

HOW ARE WE TO PRAISE?We should praise God according to His Word. Psalm 119:25, 37a. Mouths(1) Singing - “0 come, let us sing unto the Lord.” Psalm 95:1(2) Praying – I Timothy 2:8(3) Praising – Hebrews 13:15b. Hands(1) Clapping - “0 clap your hands all ye people.” Psalms 47:1,98:8; Isaiah 55:12(2) Lifting - “Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless theLord.” Psalm 134:2(3) Playing Instruments - Psalm 150:3-6c. Body(1) Standing - “Behold, bless the Lord, all you servants of theLord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord.” Psalm134:1(2) Bowing - “0h, come, let us worship and bow down: let uskneel before the Lord our maker.” Psalm 95:6(3) Dancing - “Let them praise His name with the dance: letthem sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.” Psalms149:3, 150:4; Acts 3:8HOW DOES JUDAH ILLUSTRATE PRAISE?The name Judah means “Praise the Lord.”a. The tribe of Judah was promised the septer to become theruling tribe of Israel. Genesis 49:10b. Judah was placed next to the door of the tabernacle in the campof Israel. Numbers 2:3c. Judah was chosen to lead the Israelites in the conquest ofCanaan. Judges 1:1,2d. Judah received more inheritance than they needed, so theyshared their inheritance with the tribe of Simeon. Joshua 19:9L E S S O N 2 1 Praise105