v. Worship, Minister, Obey
Gen 25:23 strong..and the older shall serve the younger
Gen 25:32 Esau .. what use then is the
Gen 27:29 serve you peoples, and nations .. to you
Gen 29:18 I will serve you seven years for your Rachel
Exo 1:13 the Egyptians made serve .. Israel
Exo 3:12 sign .. you will serve God on this mountain
Exo 4:23 let my son go, that he may serve me
Exo 14:12 we had better serve the Egyptians
Exo 21:2 if you buy a servant .. six years will serve
Exo 23:25 You shall serve the Lord your God, and he
Lev 25:39 you shall not make him serve as a slave
Deu 4:28 there you will serve gods made with hands
Deu 5:9 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them
Deu 6:13 you will fear your God, and him alone you will serve
Deu 7:16 nor serve their gods, for it will be
Deu 10:12 serve the Lord your God with all your
Deu 11:16 turn aside and serve other gods
Deu 13:4 Jehovah .. him ye shall serve, and him ye shall follow
Deu 15:12 he had served six years, the seventh
Deu 28:48 therefore you shall serve your enemies who
Jos 22:5 him, and serve him with all your heart
Jos 24:15 but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord
Jos 24:18 we will serve the Lord .. he is our God
Jdg 3:6 gave their daughters .. served their gods
Jdg 10:13 you have served other gods; by
1Sa 7:3 Jehovah, and him only serve, and he will deliver you
1Sa 12:20 but serve him with all your heart
2Sa 22:44; Psa 18:43 I did not know it will serve me
1Ki 9:6; 2Ch 7:19 and serve other gods
1Ki 12:7 good words .. they will serve you to
1Ch 28:9 Serve him with a perfect heart, and with
1Ch 10:4 now relieve some of .. and we will serve you
Job 21:15 who is he… that we should serve him?
Job 34:9 has said: It will be of no use to man
Psa 2:11 serve the Lord with fear, and trembling
Psa 22:30 posterity will serve him; this will be
Psa 72:11 kings..all nations will serve him
Psa 100:2 serve the Lord with gladness; come
Psa 101:6 whoever walks in the way…will serve me
Psa 106:36 they served their idols, which
Ecc 10:19 the living; and money is used for everything
Isa 60:10 walls, and their kings will serve you; because
Isa 60:12 nation or kingdom that does not serve you
Jer 25:11 these nations shall serve the king of
Jer 27:7 all nations shall serve him, his
Jer 30:9 They shall serve the Lord their God and David their
Jer 34:14 he shall serve him six years, and shall send him free
Dan 3:17 God whom we serve can deliver us
Dan 3:18 we will not serve your gods, nor
Dan 6:20 whom you continually serve, has he
Dan 7:10 fire .. thousands upon thousands served him
Dan 7:14 that all peoples .. serve him
Dan 7:27 everlasting, and all dominions shall serve him
Hab 2:18 What good is the sculpture that he carved
Zep 3:9 that serve him with common consent
Mal 3:14 said: It is too much to serve God
Mal 3:18 He who serves God and he who does not know him
Mat 4:10 you will worship your God, and him only you will serve
Mat 4:11 behold, angels came and ministered to him
Mat 5:13 no longer serves for anything, but to be
Matt 6:24; Luk 16:13 no one can serve two
Matt 8:15; Mar 1:31; Luk 4:39 she got up and served them
Matt 20:28; Mar 10:45 did not come to be served
Mat 25:44 or in prison, and we do not serve you?
Luk 15:29 How many years have I served you, not having
Luk 22:26 be .. the one who leads, as the one who serves
Luk 22:27 I am among you as one who serves
Joh 12:26 if anyone serves me, follow me; and where i
Act 6:2 let us leave the word of God, to serve
Act 20:19 serving the Lord with all humility
Act 24:23 does not prevent .. from serving him or coming to him
Rom 6:6 so that we no longer serve sin
Rom 7:6 let us serve under the rule of the Spirit
Rom 9:12 it was said to him: The older shall serve the younger
Rom 12:7 if of service, in serving; or the one who teaches
Rom 12:11 earnest in…serving the Lord
Rom 14:18 He who hereby serves Christ pleases
1Co 9:13 and that those who serve at the altar, from the altar
2Co 11:8 receiving wages to serve you
Gal 4:8 ye served those who by … are not gods
Gal 5:13 serve one another out of love
Eph 6:7 serving willingly, as to
Phi 2:22 as a son .. has served with me in the
Phi 3:3 we who in spirit serve God and
Col 3:24 inheritance .. to Christ the Lord you serve
1Ti 6:2 but serve them better, because they are
Heb 6:10 served the saints and still serving them
Heb 9:14 dead to serve the living God
Heb 12:28 and through it let us serve God
Rev 7:15 they serve him day and night in his temple; and the
Service to God is exclusive, incompatible with other forms of slavery (Mt 6,24; Lk 16,13). The perfect slavery, the faithful submission, is that of Mary (Lk 1,38.48). But the service to God is never in fear, but in the freedom and fidelity of children (Jn 8,3336) and friends (Jn 15,15); service to God demands service to others (Mt 20,27). Jesus Christ, being Lord, has become a servant of all, because his headship must always be a service, so that his disciples learn to be servants of all. In Christianity, whoever wants to be great must be the servant of all, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who came to serve and not to be served (Mt 20,25-28; Mk 10,42-45; Lk 22,24 -30). The attitude of Jesus Christ on earth is one of service (Mt 20,28), the same one that he will adopt on the last day, if at his arrival he finds us in vigilant expectation (Lk 12,37). To serve Jesus Christ is to follow him (Jn 12,26), and to serve men is to serve Jesus Christ himself (Mt 25,44). -> servant; sacrifice.
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FERNANDEZ RAMOS, Felipe (Dir.), Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth, Editorial Monte Carmelo, Burbos, 2001
Source: Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth
Linked to Christ and his love, to his initiative of merciful charity, the Christian community cannot leave the people at the mercy of its needs, it must strive to make itself present in some way, continuing the work of the Master. We cannot say: “Let him get away with it!” We have an obligation to serve the people. The Church cannot evade this service, just as she cannot evade the fatigue and risks of dialogue with society, closing herself off in her ecclesial life and letting history go by itself. The ministry of the Christian community consists, therefore, in unifying the Word of God and history. The Church, knowing that divine life has been granted to man out of love, cannot interpret the present solely in the light of the human sciences, however important they may be; she fully lives and serves this present, recognizing in it the signs of God’s presence. The “You give them to eat” urges us in our history of the Church and commits us to show how in every human reality there vibrates a tension towards a greater mystery. Here the obedience of the Church to the Word is transformed into a cultural service, aimed at finding solutions and introducing into them ferments that help to live the joyful richness of divine love. And so the “Give them something to eat yourselves” also connects with situations of misery and poverty, with the projects and demands of human beings, in order to invent the pastoral mission of the Church and direct it towards the total promotion of the person.
Carlo María Martini, Spiritual Dictionary, PPC, Madrid, 1997
Source: Spiritual Dictionary
A. Verbs sharat (tr’v; , 8334), “to serve, to minister”. The word is found less than 100 times in the Old Testament. In the vast majority of cases, sharat appears as an infinitive or participle. In cases where the participle is translated as a verbal noun, e.g. eg “servant” or “minister”, the emphasis is punctual, that is, it does not communicate the prolongation or repetition of the action. The almost exclusive use of the intensive verb form is another grammatical feature of sharat. The reader of the Spanish Bible will not be able to perceive the particular meaning of sharat because it has a synonym, >abad (or >ebed), which is also translated as “serve” or “server”. Sharat often denotes the “service” offered as part of Israel’s worship; some 60 of its 97 cases have this meaning. When Samuel was still a child, he “ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest” (1Sa 2:11); the Lord called him while “serving the Lord before Eli” (1Sa 3:1 rva). This “service” was solely to honor God; Israel could not be “like the other nations, like the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone” (Eze 20:32 rva). In the temple of Ezekiel’s vision, the Levites who “served before their idols” were forbidden by God to serve in the priesthood (Eze 44:12). God “set apart the tribe of Levi † ¦ to † ¦ serve him, and to bless in his name” (Deu 10: 8 rva). From among the men of the tribe of Levi, Moses anointed Aaron and his sons and consecrated them to “minister” in the priesthood (Exo 29:30). The Levites who were not of Aaron’s family, although chosen to serve God in perpetuity, acted as assistants to the priests, performing physical tasks such as guarding doors, killing burnt offerings, and caring for the altars and utensils of the sanctuary. (1Ch 15:2; Eze 44:11). Yet Isaiah predicts that a day will come when “And foreigners †¦ will serve you” (Isa 60:10). In a good number of situations the word is used to denote “service” to some other person, generally of a higher rank or of a higher class; however, the term never refers to the servitude of a slave. Moses receives the following instruction: “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and make them stand before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him” (Num 3:6; cf. 8.26). Elisha “ministered” to Elijah (1Ki 19:21). Abisag “served” David (1Ki 1:15). Various categories of officials “served” David (1Ch 28:1). David’s son Amnon had “a servant who served him” (2Sa 13:17). Seven eunuchs “served before King Ahasuerus” (Esther 1:10). It also speaks of “king’s servants, his courtiers” (Est 2: 2). >abad (db’ to God on this mountain” (Exo 3:12). The term is frequently used with another verb: “The Lord your God shall you fear, and Him alone shall you serve” (Deu 6:13), or “If ye obey carefully obey the commandments that I am giving you today, loving the Lord your God and serving him” (Deu 11:13 rv 95). All nations are commanded: “Serve the Lord with gladness” (Psa 100:2). During Messiah’s reign “All nations shall serve him” (Psa 72:11) The verb and noun can be used together as in Num 8:11 “They shall serve in the ministry of the Lord.” B. Names >aboí†dah ( hd;/b[
Source: Vine Old Testament Dictionary
The word service takes on two opposite meanings in the Bible, depending on whether it designates the submission of man to God or the subjection of man by man in the form of slavery. Salvation history teaches that man’s liberation depends on his submission to God and that “to serve God is to reign” (Blessing of the palms).
I. SERVICE AND SLAVERY. In human relationships it already means serving two profoundly different concrete situations: that of the *slave, as it appears in the pagan world, in which man in servitude is placed at the level of animals and things, and that of the *servant. , as defined by the law of the people of God: the slave does not cease to be a man and has his place in the family, so…