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What the Bible is Not Confused About: Worship is Prostration

📄 Source Sheet (Sefaria): https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/580433... What the Bible Is Not Confused About: Worship Is Prostration What does “worship” really mean in the Bible—and why does Scripture repeatedly pair it with physically dropping low? In this episode of What the Bible Is Not Confused About, we follow the Bible’s own vocabulary to show that worship in the Hebrew Bible is fundamentally embodied. Words translated as “bow,” “kneel,” and “prostrate” aren’t interchangeable English phrases but specific Hebrew and Semitic roots that portray actual physical posture. We trace key terms: כרע (kara) — always kneeling, a posture of humility and submission שחה (hishtachavah) — full prostration, face to the ground סגד (sagad) — a root shared across Aramaic, Arabic, and Ethiopian languages where worship and prostration overlap Along the way, we explore how these postures function not only in prayer but in respect, conflict resolution, and community life—from Solomon’s kneeling, to Jacob’s sevenfold prostration before Esau, to Moses falling on his face before Korach. We also ask why such a central form of worship faded in later Jewish practice, and how cultural and historical changes reshaped embodied praise. If the Bible repeatedly links physical lowering with divine reverence, perhaps the Bible isn’t confused about worship—maybe we are.