bradofshaw
Puritan Board Freshman
I've been wondering about this and didn't know how to find the answer. I've often heard that the New Testament sabbath service is based on synagogue worship. Obviously the temple worship is described in great detail in the OT, but what about synagogues? If our present day worship is to be structured by scripture, how did scripture structure OT synagogue worship? This isn't strictly a criticism of RPW, I'm actually more interested in why the NT church, specifically Reformed, worships the way it does. So my initial questions are:
1. Where and when was the pattern for synagogue worship developed? Am I right that this developed during the exile?
2. Are there any scriptures that speak to this? Specifically, what was expected of the Israelites as far as worship on the Sabbath?
I searched my Nave's topical Bible for Synagogue and Church, and didn't come up with any specific texts dealing with synagogue worship. Anyone have any insight into this?
edit: I'm not so sure about my third question...
1. Where and when was the pattern for synagogue worship developed? Am I right that this developed during the exile?
2. Are there any scriptures that speak to this? Specifically, what was expected of the Israelites as far as worship on the Sabbath?
I searched my Nave's topical Bible for Synagogue and Church, and didn't come up with any specific texts dealing with synagogue worship. Anyone have any insight into this?
edit: I'm not so sure about my third question...
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