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Do Animals Worship God - Mormon Doctrine Studies - Posted: 24th Mar, 2008 - 11:46pm
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Post Date: 23rd Mar, 2008 - 11:36pm / Post ID: #
God Worship Animals Do
JB said:
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Hmmm. I believe they fill the measure of their creation. That's a pretty good way to worship God, but it is perhaps passive. Do they have the intellectual capacity to consciously choose the right? I'm not sure they do in this life, but I understand that they will in the spirit world.
God Worship Animals Do
Well, according to Psalm 148:7-13 they do:
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| 7Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: 8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word: 9Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: 10Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: 11Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: 12Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: 13Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. |
Psalm 150:6
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| 6Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. |
God Worship Animals Do
I believe animals mainly live on instinct and do not have time to worship. They have to survive, or die. I do believe there are times, in special circumstances where there are spiritually open to worship.
From Sacred Truths of the Doctrine and Covenants Vol. II, p. 69
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We also learn from this revelation and the word of the Lord in other revelations that in the eternities the animals and all living creatures shall be given knowledge, and enjoy happiness, each in its own sphere, in "their eternal felicity." These creatures will not then be the dumb creatures that we suppose them to be while in this mortal life. |
Animals, in my estimation are saved through the atonement of Jesus Christ, because of the ignorance that they are under now.
Either way, Animals are an important part of the hereafter and will be much more intelligent then they are now.
Post Date: 24th Mar, 2008 - 11:46pm / Post ID: #
Do Animals Worship God
Dictionary.com defines worship as:
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| -verb (used with object) 6. to render religious reverence and homage to. 7. to feel an adoring reverence or regard for (any person or thing). |
Psalms does not say that animals "worship," but that they "praise" him.
Per Gesenius #1984, the word "Praise" used in your reference essentially means, 'to be clear, brilliant; or refers to "brightness of light." The closest I can find in Gesenius to the exact word used in the Hebrew, unfortunately is in the Hithpoel- which says the word actually means, to go "impetuously," or "madly."
It seems to me that the original Hebrew suggests that the animals are acting simply as animals, and in doing so, acting impetuously, or by instinct, they praise God.
Equally, in these verses, the ocean, the moon, trees, mountains, etc. all praise God just as do the animals. How do they do it? As obedient intelligences. For
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Hel. 12: 7 O how great is the nothingness of the children of men; yea, even they are bless than the dust of the earth. |
Even the dust obeys God. Only man does not. As they obey, they praise.
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