We often forget that for a long time into Bible history there was no central site of worship. Families would gather at any location to perform the rituals of worship just about anywhere that it seemed appropriate.

Now, most of us would remember that often those scenes would be enacted at altar sites... sometimes old, sometimes new. But did you know that the Bible records worship events before the establishment of the tabernacle to be at all kind of places? We find the Bible patriarchs worshipping on mountains, by stone monuments and monoliths, by wells, and by trees!

So, what does that tell us about God? Exactly what Jesus said to the woman at the well- The most important facet of worship is not location or liturgy, but what counts is spirit and truth!

You can go deeper into this type of topic in our series:

#973 Worship Rituals #920 Altars #922 Making Sacred Events

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