Bible’s answer to this query—does God care about the how of worship?—is an emphatic yes, not only in the Old Testament but also in the New Testament. Where does the Bible teach this? Obviously one place is in the detailed provisions for tabernacle worship found in Exodus 25–31; 35–40, as well as in Leviticus. Exodus 25, for instance, in the middle of its divine instructions for the sanctuary and its furnishings, insists upon at least three aspects of the way that God’s people are to worship (thus
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