Study #9: CHET

Worship in the Old Testament is signified by the body language of total prostration ( “to fall on one’s face “) as an act of total surrender.

CHET in the middle of the 3 letters that spell SHACHAH ( WORSHIP ) will act as a modifier.

Let’s delve into today’s word study on SHACHAH ( WORSHIP ).
שָׁחָה
1. PICTORIAL MEANING

SHIN = God the Almighty Destroyer

CHET = Fence of Protection, sanctuary.

HEI = Behold what comes after = God’s outstretched arms.

SHACHAH ( WORSHIP ) thus means “In God’s Sanctuary ( CHET ), we will behold up close and personal ( HEI ) how awesome and terrifying He truly is ( SHIN )”.

2. NUMERICAL MEANING

SHIN =100= Perfect Security

CHET= 8 = New Beginning

HEI = 5 = Grace

It means True Worshippers will be blessed with the grace of His perfect security.

3. RELEVANT SCRIPTURES

1. Moses exhorted the children of Israel to worship God exclusively for worship belongs only to Him alone. ( Exodus 23: 24 ). He told them to behold what will come after their worship – the blessings of bread and water.

2. But the prophet Zechariah warns that failure to worship God is costly – there will be no rain! ( Zechariah 14:17 ).

3. Nevertheless Paul prophesied that ” every knee shall bow” one day before the one true God ( Philippians 2:9-11 ) and confess His Son Yeshua as the world’s Messiah.

4. A good example of the blessings that follow true worship is found in Genesis 18: 2, 10. After Abraham bowed ( SHACHAH ) before the three angelic visitors to whom he showed his best hospitality, he received a prophecy that his wife Sarah who was barren would bear a son. This miracle happened a year later when Isaac was born – Sarah was then 90 and Abraham 100.

Father God, CHET is such a powerful modifier of SHACHAH for it tells us You want to have a personal relationship with us to ” fence us in ” Your love and protection. But only true worshippers will be rewarded with such a blessing. May we enter into Your Gracious Presence with the proper fear of You as true worshippers in spirit and in truth.