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    Avodah in the Bible: Where the Word Appears and What It Teaches

    K.A. Perkins··1 min read
    Avodah in the Bible: Where the Word Appears and What It Teaches
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    Avodah appears more than 140 times in the Hebrew Bible. Every appearance sharpens the same idea: the work God gives His people is inseparable from the worship He receives from them.

    Genesis: Avodah as vocation

    Adam is given avodah before he is given commandments. Work precedes law.

    Exodus: Avodah as liberation

    Pharaoh demanded avodah. So does God. The difference is not the labor — it is the master. Israel is freed from slavery into service.

    The Prophets: Avodah as justice

    Isaiah rebukes worship without righteousness. The avodah God wants includes how you pay your workers and welcome the stranger.

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