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and Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
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Worship as a Full-Body Response
Commentators highlight the people's three distinct actions: they verbally affirmed with "Amen, Amen," lifted their hands in prayerful agreement, and bowed with their faces to the ground in profound adoration. This demonstrates that worship is not passive but an active, participatory, and embodied response to God.
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Nehemiah
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19th Century
Anglican
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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