The United Amen in Worship
Historical Account★★★This emphatical term was not used among the Hebrews by detached indi. viduals only, but on certain occasions by an assembly at large. It was adopted, also, in the public worship of the primitive Churches, and was continued among the Christians in following times; and Jerome informs us, that, in his time, at the conclusion of every public prayer, the united “Amen ” of the people sounded like the fall of water, or the noise of thunder1
— Buck
Also attributed to: Jerome, Unknown
The point
A brief historical account of the communal use of 'Amen' in Hebrew assemblies and early Christian worship, with a quote from Jerome comparing it to the sound of falling water or thunder.
Scripture
1 Corinthians 14:16Deuteronomy 27:15-26Revelation 22:20
Audience
AdultsYouthSmall Group
Occasions
Worship Service
Tone
Reverent · Informative
To tell aloud
under a minute · 48 words