To The Best Of Your Knowledge, Did Any Pre-Christian or People In Christ Time Use Rosaries In Worship to God?

Answer 1

No

This is not a Biblical practice. Christ instructed his followers about how to pray in Matthew chapter 6. Using beads was not included in the instruction.

Answer 2

That is up for interpretation. I found the following quote in a history of the rosary, and I think it may surprise a lot of people.

"Even in ancient Nineveh a sculpture has been found thus described by Lavard in his 'Monuments' (I, plate 7): 'Two winged females standing before the sacred tree in the attitude of prayer; they lift the extended right hand and hold in the left a garland or rosary.' "

Admittedly, this is a subjective statement, but the fact that they were holding something resembling a rosary is interesting.

The practice of counting prayers on a rope is given to us from the ancient Christians. Saying the rosary prayer is newer, but still a very old practice.

I'll give you the link and you can read it from the source, so to speak.

God be with you.

Answer 3

[edit] Hinduism
Main article: Japa mala
The earliest use of prayer beads can be traced to Hinduism, where they are called Japa Mala. Japa is the repeating of the name of a deity or a mantra. Mala (Sanskrit:माला; mālā) means 'garland' or 'wreath'.[1]

Japa mala are used for repetition of a mantra, for other forms of sadhana (spiritual exercise), and as an aid to meditation. The most common mala have 108 beads.[2] The most common materials used for making the beads are Rudraksha seeds (used by Shaivites) and Tulsi stem (used by Vaishnavites).


Rome incorporated worship from many religions into christianity. Her holy days were celebrations to pagan gods before they became celebrations to Christ. Her sabbath is as much a tribute to the sun as it is to the son and should be denied. She was uniting a kingdom by incuding alot of worship from other religions into christianity. Those who refused to conform were persecuted and millions were killed.

I believe the image of what took place in Rome will ultimately be what takes place during the time of anti-christ rule on the earth. Perhaps it will be some declaration that all religions worship the same god and include something from every religion. The Bible makes certain that non-conformists will be persecuted.

People who say God doesn't care because he knows their heart should understand that once they become aware of the origins of these rituals and holy days they are obligated to denounce them and those who impose them on the church.

Take a look at Israel's Supreme court building and see what you think:

http://www.abidemiracles.com/555701.htm

Answer 4

Rosary is simply a physical instrument to help in =counting= one's prayers --- monks in the early Church used to drop pebbles in the pond to keep track of prayers. Regarding pre-Christian count practice. Many devout Jews count their prayers via knots.

Old Testament Jews were instructed by the Torah to put fringe on the four corners of their garments to help them remember & observe the commandments.

So the use of physical items in a sacred context is old as the Hebrew Scriptures.

Answer 5

If they did, it was not given to us to follow. It is not mentioned in the Bible, but idols are. They seem to be an idol as is the crucifix. I pray as I am commanded, with the spirit and with the understanding of His word. I do not pray someone else's prayers but my own, because I cannot pray someone else's prayers and have them freely come from me.

Phylactery (strips of leather where scripture was written) was sewn on the robes of many priests, this was not a fringe. I do not see where God ordained such a ritual. That is not what God said when He was taking the Israelites from Egypt.

Answer 6

I believe the pagans did. Of course, they were not called "rosaries"

But actually now that I think of it, i think rosaries are the Catholic Church's creation, and some pagans use them as prayer beads.

Answer 7

The Israelites used what is documented within the book of Psalms as not only songs of worship but as forms of prayer. If you read Psalms, you will find that many different conditions exist with each chapter. We find songs of thanksgiving, songs of sorrow, songs of request, and even songs of repentance. In order to incorporate this into the daily life of the religious, a system was developed for praying all 150 psalms very early within the church. A typical monk or religious' schedule included the following:

1) Morning prayer (Recital of the first 50 Psalms) / Mass (Called Lauds in modern speech)

2) Morning work

3) Noon prayer (Recital of the second 50 Psalms) / Lunch

4) Afternoon work

5) Evening prayer (Recital of the third 50 Psalms) / Dinner (Called Vespers in modern speech)

6) Night prayer (Private prayer and meditation) / Sleep (Called Compline in modern speech)


With this standard list of daily events, the religious would literally recite the entire book of Psalms every single day. It became so routine that most of the religious that were very dedicated to this schedule simply memorized the entire book of Psalms.

This was a wonderful and beautiful way of combining prayer, thanksgiving, and worship all in one, but it had a flaw. The main problem that existed was the majority of the laity (common people of the church) could not even read. The select few that actually could read were hampered by their daily lives which may have required them to labor for long hours outdoors. The common people wanted to pray as well, but with the shortage of bibles and the inability to comprehend or even read the text made it an even more complicated problem.

Eventually sometime around 800 AD, a practice started to develop among the laity of the church. Every day, a person who wanted to pray along with the entire church would get up before his work day began and collected 150 pebbles and put them inside a small pouch he kept on his belt. Every time he heard the bell at the local church ring to signify whatever prayer service during the day, the devoted laity would say the Lord's Prayer for every psalm. After they said one they would pull out a pebble and toss it on the ground. When they got to the end of their pebbles, they knew they were finished. Soon this became so popular that instead of pebbles, the laity would get a large rope and tie 150 knots in it and use this to count their prayers, and eventually this was shorted even more to a rope with 50 knots they simply said 3 times each day. This shortened version originated within Celtic cultures.

As this devotion became more and more popular, the church decided to use it as well. Beginning around the 13th century, church theologians began to attribute specific psalms about the life of Christ. The theologians had always attributed the Old Testament being completely fulfilled and revealed in the New Testament of scripture. After all, the bible itself is an account of salvation history. They attributed each of the Psalms to be about the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. They then developed phrases of meditation and meaning to each of the Psalms. Around the same time, the church began to see how devotedly and special the Blessed Virgin Mary was to the prophesies within the Psalms. Mary was seen as the way the fulfillment of the prophesies of the Old Testament came about. After all the prophet Isaiah constantly said in his prophesies that Christ would be born of a virgin. Soon 150 meditations on the Blessed Virgin Mary's life were developed as well as a further meditation in the way the Psalms were used as prayer, and when the 150 meditations of the Blessed Virgin Mary were used in prayer, the part of scripture when Mary visits Elizabeth was used (which is the first part of the prayer recited in the modern rosary): Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

Answer 8

Beads for prayer are common in world religions. Roman Catholics use them so do the Muslims, Buddists etc. Its just a trick of the devil to try and get a person to earn merit to be saved.
Jesus did not teach such things.

Answer 9

No.

Rosary beads were first used in Rome in 1129 and were introduced by Pope Ignatius I.

Answer 10

No
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Consider the only statement made in scripture about using devices for repeated prayers:

Matthew 6:7 "And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words"