The Misunderstanding, page-2

You're repeating a common argument that seeks to diminish the divinity of Yeshua by dissecting Greek terms like proskuneo and latreuo—yet this argument crumbles when we actually consider the full counsel of Scripture and how these words are used in context.

Yes, proskuneo means to bow, pay homage, or worship—and yes, it’s used toward kings and humans in certain cases. But you cannot dismiss the gravity of this word when it’s used toward Yeshua post-resurrection, especially when it's accompanied by no rebuke and is done in a divine context.

Consider this:
“And when they saw Him, they worshiped (proskuneo) Him: but some doubted.” —Matthew 28:17 (KJV)
Now look at Revelation 5:11-14:
“And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels...saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
And every creature...heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever.
And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth forever and ever.”

The Lamb (Yeshua) is worshipped alongside the One on the throne—with identical language and praise. If this is not divine worship, then you're simply closing your eyes to what the text plainly says.
Furthermore, latreuo, which you claim is reserved for the Father alone, is also used for Yeshua—in prophetic and eschatological contexts:
“Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve (latreuo) him day and night in his temple; and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.” —Revelation 7:15

Yeshua Himself is seated on the throne (Revelation 3:21), and again, He receives the service and worship of the redeemed.
As for your claim that Yeshua is “just a man” based on verses like John 8:40—context matters. Yes, Yeshua calls Himself a man, but are you forgetting that He also claimed pre-existence and oneness with the Father?
“Before Abraham was, I AM.” —John 8:58
(They tried to stone Him for that—because He used the divine name of YHWH!)
“I and the Father are one.” —John 10:30
(They tried to stone Him again, saying, “because you, being a man, make yourself God.”

The Jewish leaders clearly understood His claim of divinity—which is exactly why they wanted Him dead. He didn’t just claim to be a prophet or a man sent from God. He claimed to be from heaven (John 6:38), the Son of God in a unique sense (John 5:18), and worthy of all judgment and honor, just as the Father is:

“That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father.” —John 5:23

No created being can receive equal honor to the Father. This would be blasphemy—unless the Son is of the same divine nature.

And finally, your citation of John 20:17 where Yeshua says “My God and your God” does not deny His divinity—it highlights His dual nature: fully God and fully man. He refers to the Father as His God in His humanity, but that doesn’t negate His divine essence. He is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God, who said:
“He who has seen Me has seen the Father.” —John 14:9
You cannot worship a mere man as Thomas did when he declared:
“My Lord and my God!” —John 20:28

And Yeshua did not correct him. He accepted that worship.
Let that sink in. No angel, no prophet, no righteous man ever accepted worship. But Yeshua did—again and again—because He is the Word made flesh, God with us, and the image of the invisible God.