Exploring Music and singing in the Bible
In the Bible it said that we Should praise the Lord and sing praises to his name on high.
Here are some bible verses about it.
- Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.
- Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
- Psalm 95:1-3 O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
- Psalm 104:33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
- Psalm105:1-3 O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
- Psalm150 :1-6 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
- Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
- 2 Chronicle 20:21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever.
All of these verses say that we should praise the Lord if we don’t the trees, hills, mountains.
and Rocks will, Praise the Lord.
- Luke 19:37-40 in this verse Jesus said that if the people don’t praise the Lord, the rocks will [stones =rock millstone, stumbling stone]
- Isaiah 55:11 in this verse it said that the. hills mountains and trees will praise the Lord the and trees will crap their hands and the mountains and hills will sing praise to the Lord God!
Important Words:
- Hills: is a landform it can be little or big
- Mountains: higher than a hill landform
Now we look are, going to seeing what it Mean when it is and the mountains and hills will sing in Isaiah 55:12 back we went through, what it means when it said the tree will clap their hand, after that, I will also go over what it means when Jesus said if the people hold there Praise the rock will cry out.
- Trees will clap their hands: H4222 – māḥā’ A primitive root; to rub or strike there hands together in Exultation Clap
- The mountains and hills will sing aloud Isaish 55:12 H7440; properly a creaking,
- Shout [usually for joy] aloud for joy cry, gladness, [or shrill Sound] Sing, Singing
- The Rock will Cry out Luke 19:110 G2896 – Primary verb; properly to “creak” [as a raven] a scream, i.e. [generally intreat]: cry [out]. to call aloud [shriek, exclaim]
Musical instruments of the Bible
- Cymbals: Was used in worship “They could have be made of bronze [See Psalms 50:5 Chronicles 15:191]
- Lute or Psaltery: Stringed instrument with a large, pear-shaped body
and a neck. [See Psalms 71:22] - Shophar: Is made from a ram horn, the shophar could play only 2 or maybe 3 notes. The instrument most often named in the Bible. They were Signal events in time of war and peace, today they spelled it different Shofar. [1 King 1:34]
- Trumpet: Is made of metal, the end of this straight instrument was flared. Trumpets may have mad high, shrill Sound Priests played trumpets. Num 10:2-102 Chronicle 5:12-141
- Harp: King David plays the Harp to his sheep. In some of his psalm, it said to praise the Lord with the Sound of the harp. In Hebrew Harp is Kinnor. [See Psalm 92:1-3 Psalm 150: 1-3 1king 10:12]
- Lyre : A Stringed instrument used for both worship and other occasions. Was shaped like a trapezoid it just like the harp but with a handle.
Trumpet
- H3104 Ex 19:13
The blast of a horn ,specifically the signal of the silver trumpets - H7782 Ex 19:16 and King 1:34
- In the original sense of incising; a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn-cornet, Trumpet
- H2689 Numbers 10:2-10
- a trumpet (from, its Sundered or quavering note) trumpet, trumpeter
Trumpets
- H2689 Numbers 10:2-10
- A trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note) trumpet, trumpeter
Trumpeters
- 2 Chronicles 5:13
- Genesis 4:21
- Harp H3658 = Kinnör from an unsized root meaning to twang, a harp: harp
- Lyre = H3658= Kinnar from an unused root meaning to twang, Is a Harp with a handle, it kind of looks like a Psaltery.
- Organ = H5748 oo-gawb’; or עֻגָּב ʻuggâb; from H5689 in the original sense of breathing; a reed-instrument of music: —organ.
Types of music and singing
There are many types of music and singing here are some of them.
- Hymns & Spiritual song Colossians 3:16 and in Acts 16:25 said that Paul & Silas Song hymns and praise to God.
- Drunkard’s Song Psalm 69:12
- This is a Psalm of David he was talking about drunk people singing and laughing.
- Demonic music: Is not a good kind of music, it often has bad words in it, and it can make, you do evil things.
- Evil Woman’s Music, Isaiah 23:15-17 In this verse, it says that a woman called the Harlot named Tyre goes around the city Singing
There is one more I want to talk about the Lord Angels praise God, in the Bible and sing songs to him
Angels praise God Luke 2:13-14. In this verse they talk and sing about Baby Jesus being born and the angels telling the Shepherds that Jesus, Christ was born.
Different Styles of Music
There are 12 main styles of music that I will name here:
- Hymns
- Praise Music
- Kids Bible Songs
- Country Western
- Folk
- Classical
- Jazz
- Old Rock
- New Rock
- Blues
- Latin American
- Hip-Hop Rap
Whatever style of music that you like, make sure that it honors God.
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