Musical Instruments in the Old Testament

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

Leon Goff Sermon:

Romans 15:4

Music is not scripture to worship.  What do you do in God’s silence? It does not authorize.

I Cor. 15:4 Whatever is written is for our learning.

We are not under authority or law of Old Testament.  There is a good reason for studying:

Not wear 07 authority, but we can learn from important principles!

Did they use instruments because they were neither commanded nor forbidden?

What about God’s silence? The Old Testament Worship was Abolished.

2 Cor. 3:7; Col. 2:14

New Testament is our authority (Heb. 1:12-; 2 John 9; Matt. 28:18-20)

Are we to hear Moses or Christ? Matt. 17:5

Basis for Musical Instruments in Old Testament.

Hear

Believe

Obey God today, no convincing you whether instrumental music in workship is right or not.

Days of Moses & Tabernacle (Num. 10:1-10)

Days of David & Tabernacle (1 Cor. 15: 1-3; 14-17; 16:1-6)!

Not told at this time, authority.

2 Cor. 29-300 years later In verse 25.

But we are 300 years later, “According to the commandment of David, of God the Kings seer, and of Nathan the prophet, for thus…

Instruments in to the Temple by commandments of God! The evil called “the musical instruments of God. ” & “instruments of the music of the Lord.”

1 Chronicles 16:42; 2 Chronicles 7:6

Days of Solomon & the temple!

I Cor. 23:1-5; 25, 27; 28: 11-13; 19th David’s instructions to Solomon!

2 Chronicles 5:11-14; 8: 14-15 “for so David the man of God had commanded.” (8:14)

Jehoiada, the Priest’s day – 170 years after David (2 Chron. 35:4,15 – Josiah’s day 380 years after David.  ”According to the command of David”

Ezra 3:10 – Zerubbabel’s day, 380 years after David!

“according to the ordinance of David.”

They had continued to follow the pattern.

Nehemiah 12:24, 35-36; 45-46

Nehemiah’s day almost 600 years after David! :according to the command of David and Solomon”

Remember 2 Chronicles 29:25-27

So, God specified the instruments, who would play them & occasions!

Had to offer the best of the block. It was regulated by God.

The New Testament must authorize our music in workship!

Eph. 5 – solo making melody includes instrumetn, and is hard to include.

God’s silence does not authorize! Subject to invitation, come in faith, repentance and baptism. Be baptized for the remission of sins. It’s amazing how people get around the scripture.

Just Listen

Believe

Repent/Confess Christ is the son of God

Be Baptized

Live Faithfully to the Lord in Christ’s salvation.

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