Charles Dailey
Instrumental Music in Worship
Charles Dailey
Instrumental Music in Worship
Consistent with the hostile attack from about 1890 to the present, David Young blasphemes the Holy Spirit OF Christ who defined a Church of Christ (the Rock) and in the Prophets radically condemning musical machines as having the power of sorcery or soothsaying (Miriam and the Levites).
1.17.14 Here
is some of the definition of Lying Wonders and Blaspheming the
Word of God from Genesis to Revelation.
Just your HUMAN Tradition or Traditional 20 Times
Not submitting to Musical Discorders Imposing instruments caused CONTROVERSY 3 Times
Church suffers under ARCHAIC, OBSCURE, OR IRRELEVANT styles, methods or traditions
We need to use music to achieve UNITY 14 times according to John 17
If you REJECT using "machines for making wary" you are JUDGING those who IMPOSE. 20 TIMES
If WE IMPOSE instruments it will be in the name of PEACE 2 times
People who reject instruments is just based Style or Styles 13 Times
This is just their Method or Methods 10 Times
Need to change to speaking INTELLIGIBLY in the changing world 2 Times
They are Legalistic and and Judgmental 1 Time
Culture changes WE need to CHANGE 6 TIMES
Not using Instrumennts is just their Customs 2
WE need A NEW Language to explain the Spirit OF Christ 9 Times
People who reject instruments are Just defending THEIR Heritage 2
Freedom 22 Times--is something WE give YOU.
Not using instrumental noise is Just your Opinions 12 Times
People who reject instruments are Pharisee 2 times
WE offer Continuity with the Past 2 but IN ADDITION will offer instruments (based on this common White Paper from the NACC] 8 Times This is the Rick Atchley Both-And outrage
People who reject instruments are JUDGING others 12 Times
Not adding instruments may Eclipse the WORD Hinder the gospel
This will be CHALENGING [Discording) 4 Timess but WE will use GRADUALISM (The Serpent in Genesis uses twisting songs to gradually creep). It will be PAINFUL
- If you say that Churches of Christ which did not use INSTRUMENTS during the School of the Word from the Wilderness onwwars was just and evil tradition.
- And from Genesis to Revelation musical machines are said to have been brought by Lucifer (ZOE) into the garden of Eden and resulted in some sexual hanky panky to REVELATION when the Babylon mother of harlot rises again and ALL of her religious STAFF are called sorcerers and will be cast alive into the Lake of Fire.
- Then Christ in Jeremiah 23 says that you despise the Word and the Latin word is BLASPHEME
THIS PAPER WILL HELP
YOU FLEE BABYLON whose Mother of Harlots (Revelation 17) uses "lusted after
fruits" (Same as in Isaiah 8) as self-speakers, singers, instrument
players and ALL religious craftsmen who were called
PARASITES.
LINKS TO A FEW STEPS TO THE LAKE OF FIRE; FIXED LINKS 12.30
- "RELIGION" REPLACING "SCHOOL OF CHRIST" AND: WORSHIP ANDROGYNY THE PAGAN SEXUAL IDEAL
- TRIBULATION PROMISED FROM WITHIN: BUT, DAVID YOUNG AND THE ELDERS SAY------
- THE COMMAND IS TO SPEAK: THERE IS NO COMMAND TO SING AS PERFORMANCE
- HOW RECORDED HISTORY NOTES THAT SINGING AS AN ACT WAS IMPOSED AFTER CONSTANTINE AND WAS DIVISIVE
- THE COMMAND: SPEAK THAT WHICH IS WRITTEN. NOTHING WRITTEN BY THE SPIRIT IS METRICAL OR TUNEFUL
- ANATHEMA is to be ACCURSED for preaching a GOSPEL of Rhetoric, Singing, Playing Instruments, Acting or DECORATING a place as a WORSHIP CENTER
- ISAIAH 3 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC TYPE: CLICK BELOW FOR CHRIST'S WARNING ISAIAH 3: RELIGION" REPLACING "SCHOOL OF CHRIST" AND: WORSHIP ANDROGYNY THE PAGAN SEXUAL IDEA
- ROMANS 15: CLICK FOR PAUL'S REVEALING THE PROPHETIC MADE MORE CERTAIN FOR OUR EXAMPLE
- ISAIAH 8 WHEN EMMANUEL COMES TO YOUR SCHOOL OF CHRIST YOU WILL NOT--CANNOT--PEEP AND MUTTER
- CHRIST'S PURPOSE DRIVEN CHURCH DOES NOT BOAST ABOUT ITSELF.
- ISAIAH 14 CHRIST'S WARNING OF THE SINGING AND HARP-PLAYING PROSTIITUTES CAST INTO "HELL"
- A HUNDRED YEARS OF ATTACKS AGAINST CHURCHES OF CHRIST WHICH WILL NEVER IMPOSE INSTRUMENTAL IDOLATRY.
- PROOF THAT ALL INSTRUMENTALISTS ATTACKS ARE BASED ON LIES OR IGNORANCE.
- NUMBERS 11 THE REST OF THE STORY ABOUT MUTTERING AND MURMURING: Violates Christ's outlawing vocal or instrument rejoicing or speaing your own words in Numbers 10
- DAVID YOUNG STILL SAYS THAT ALL THINGS ARE LAWFUL?
- THE "LEADERSHIP" IS PURPOSE-DRIVEN TO SOW MASSIVE DISCORD WHICH GOD HATES.
- ELDERS AND DEACONS ARE THE ONLY VOCATIONAL "STAFF" IN A CHURCH OF CHRIST
- The role of PREACHER as SENT Evangelist
- ISAIAH 8: THOSE WHO DON'T PREACH THAT WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED ARE MARKED AS BEING WITHOUT LIGHT.
- THE MARKS OF THE FINAL SHAKING AND THE END-TIME SHAKER.
- The MARKS of the BEASTS (Zoe) and the INSECTS-PARASITES (LOCUSTS or musical worship teams)
- THE FIREY DESTINY OF THOSE WHO SOW MUSICAL OR RHETORICAL DISCORD
The Levites in 2 Chronicles 29 is the defining pattern to say that God commanded the use of instrumental music in worship. I have tried to peal out the story of the Levites beginning by being cursed by Jadob. Because of the musical idolatry at Mount Sinai the Levites volunteered to slaughter 3,000 of the offenders. When the kingdom began the Levites STOOD GUARD as commanded by Moses and they would kill any civillian who came near any of the animal sacrifices.
If God commanded the Levites to make music it was for the worship of the starry host: being imposed in a church near you.
This is a fatal failure to read the Old Testament by all sectors of the Restoration Movement.
The Disciples/Christian Church first proposed that 'psallo' MEANS to make music with an instrument when it never means more than pluck with your fingers and NEVER with a plectrum. In fact, if you used this folly and make melody with anything but a fingered string you VIOLATE their direct command and are a divisive sinner. old reviewA
- They also claimed that God COMMANDED instrumental music in worship in the Old Telstament. Now, they say that if you do NOT then you are disobedien.
- There is no evidence that God commanded any kind of "musical" device at any time or place even when He abandoned them to worship the starry host because of musical idolatry at Mount Sinai which was a terminal sin.
- If God did not command musical instruments then The Holy Spirit of Christ in Jeremiah 23 says that you blaspheme the Holy Spirit.
No one can read the Old Testament without understand that David radically changed the roles of the Levites from servants into linen-wearing musicians: God did not do that. Christ in Ezekiel insists that David's demoting the Zadok priesthood was when the Levites Went Astray.
See How David was chosen to carry out the captivity and death sentence imposed at Mount Sinai and began when the elders fired God and demanded a "senior pastor" to let them worship like the nations.
See Christ defining Blasphemy of The Holy Spirit1. Tom Burgess in Documents on Instrumental Music reviewed. Psallo and Instrumental Music: Proofs do not prove anything but the "music-homosexuality" connection.
2. Tom Burgess More Review of Plutarch: if Psallo authorizes "church music" it authorizes a homosexual gathering.
3. Tom Burgess on Moralia confirms the "Music-Heresy-Perversion" connection which has no historical exception. 10/20/04
4. Tom Burgess on John Chrysostom: are the anti-instrumentalists ignorant rurals? 10/21/04 What about Paul and Martin Luther and John Calvin and Zwingli and--everyone who believed the Bible as authority.
5. Tom Burgess on Kurfees versus Thayer and Grimm: Quotes from: G. C. Brewer, A Medley on the Music Question, Gospel Advocate, Nashville 1948. Burgess uses the same Krewson arguments. LATEST 11/06/05
The Instruments commanded by David for the Levites were authorized only in or around Jerusalem and behind the closed gates of the city. "Music" derived from mystery was used to "make the lambs dumb before the slaughter: they clearly served only the priests during sacrifices.
The Holy Spirit of Christ in Isaiah and other places proves that God DID NOT command any of it.
For I spake NOT unto your fathers, nor commanded themDespise tthe Word of God of God and using your own words is:
in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt,
concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: Jeremiah 7:22
But this thing commanded I them, saying,
Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: (CENI)
and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, (CENI)
that it may be well unto you. Jeremiah 7:23
Jer 23:17 They say still unto them that despise me,
The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace;
and they say unto every one that walketh
after the imagination of his own heart,
No evil shall come upon you. "You can SOW discord and steal from the owners"
Blasphēm-eō , pf.A. beblasphēmēka D.18.10:speak profanely of sacred things, eis theous Pl.R.381e; offer rash prayers, Id.Alc.2.149c; b. kata tinosutter imprecations against, Aeschin.1.180.2. speak ill or to the prejudice of one, slander, peri tēs emēs diatribēs Isoc.15.2, cf. D.l.c., ib.82; b. kata tinos Isoc.12.65, cf. Arist.Fr.44; hosa eis hēmas eblasphēmēsan D.51.3; b. tina Babr.71.6, Ev.Luc.23.39, etc.: abs., Phld.Lib.p.8 O.:Pass., to have evil spoken of one, beblasphēmēmenous Id.Vit.p.12 J., cf. 1 Ep.Cor.10.30.3. speak impiously or irreverently of God, blaspheme, eis ton Kurion LXX Da.3.29(96); eis to pneuma to hagion Ev.Marc.3.29; eis ta theia Vett. Val.58.12; tous theous Id.67.20: abs., LXX 2 Ma.10.34, al., Ev.Matt.9.3.
Daniel 3:29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
1Corinthians 10:6 Now these things were our examples,
to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
1Corinthians 10:7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written,
The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
Please Read Exodus 32
Ludo A. To sport, play with any thing, to practise as a pastime, amuse one's self with any thing, B. To sport, dally, wanton Esp., to play on an instrument of music, to make or compose music or song:
Empaizō , fut. To be deluded 2. euphem. in mal. part., LXXJd. 19.25.II. sport in or on, hτs nebros chloerais e. leimakos hκdonais E.Ba. 866 (lyr.); tois choroisin e. to sport in the dance, Ar.Th.975; tτi Luc.Lex.5Jdg 19:25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
Paig-ma , atos, to, A. play, sport, lōtos hotan . . paigmata bremē whene'er the pipe sounds its sportive strains, E.Ba.161(lyr.); Ludia p. luras (Lyre
> David
Faust
at FHU Number One. David
uses the standard fare for the NACC bent on sowing discord
under the ploy of UNITING something which never
existes. When churches of Christ denies that it was
part of the Disciples, the Christian church was still a
decade in the future before secting out of the
Disciples. David repeats the common proof text while
ignoring the story line. The first article will deal
with the fact that God PROMISED David a Tabernacle but
Solomon built Him a House but God does not live in
houses. The loud music when the Tabernacle fell and
the Ark was put away caused God's glory to be manifested:
this meant HANDS OFF, you will never ever come into the
reach of my Word and my Grace under the Mercy Seat. Of
course those sowing discord have God engaging in a virtual
orgy.
See our review of Charles Daily Part One
Part Two: you are here
See our collection of resources about
DEVIL WORSHIP
And a similar Serpent Worship
See the background to prophesying or speaking in tongues at Corinth
To that end, Charles Daily wrote, and we review respectfully, We have added lots of background so you can click down to the Charles Daily: proof texts and read what you wish.
Charles Dailey: Even in Jesus' time the instruments
were common.
Common
in Paganism but NO mention in the New Testament except
Jesus CASTING OUT the musical minstrels like dung and
marking the MEN of that age as CHILDREN (deviants) who
PIPED trying to force others to SING or lament and
DANCE. The Scribes and Pharisees were called
HYPOCRITES. Christ in Ezekiel 33 marked Speakers, singers
and Instrument players. The Dionysus worship as the
Abomination of Desolation used music while initiating men
into the Gay Brotherhood which was sodomy. Christ had
explained this perverted worship in Isaiah 3.
Isaiah III. For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, The whole supply of bread, And the whole supply of water; [2] The mighty man, The man of war, The judge, The prophet, The diviner, The elder, [3] The captain of fifty, The honorable man, The counselor, The skilled craftsman, And the clever enchanter. [4] I will give boys to be their princes, And children shall rule over them
Isaiah 3.III. ecce enim Dominator Deus exercituum auferet ab Hierusalem et ab Iuda validum et fortem omne robur panis et omne robur aquae [2] fortem et virum bellatorem iudicem et prophetam et ariolum et senem [3] principem super quinquaginta et honorabilem vultu et consiliarium sapientem de architectis et prudentem eloquii mystici [4] et dabo pueros principes eorum et effeminati dominabuntur eis
Propheta and prŏphētes , ae, m., = prophκtκs, I. a foreteller, soothsayer, prophet
Hariolus I. a soothsayer, prophet, prophetess Chresmodotes one who gives oracles, p;ophet, soothsayer
Boys: Effemino II.Trop., to make womanish, effeminate, to enervate, A.Womanish, effeminate,
Histrio, stage-player, actor, mimus, boaster, used with
Scaena, 1. Of a place like a scene of a theatre, school of rhetoric, display of eloquence.
B. In mal. part., that submits to unnatural lust: pathicus, Cinaedos: a sodomite, catamite, one who dances publicly
Matt. 11:8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft [Catamites] clothing are in kings houses.1 Kings 14:[22] 10. and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweeps away dung, until it be all gone. Judah did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done. [23] For they also built them high places, and pillars, and Asherim, on every high hill, and under every green tree; [24] and there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all the abominations of the nations which Yahweh drove out before the children of Israel.
Matt. 11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Matt. 11:17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
Charles Dailey: One of the outstanding authorities on life in the New Testament times is the man who converted from Judaism at twenty-one and became a priest in the church of England, Alfred Edersheim, PhD. He wrote The Temple, Its Ministry and Its Services. He described the Temple of Herod with these words:
The music of the Temple owed its origin to David, who was not only a poet and a music composer, but who also invented musical, instruments especially the ten string Nevel or lute. From the Book of Chronicles we know how fully this part of the service was cultivated, although the statement of Josephus, that Solomon had provided forty thousand harps and lutes, and two hundred thousand silver trumpets, is evidently a gross exaggeration. The Rabbis enumerate thirty-six different instruments, of which only fifteen are mentioned in the Bible, and of these five in the Pentateuch. (Page 78)
God abandoned the
Israelites to worship the starry host because of musical
idolatry at Mount Sinai. When the elders "fired" Him and
demanded a "senior pastor" God turned them loose: He gave
them kings in His anger to lead them into captivity and
death.
Not even Jesus could enter
into any of the "holy" places. Most of those
instruments came from Egypt along with the performers: the
Levites had been active in priestly functions in
Egypt. When the temple was destroyed by God's
permissive will we know of no Levites or harps which
survived.
These supplied King Solomon's Music Grove. The valley was Topheth named after the tambourine. It became a symbol of HELL where the king of Babylon along with his HARPS and HARPISTS would burn and rot on a bed of MAGGOTS.
Nevel: 5035. Nebel, neh΄-bel; or nebel, nay΄-bel; from 5034; a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form):bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol.
5034. nabel, naw-bale΄; a primitive root; to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace:disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, x surely, make vile, wither.
5038. nbelah, neb-ay-law΄; from 5034; a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol:--(dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.
No one ever made music INSIDE of any holy place: they were outside in the court where the animals were slaughtered and burned: NO temple was a house of worship but an imagined HOUSE FOR THE GODS as David proposed.
You can read Edersheim here and not get fooled by Charles. This was a civil-state ritual and the common people did not attend. There were representatives from the tribes but NOT the congregation.
Properly speaking, the real service of praise in the Temple was only with the voice.
This is often laid down as a principle by the Rabbis.What instrumental music there was, served only to accompany and sustain the song.
Accordingly, none other than Levites might act as choristers, while other distinguished Israelites were allowed to take part in the instrumental music.
Even so, no one played instruments INSIDE of the Holy Places but in the court.
As usual, we just don't quote fully! The evidence is that the harps came from Egypt along with idolatrous wives. If we look to the LAW to understand Paul's prohibiting outspoken and NON-SEDENTARY women we can look to Miriam and these women who utterly corrupted Israel.
THAT GIVES AID AND COMFORT TO THE MUSICAL MOCKING OF THE SACRIFICIAL MUSIANS.
Click to see Adam Clark and other notes on Amos:
Ezekiel marks the time when the "Levites went astray" to the time that David demoted Zadok by leaving him at the site of the original Tabernacle.As the trumpets were to be blown by the priests only, the sons of Aaron,
there were only two, because there were only two such persons to use them at this time, Eleazar and Ithamar. In the time of Joshua there were seven trumpets used by the priests, but these were made, according to our text, of rams' horns, Josh. vi. 4.In the time of Solomon, when the priests had greatly increased, there were 120 priests sounding with trumpets, 2 Chron. v. 12.Solomon's wives brought ten thousand harps from Egypt."
The trumpets or shofars or ram's horns were all tuned to a single note by the priests. Notching or drilling holes (polluting them) set the tone and no one could alter them. At the dedication of the temple 120 horns blew a continuous blast in unison: this was NOT music. Again, we need to warn about people using APOSTASY as the approved example for sowing discord.
"not before David's time do professional musicians appear in the Bible. From where did they come? Considering the apparent connection of professional musicians with the institution of Monarcy, we must bear in mind that in the neighboring countries, Egypt and Assyria, the professional musician was an old and familiar figure. It seems that the midrash alludes to an ancient tradition when it relates that King Solomon's Egyptian wife, daughter of the Pharaoh, carried in her dowry a thousand foreign instruments. Yet an instrument is of no use without a musician able to play it.
Hence, we may assume that the systematic import and subsequent training of professional musicians took place in the era of David and Solomon." (Int Dict of the Bible, Music, p. 457).
"The trained musicians which eventually appear around the time of David and Solomon mark a distinctive change in the history of Jewish music. Before this time much of the music was made by women." (Zondervan Pict., Music p. 313).
All ancient priesthoods were plagued with effeminacy or worse and therefore the women's instruments are taken into the service of their "gods."
1 Chron 25:1 MOREOVER David and the Commanders of the Army separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
First, you might read First Samuel Eight. When Israel's elders "fired" God He warned them that the kings would steal all of their lands and people to serve the king and all of his Civil warriors. Nehemiah by the Spirit of Christ confirmed that the kings and priests had stolen their property and put them into slavery because of their own sin. This was to carry out the captivity and death sentence imposed because of musical idolatry at Mount Sinai.
Why not since Stephen and everyone state that God turned them over to worship the starry host at Mount Sinai: therefore, the king, kingdom, temple, animal sacrifices and the music known as "exorcism" was imposed as a curse and is not a PATTERNISM for Christian worship.
The name of psaltery entered Christian literature in the 3rd century B.C. translation of the Old Testament called the Septuagint where, in the Psalms, nebel was translated psalterion. Thus, Nebuchadnezzar's idolatrous ensemble included the Aramic psantria. Notice, also, that the book of Psalms has also become known as the Psalter (or psalterium), from the hymns sung with this harp."
Edersheim did not believe that the music owed its origin to God who commanded David. Another writer notes that:
"When Solomon became king he sat about making a name for himself. Henceforth the watchword was 'Solomon in all his glory' while the covenant of brothers was displaced by the corvιe, the enslavement of brothers. What a marvelous prospect appeared for Israel in the Davidic empire! But Solomon's kingdom marked the beginning of the end of what was left of the tribal union; it paved the way for ruin. Perhaps the way of empire was not for Israel, the people of God." (Myers, Invitation to The Old Testament, p. 86).
That is the meaning of a restored priesthood and "Levitical Musicians" denouncing the LAITY as less than competent.
Yes, but before he later said he before said:
The flute (or reed pipe) was played in the Temple on twelve special festivities. *
* The flute was used in Alexandria to accompany the hymns at the love feasts of the early Christians, up to the year 190, when Clement of Alexandria introduced the harp in its place.
These were: the day of killing the first, and that of killing the second Passover, the first day of unleavened bread, Pentecost, and the eight days of the Feast of Tabernacles.
In the synagogues out of Jerusalem the Shophar alone was blown at the New Year, and on fast-days only trumpets. Click Here for more on Edersheim
Later, Edersheim says,
Quite in accordance with the social character of these feasts, the flute was also used by the festive pilgrim bands on their journey to Jerusalem, to accompany the "Psalms of Degrees," or rather of "Ascent," sung on such occasions.
It was also customary to play it at marriage feasts and at funerals for according to Rabbinical law every Jew was bound to provide at least two flutes and one mourning woman at the funeral of his wife. In the Temple, not less than two nor more than twelve flutes were allowed, and the melody was on such occasions to close with a note of one flute alone. (Page 80)
But Jesus cast them out LIKE DUNG.
You will note that the the following word can be translated to take your inheritance (prune your vines), play the flute, pollute or prostitute:
Chalal (h2490) khaw-lal'; a prim. root [comp. 2470]; prop. to bore, i. e. (by impl.) to wound, to dissolve; fig. to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an "opening wedge"); denom. (from 2485) to play (the flute): - begin (* men began), defile, * break, defile, * eat (as common things), * first, * gather the grape thereof, * take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
The PRAISE word is most often used of "making self vile" as in the case of David:
Halal (h1984) haw-lal'; a prim. root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causat. to celebrate; also to stultify: - (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool (- ish, -ly), glory, give [light], be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, [sing, be worthy of] praise, rage, renowned, shine.
The musical words are the source of LUCIFER the "singing and harp-playing prostitute":
Heylel (h1966) hay-lale'; from 1984 (in the sense of brightness); the morning-star: - lucifer.
LET ME SAY AGAIN: BECAUSE OF MUSICAL IDOLATRY GOD TURNED ISRAEL OVER TO WORSHIP THE STARRY HOST WHICH INCLUDED THE SUN AND MOON. While the Levites were out of the tribe of Levi, the term LEVITES is derived from the servants of Dionysus. Notes from King Solomon's Temple not in God's original plan
Jacob says I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord!" Of Simeon and Levi the patriarch remarks that they
Gen. 49:5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments [Sword or Musical]
of cruelty are in their habitations.
Gen. 49:6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret;
unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united:
for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.Habitations means "stabbing" from "a cooking range" or boiler, a pot or furnace. God knew that they had a lust for blood and flesh and that was the only rationale for the national or pagan sacrificial systems.
Under "Star Worship" the Jewish Encyclopedia states:
"Star Worship" is perhaps the oldest form of idolatry practiced by the ancients. The observation of the stars in the East very early led the people to regard the planets and the fixed stars as gods. The religion of the ancient Egyptians is known to have consisted preeminently of Sun-worship. Moses sternly warned the Israelites against worshipping the Sun, Moon, stars, and all the hosts of heaven (Deuteronomy 4:19; 17:3). The Israelites fell into this kind of idolatry and as early as the time of Amos they had the images of Siccuth and Chium, 'the stars of their god' (Amos 5:26); the latter name is generally supposed to denote the planet Saturn. That the Kingdom of Israel fell earlier than that of Judah is stated (II Kings 17:16) to have been due, among other causes, to its worshipping the host of heaven.
But the Kingdom of Judah in its later period seems to have outdone the Northern Kingdom [Israel] in star-worship." Of Manasseh it is related that he built altars to all the hosts of heaven in the two courts of the house of YHWY, and it seems it was the practice of even Kings before him to appoint priests who offered sacrifices to the Sun, the Moon, the planets, and all the hosts of heaven. Altars for star-worship were built on the roofs of the houses, and horses and chariots were dedicated to the worship of the Sun. (II Kings 21:5; 23:4-5, 11-12) Star-worship continued in Judah until the 18th year of Josiah's reign (621 B.C.) when the King took measures to abolish all kinds of idolatry. But although star-worship was then abolished as a public cult, it was practiced privately by individuals who worshipped the heavenly bodies, and poured out libations to them on the roofs of their houses (Zephaniah 1:5; Jeremiah 8:2; 19:13) Jeremiah, who prophesied in the sixth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin (591 B.C.) describes the worship of the Sun as practiced in the court of the Temple (Ezekiel 8:16) and that even after the destruction of the Temple the women insisted on continuing to worship the Queen of Heaven.
"The ancient Hebrews, being nomads like the Arabs, favored the Moon, while the Babylonians, who were an agricultural nation, preferred the Sun. But, as appears from Ezekiel 20:7-8 the Moon-worship of the Israelites, even while they were still in Egypt was combined with Sun-worship."
Tumpanon , to, also in the form tupanon ( [tuptτ] ):--kettledrum, such as was used esp. in the worship of the Mother Goddess and Dionysus, Hdt.4.76, E.HF892; tumpanτn alalagmoi, aragmata, Id.Cyc.65 (lyr.), 205; tumpana, Rheas [Zoe daughter of earth and sky, wife of Cronos, mother of Zeus and the gods] te mκtros ema th' heurκmata, says Dionysus, Id.Ba.59, cf. 156 (lyr.), IG42(1).131.9, 10 (Epid.); in Corybantic rites, Ar.V.119; t. arassein, rhκssein, AP6.217 (Simon.), 7.485 (Diosc.); kataulκsei chrκtai kai tumpanois Sor.2.29 .
2. metaph., tumpanon phusan, of inflated eloquence,
Alalage a shouthing
Sistrum , a metallic rattle which was used by the Egyptians in celebrating the rites of Isis, and in other lascivious festivals,. By the Jews, Vulg. 1 Reg. 18, 6 .--Hence sarcastically, as if used for a war - trumpet by the wanton Cleopatra
Charles Dailey: Later, Edersheim says,
Quite in accordance with the social character of these feasts, the flute was also used by the festive pilgrim bands on their journey to Jerusalem, to accompany the "Psalms of Degrees," or rather of "Ascent," sung on such occasions. It was also customary to play it at marriage feasts and at funerals for according to Rabbinical law every Jew was bound to provide at least two flutes and one mourning woman at the funeral of his wife. In the Temple, not less than two nor more than twelve flutes were allowed, and the melody was on such occasions to close with a note of one flute alone. (Page 80)
I have pointed out that one of the POPULAR processionals was going up to Jerusalem to the sound of music. Their purpose included burning infants in the red hoot arms of Molech to whom God had abandoned them because of the TRANSGRESSION of musical idolatry at Mount Sinai. God lumps all of the nations together to PROVE that they, too, would be destroyed by God to the BEAT of instrumental music. See Isaiah 30.
And his breath [SPIRIT], as rushing water in a valley, reach reach as far as the neck, and be divided, to confound the nations for their vain error; error also shall pursue them and overtake them. Isaiah 30:28 LXX
Must ye always rejoice, and go into my holy places continually, as they that keep a feast? and must ye go with a pipe, as those that rejoice into the mountain of the Lord, to the God of Israel Isaiah 30:29 LXX
and the Lord shall make his glorious voice to be heard and the wrath of his arm, to make a display with wrath and anger and devouring flame: he shall lighten terribly, and his wrath shall be as water and violent hail. Isaiah 30:30 LXX
For by the voice of the Lord the Assyrians shall be overcome, even by the stroke where with he shall smite them. Isaiah 30:31 LXX
And it shall happen to him from every side, that they from whom their hope of assistance was, in which he trusted, themselves shall war against him in turn with drums and with harp. Isaiah 30:32 LXX
For thou shalt be required before thy time: has it been prepared for thee also to reign? nay, God has prepared for thee a deep trench, wood piled fire and much wood: the wrath of the Lord shall be as a trench kindled with sulphur. Isaiah 30:33 LXX
"This valley was early selected as the seat of the worship of Moloch, where his rites were celebrated by erecting a huge brazen image with a hollow trunk and arms, which was heated, and within which, or on the arms of which, children were placed as a sacrifice to the horrid idol. To drown their cries, drums were beaten, which were called Tophim." (Barnes, Isaiah 33, p. 463).
"We may understand a thing as spoken generally, even when it requires a certain special interpretation to be given to it. For some things spoken with a special reference contain in them general truth.
When God admonishes the Isrealites of their duty, or sharply reproves them,
He has surely a reference to all men;when He threatens destruction to Egypt and Ethiopia,
He surely pre-condemns every sinning nation, whatever.If, reasoning from species to genus, every nation that sins against them is an Egypt and Ethiopia; so also, reasoning from genus to species, with reference to the origin of shows, every show is an assembly of the wicked.
Secondly, when Jesus was to heal the young girl He CAST OUT the musical minstrels (singers, flute players) more or less violently as one CASTS OUT DUNG. This is because the flute-girls were usually prostitutes under the same city official who regulated cemetaries, prostitutes and dung heaps. The second MARK is that the sacrificial "musicians" served in the midst of the cry of innocent animals, blood, burning flesh and DUNG.
Thirdly, when He returns most will be involved in MARRYING AND GIVING IN MARRIAGE.
Halal (h194) haw-lal'; a prim. root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causat. to celebrate; also to stultify: - (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool (- ish, -ly), glory, give [light], be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, [sing, be worthy of] praise, rage, renowned, shine.
Charles Dailey: Now I have read that passage to underscore the fact that instruments of music were used in Herod's Temple and were part of Jewish national life. Each and every Jew connected instrumental accompaniment with his singing to God and about God. Their Scriptures taught them that singing was often accompanied.
Any singer or instrument
player who came NEAR or INSIDE of any holy place was to be
executed: they were ordained to carry the burden of God's
Tabernacle and to bear the burden of their own Sin.
The Jews do not recognize this as the third temple but HEROD'S TEMPLE: it was manned mostly by hirelings who bought their offices as high bidders. They were probably Edomites and therefore the generation of vipers John promised a baptism of fire and wind to burn them up.
No Levite, used as Warrior Noise makers and later under the king and commanders of the army--could come near the holy places of the sanctury or they would be executed. The patternism is that if a musician enters into the body of Christ as fulfilment of the Holy Place he / she / it is worthy of death.
Num 18:2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister BEFORE the tabernacle of witness. [never IN]
H8334 sharath shaw-rath' A primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively to contribute to:--minister (unto), (do) serve (-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.Num 18:3 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle:
only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar,
that neither they, nor ye also, die.Nadab and Abihu violates several commandments.
All of the non-Levites were called STRANGERS: therefore, if you were not of the tribe of Levi with the assignment to serve you could not even minister to the priests outside of the Temple-proper. Therefore, no member of the "church" could come near the Tabernacle and none of the "ministers" could ENTER it.
"A stranger," that is, one, neither a priest nor a Levite, who should intrude into any departments of the sacred office, should incur the penalty of death. ROBERT JAMIESON
Num 18:4 And they shall be joined unto thee,
and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation,
for all the service [hard, legalistic bondage] of the tabernacle:
and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.The sacrificial system was NEVER the spiritual worship but part of the WRATH DISPELLING curse imposed because of Musical idolatry.
Num 18:5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar:
that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.Contrary to being a spiritual worship service, the sacrificial system had been imposed and if it were not performed it would bring down God's wrath as punishment due for NOT performing what they had been abandoned to.
Num 18:6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel:
to you they are given as a gift for the LORD,
to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.Num 18:7 Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priests office for every thing of the altar,
and within the veil; and ye shall serve: I have given your priests office unto you as a service of gift:
and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
THAT MEANS THAT THE NACC IS ACTIVELY TEMPTING PEOPLE TO USE THE "PATTERNISM" OF THE TEMPLE WHERE NO SPEAKER, SINGER OR INSTRUMENT PLAYER COULD GO WITHOUT GETTING KILLED. THE SPIRITUAL THREAD WAS QUARANTINED TO THE SYNAGOGUE WHERE VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL REJOICING WAS OUTLAWED (NUM 10)
The Holy Place was a carnal type of the body or Church of Christ: no singer or player could enter on the penalty of death even to clean out the garbage when Hezekiah cleansed the temple. See the facts about Amos to see that the singers or musicians could NEVER enter into the Holy Place as a carnal type of the body of Christ or into the Most Holy place EVEN TO CLEAN OUT GARBAGE.
All of the Old Testament passages on instrumental music have to do with women, camp followers, dedicatory or purification ceremonies in connection with animal sacrifices or purely festive occasions. Without Jerusalem and the Temple and animal sacrifices, instrumental music lost its reason for existance and ceased.
AFTER these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. Jn 7:1
Now the Jews feast of tabernacles was at hand. Jn 7:2
His brethren (brothers) therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. Jn 7:3
For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew (seek publicity, shine) thyself to the world. Jn 7:4
For neither did his brethren believe in him. Jn 7:5
The Jew's Feast of Tabernacles had degenerated into a giant, Jubilee-like festival where clergy and laiety alike declared their victory over God. There were musical contests, dancing contests, drinking, and even the elders got into the act. Those who won the contest would, in a modern sense, get on the lecture circuit as men of note. Then as now, those who knew the least but said it best were the highest paid men in the Roman empire. Click Here for some details.
"Today, this music and dance festival is understood as the
one remnant of the old Canaanite fertility rituals, which, in the monotheistic pseudomorphosis of the temple ceremonies, was to ensure an abundant crop of plants, animals, and even human beings." ... "
This was perhaps the only occasion where popular music-making was allowed to mix with the otherwise sternly guarded
prerogative of Levitical music. Consequently, secular, superstitious, even popular licentious elements were here introduced in the performance of the temple's liturgical music." (International Dictionary of the Bible, p. 463, Abingdon).
Did you notice that Lord Jesus Christ did no choose a single "man of the cloth" from the Temple clergy? Not one man from the "Rabinnic School of Popular Preaching." Note one official Levite. Was this a deliberate repudiation of the degenerated Jewish worship? We think so:
"Neither the gospels nor the epistolary literature display
any particular interest in the ritual and the liturgy of the temple.
It might even be said that the apostles considered the institution of the temple
........... as a panel for religious disputation at best,
........... as a seat of corruption at worst.They all came from the synagogue and were at home there.
They had no use for hierarchial traditions and were, in this respect at least, in accord with the Pharisees, opposed to the ruling class of the Sadducees, who dominated the temple.
Indeed, all evidence points to the chant and music of the primitive church as practically identical with the customs and traditions of the synagogue." (International Dictionary of the Bible, p. 466).
"The tabulation of musical passages "contains a rather disproportionate number of metaphorical sentences,
........... where music or its instruments
........... are not to be understood literally but are used as similies or rhetorical figures.The most celebrated of these poetical passages is Paul's glorification of love in I Cor. 13." (Interpreter's Dict of the Bible, Music, p. 466).
Is this what Paul meant when he placed both the SINGING and MELODY in the heart or mind? Philo speaks about spiritual singing and declares that YOU cannot praise God with YOUR words.
Charles Dailey: They read such statements as 1 Chronicles 23:5:
Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the LORD with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose." (1 Chronicles 23:5 NIV)
What would make a man who was living at Capernaum in 30 A.D. anti-instrumental or even non-instrumental. Who or what would give him that impression?
One might remember that God permitted the star worship temple to be destroyed. When a pitiful structure was rebuilt Nehemiah had to pull some hair to force the singers back to "live on a daily dole of bread." Within a hundred years the temple had dissappeared from history except for one PURIFICATION ceremony. The synagogue or church in the wilderness was the "church" the spiritual people attended to REST, read and discuss the Word: that is exactly what Jesus exampled and Paul commanded and the people practiced before SINGING was added to split the church in 373.
Why, Charles go to it if you want to rebuild the TEMPLE which was "like the nations" and built by Hiram the architect of Tyre whose king was a type of LUCIFER called the 'singing and harp-playing prostitute." The Levitical "musicians" were warriors. They performed during civil-religious rituals such as dedication and purification of temples and people always accompanied by animal sacrifices.
Charles Dailey: It would take a very specific authorization from the inspired leaders to stop using instruments for a first century Christian at Jerusalem to quit doing what he had always done and his fathers had done for centuries. It required just such a prohibition for Christians to stop their reliance on the feasts. There was no similar comment about the use of instruments.David [king], together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service: 1Chr.25:1
Christ ordained the Church of Christ in the wilderness:
It was INCLUSIVE of Rest, Reading and Rehearsing the Word of God
It was EXCLUSIVE of "vocal or instrumental rejoicing" including any elevated form of speaking.
The synagogue always existed and it was -- as understood by the Campbells -- A School of Christ.
A. OPTION A vile pagan worship: The nation rejected God's rule and He abandoned them to kings after promising that the kings would enslave them. Their worship was of "the starry host" to which God abandoned them at Mount Sinai BECAUSE of musical idolatry.
B. OPTION B the "church": The Spirit of Christ ordained the Qahal, synagogue or church in the wilderness. It was INCLUSIVE of resting, reading and discussing the Word. It was EXCLUSIVE of vocal and instrumental rejoicing because it was a school of the Bible--only. The Holy Convocation was always the FIRST and SEVENTH days of the festivals and on all REST days. The WORK outlawed "sending out ministers of God."
C. NEHEMIAH EXAMPLED THIS BY READING
D. All musical religion was known as pagan and perverted: in the Temple during the Abomination of Desolation.
E. Therefore there is NO AUTHORITY for instruments for the spiritual people in the whole Bible and no exception to the pagan-perverted paganism.
F. Wouldn't Jesus have had to COMMANDED the church to began what as the Spirit of Christ He had OUTLAWED for the church in the wilderness.
G. Furthermore, He cast out the musical minstrels LIKE DUNG and consigned the pipers, singers and dancers to the marketplace where many polluted, perverted temples existed.
Well, any school kid would grasp that the instruments had validity ONLY to serve the priests where SERVE means "hard bondage" with a word much like ABADDON. They understood that this was ONLY in Canaan, only in Jerusalem and only in connection with animal sacrifices at the temple. They were so convinced that they dared not add instruments until about the year 1815 and even then hired a Gentil organist because playing on the SABBATH was not lawful.
We just told you that Edersheim and the inspired Bible tells you that if you are NOT of the tribe of Levi and OF certain families and you tried to lead the common, non-clergy people into Discipleship then you would have been executed. I suspect that with DNA it might be possible to track down some Levites these days.
The best records fail to show any musical instruments in the temple of Herod although they were played in and around the courts and on the steps. Steps, by the way were forbidden to the priests whose nakedness might be exposed. No carved anything was the law. Josephus warns that the Levite singers "wearing linen garments" in the PRIESTLY sense rather than "hard bondage service" HAD destroyed the nation once (Ezekiel 40f) and were trying to do it again for their own glory.
Charles Dailey: Now you came to Pentecost in AD 30 and heard the apostles proclaim Jesus as the Messiah. You said, "That's right, he is the Messiah. We saw him perform miracles. We saw him heal the sick." He is the Christ and so you accepted Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah, the One that the whole nation had been looking for.
You were happy about this and you sang with the brethren. How did you sing? Did you sing vocal only?
Or, did you sing as the brethren had been singing, as the Jews had been singing -- for centuries?
Did you sing accompanied with mechanical instrument?
Duh? Can't find that in
Scripture! Jesus
and the Apostles "hymned a hymn" after the "feast of
unleavened bread" where the Lord's Supper was instituted.
Neither Jesus nor the apostles could get CLOSE to the
slaughter pit. Edersheim proves that "there was no praise
service in the synagoge." The knew that it had been OUTLAWED
for any assembly of the common people.
Matthew
26.30 When they had 'hymned" they went out
to the Mount of Olives.
Matthew
26.30 et hymno dicto exierunt in montem Oliveti
Hymnus , i, m., = humnos, I. a song of praise, a hymn: hymnus cantus est cum laude Dei,: divinorum scriptor hymnorum, Lact. 4, 8, 14; Vulg. Psa. 60 tit.; id. Matt. 26, 30.Psalm 60 A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
There is no SINGING TUNEFULLY involved in hymning:
Dīco, to say, tell, mention, relate, affirm, declare, state; to mean, intend (for syn. cf.: for, loquor stands for the Gr. eipein pros tina,IN GREEK
Ontōs , Adv. part. of eimi A. (sum), really, actually, verily, with Verb
Alēth-ēs a^, Dor. ala_thēs , es, (lēthō,
I. Hom., Opposite. pseudēs, in phrases alēthea muthēsasthai, eipein, agoreuein, alēthes enispein
3. of oracles, true, unerring, alathea mantiōn thōkon Pi. P.11.6, cf. S.Ph.993, E.Ion1537; of dreams, A.Th.710. alēthei logō khrasthai Hdt. 1.14
Opposite Epos 1. song or lay accompanied by music, 8.91,17.519. b. generally, poetry, even lyrics
5. celebrate, of poets, Aiantos bianWhen Dico is translated SING it never speaks of tunefulness and it always MARKS the pagan "gods" or "goddesses."
Dīco, 4. To describe, relate, sing, celebrate in writing (mostly poet.): tibi dicere laudes, Tib. 1, 3, 31; so, laudes Phoebi [Apollo, Abaddon, Apollyon] et Dianae, Hor. C. S. 76: Dianam,
Matthew 26.30 Kai humnēsantes exēlthon eis to Oros tōn Elaiōn.
John 1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.This never means SING a song in a tuneful sense: the word means chant or speak as in SPEAK to yourselves.
Humn-eō , Ep. humneiō Hes.Op.2; Ep.3pl.
II. tell over and over again, harp upon, repeat, recite,
ton nomon humnein recite [erō say] the form of the law, Id.Lg.871a:
2. in pass. sense, phēmai . . humnēsousi peri ta ōta will ring in their ears Pl.R.463dPhēmē I. utterance prompted by the gods, significant or prophetic saying, II. any voice or words, speech, saying, logōn ph. poet. periphr. for logoi, S.Ph.846 (lyr.Logos, verbal noun of lego
Opposite kata pathos
Opposite music, poetry or rhetoric
Opposite human reasoning
Opposite Epagoge bringint in to one's aid, introduction
Alurement, enticement, incantation, spell
Opposite Pathos A. that which happens to a person or thing, incident, accident,
where this incident took place, unfortunate accident,
2. what one has experienced, good or bad, experience
II. of the soul, emotion, passion (legō de pathē . . holōs hois hepetai hēdonē ē lupē Arist.EN1105b21), sophiē psukhēn pathōn aphaireitai
Charles Dailey: The letter of James was probably the first canonical New Testament book written. I date it at AD 47 or 17 years after Pentecost. How would the Jewish brethren have understood James 5:13?
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. (James 5:13 NIV)
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: Ja 5:14
How about this one? Is this a legalistic act of worship or Ceremonial Legalism?
GO to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Jas 5:1
It is elementary that this was NOT IN THE ASSEMBLY or the sick person would not have called for the elders! The word SING or ode is defined as in Psalmos or a "Hebrew Cantillation." Melody as tunefulness did not exist until the 19 century and NONE of the Bible is metrical in a tuneful sense. When Calvin restored congregational "singing" it was not possible without REWRITING them so they could be set to meter.
I don't think James is defining church. Paul speaks of the gathering or assembly and uses a form of the word Synagogue.
Charles Dailey: For his word praise, James selected the same Greek word psallo that the translators of the Greek Old Testament selected to translate zamar, the profoundly instrumental word for singing in the Old Testament. It appears 36 times. How would the Jewish readers of James purge the word of its inherent instrumentation?
The word NEVER meant to make music: it simply means to PULL with the fingers and NOT WITH THE PLECTRUM. You would have a direct command which outlawed a piano, organ, guitar with a pick or trumpet because it cannot be PLUCKED. Apollo or Abaddon who is Apollyon is often pictured PLUCKING both the lyre and his bow. His bow sent out literal or love arrows. In the same way the literature speaks of SHOOTING OUT HYMNS. This is the ONLY connection.
There is not a solitary instance in the history of literature which makes PSALLO mean to play an instrument. You need three things: 1) sing, 2) PLUCK and 3) you ALWAYS have to define what is plucked.
In the word used in Ephesians Paul does not use the personal traumas identified by James. Don't get DRUNK is the Greek "methuo" which I have found often as meaning 'don't get FLUTED or don't get PIPED down with wine.' The pagan "worship" where women led usually as the "prophesiers" of 1 Cor. 11:5 were the FLUTE-GIRLS which was a synomyn for prostitute. They were like bar girls and you know that you cannot peddle wine without music.
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Eph 5:18 (This is the Word of Christ in Col 3:16 and in John 6:63)
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Eph 5:19
The word methuo or drunk very often speaks of "getting FLUTED down or PIPED down with wine." Then as now you don't get drunk in the homosexual gatherings without the flute girls who were prostitutes and the male harpists or PLUCKERS of strings who were Sodomites.
Look at this in two steps.
First part is EXTERNAL.
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
Laleo (g2980) lal-eh'-o; a prol. form of an otherwise obsol. verb; to talk, i.e. utter words: - preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. Comp. 3004.
Lego (g3004) leg'-o; a prim. verb; prop. to "lay" forth, i.e. (fig.) relate in words usually of systematic or set discourse
In Ephesians chapter four and five Paul uses numerous parallel statements none of which have to do with ceremonial legalism. For instance:
Wherefore putting away lying,
........... speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Ep.4:25This may have always have to do with corporate worship which in Corinth "did more harm than good." It was possible to "speak" to one another outside the collective assembly and have the heart strings plucked as you "sing" internally to God. As a way for people with diverse opinions to SPEAK THE SAME THINGS, Paul defined the ekklesia or synagogue which was a school of the Bible;
For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. Rom 15:3
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Rom 15: 4
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: Rom 15: 5
That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Rom 15: 6
In an almost identical statement the Psalmist says (without any musical notation added):
O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name:
make known his deeds among the people. Psa 105:1Sing (just sing) unto him, sing psalms unto him:
talk ye of all his wondrous works. Psa 105:2 (they did not psalm but they sang psalms)THE WORD SPEAK OUTLAWS MUSIC
Greek: loquor , I. inf. loquier, to talk, whisper; to speak, talk, say (in the lang. of common life, in the tone of conversation;
B. Act.
1. To speak out, to say, tell, talk about, mention, utter, name
A. To speak, declare, show, indicate or express clearlylogik-os ( [logos] A. of or for speaking or speech, merκ l. the organs of speech, speech, opposite to mousikκ,
Mousikos II. of persons, skilled in music, musical, III. of things, elegant, delicate, professional musicians, mousikos kai melτn poκtκs, hκdion ouden, harmonious [in tune], fitting, trophκ
Now, look at the second part of the verse:
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Eph 5:19
Ado (g103) ad'-o; a prim. verb; to sing: - sing.
Paul probably would not combine external preaching and external singing being done at the same time.
External Melody always had an ugly association with prostitution and the panic of warfare. Therefore, many scholars say that by this time the word was used figuratively of the "abrading" or "heart breaking" which takes place when we speak God's words.
Psallo (g5567) psal'-lo; (to rub or touch the surface; comp. 5597); to twitch or twang, i.e. to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes): - make melody, sing (psalms)
Psocho (g5597) pso'-kho; prol. from the same base as 5567; to triturate (grind to powder), i.e. (by anal.) to rub out (kernels from husks with the fingers or hand): - rub.
Psomion (g5596) pso-mee'-on; dim. from a der. of the base of 5597; a crumb or morsel (as if rubbed off), i.e. a mouthful: - sop.
This is the sop Jesus fed Judas who would not triumph over Him with music and rejoicing which would happen if Judas had won. The Judas Bag was
Glossokomon (g1101) gloce-sok'-om-on; from 1100 and the base of 2889; prop. a case (to keep mouthpieces of wind-instruments in), i.e. (by extens.) a casket or (spec.) purse: - bag. This word is made up of:
Speaking in tongues and
Of the world which belongs to Satan who filled Judas when Jesus fed him the PSOMION.
Remember the connection Paul made between instrumental music and speaking in tongues?
Charles Dailey: There is not one word that the apostles or prophets ever spoke against instrumental music. Rather, we find the church met in the Temple where the instruments were used in profusion.
If you read 2 Maccabees
you will understand that the godly Jews had mostly fled
Jerusalem rather than being emasculated and turned into
musical prostitutes in the holy places. The Jewish
clergy was so vile that Jesus spoke to the masses in
parables to PREVENT them from hearing the Word.
Paul ALWAYS silences
anything that does not edify or educate in his commands. The
gifted men were to SILENCE all of the cunning crafty men to
make the SPEAKING the Word of God possible.
Read
Ephesians 4 and be certain that you translate
the words else God HIDES Himself from the wise or Sophists:
rhetoricians, singers, instrument players.
Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
We do NOT wrestle against flesh and blood:
[12] diabolou: hoti ouk estin hκmin hκ palκ pros haima kai sarka, alla pros tas archas, pros tas exousias, pros tous kosmokratoras touskotous toutou, pros ta pneumatika tκs ponκrias en tois epouraniois
Pale (g3823) pal'-ay; from pallo, (to vibrate; another form for 906); wrestling: - / wrestle Pallτ, poise, sway a missile before it is thrown, sway, brandish, she drove it furiously, tripped on the shield-rim, quiver, leap, esp. in fear, II. Pass., swing, dash oneself, Pi.N.5.21; vibrate, of strings, Pl.Phd.94c (psalloito ap. Stob.); skirtκtikon kai pallomenon to neon (etym. of Pallas) Corn.ND20, cf. Pl.Cra. 407a. III. intr., leap, bound, E.El.435, Ar.Lys.1304 (lyr.); [p. 1294] quiver, quake, phrena deimati pallτn S.OT153 (lyr.); dash along, of horses, E.El.477 (lyr.).G906 ballō bal'-lo A primary verb; to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense):arise, cast (out), X dung, lay, lie, pour, put (up), send, strike, throw (down), thrust. Compare G4496 .
Pi.N.5.21 Pindar, Nemean
The sacrificial system had been added as a curse as Israel was led into captivity and death. After 70 years they returned and built a small temple which was soon deserted. Furthermore, not even Jesus could enter into the Temple.
Rev. 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
they claim they are Jews #2453 Ioudas - Judas; in Hebrew 3063 - Yehudah - a descendant of Judah. The paid their way into the Herodian ruling class. The Saducean priesthood during the first century were not of Aaron but consisted of four families: Boethus, Hanan, Kimchit, and Phiabi. They intermarried with the Herodians, the Royal Rulers of the State of Israel, who were, themselves Edomites (Idumeans) from the Petra region (or Edom) and descendants of Esau (or Seir, which means "shaggy, he-goat, devil"), thus the "synagogue of Satan" leaders claimed to be Jews but were Edomites appointed by the Herodian rulers under Rome; Herod Antipas, for instance, and Pontius Pilate held the same governmental position for Rome, the reason for much rivalry between them); since Esau was "red and hairy" his nickname was Edom, and he lived in Seir where Ham's descendants settled.
The Feast of Tabernacles which Jesus attended late to avoid being taken captive was a giant fertility ritual.Plutarch: When all the company requested and earnestly begged it of him; first of all (says he), the time and manner of the greatest and most holy solemnity of the Jews is exactly agreeable to the holy rites of Bacchus; for that which they call the Fast they celebrate in the midst of the vintage, furnishing their tables with all sorts of fruits while they sit under tabernacles made of vines and ivy; and the day which immediately goes before this they call the day of Tabernacles.
Within a few days after they celebrate another feast, not darkly but openly, dedicated to Bacchus, for they have a feast amongst them called Kradephoria, from carrying palm-trees, and Thyrsophoria, when they enter into the temple carrying thyrsi.
What they do within I know not; but it is very probable that they perform the rites of Bacchus. First they have little trumpets, such as the Grecians used to have at their Bacchanalia to call upon their gods withal.
Others go before them playing upon harps, which they call Levites, whether so named from Lusius or Evius,--either word agrees with Bacchus.
And I suppose that their Sabbaths have some relation to Bacchus; for even now many call the Bacchi by the name of Sabbi, and they make use of that word at the celebration of Bacchus's orgies.
And this may be discovered out of Demosthenes and Menander. Nor would it be out of place, were any one to say that the name Sabbath was given to this feast from the agitation and excitement which the priests of Bacchus display.
Because none of the believers were of the tribe of Levi none of them were allowed to be in the court when the Levitical Warrior musicians were serving the priests who were slaughtering tens of thousands of innocent lambs as their original and continuing repudiation of Jesus Christ as the Messiah.
The sounding brass in First Corinthians thirteen was a Greek military instrument or hollow vase. It is directly related to the Chaldean which is a synonymn for astrologer. It was used like the familiar spirit or "old wineskin" of the witch of Endor to call up a ghost from the subterranean world. By whispering and murmuring into the skin or hollow vase the client heard mysterous sounds which were interpreted as from the gods. At the same time, it was used as a musical instrument or weapon to try to panic the enmy with the noise.
Paul said, first test the inspired by person because if there is one such person he will acknowledge that I will reveal God's Word to you. Then, he said test it by having another inspired prophet confirm that your speaking in tongues or sounding brass is really from our God and not, as he said in 1Cor 14:1-9, out of their own spirit. This was not authority for these things but it was Paul's ironic way to show that Corinth had no such gifted people. He said that if there happened to be one such inspired person he would know that revelation came from the apostles and not those whom he identified as carnal.
Charles Dailey: We can find the Christians in and about the Temple in a number of Scriptures starting right in Acts 2 where the church originated. In Acts 5:20, we see again that the Christians were in the Temple. In fact, here the angel commands,
"Go, stand in the temple courts," he said, "and tell the people the full message of this new life." (Acts 5:20 NIV)
Now, how are they going to preach to the milling masses in the temple courts while there is NO MUSIC but a loud crashing sound going on behind THICK walls. NO preacher would tolerate this: why would God incarnate? The word "temple" often designated the whole "circles of sanctity" spoke of by the Edersheim quote above.
Not even Jesus could get into the Holy Place as a type of his body or the church of Christ. When the "music" sounded not even Jesus could be in the court where the slaughtering with blood and dung was taking place.
If Jesus happened to be in an outer court or porch Edersheim informs us that he had better "be gone" or be on his fact.
When the "music" sounded the has better NOT be standing in the temple courts and preaching!
Charles Dailey: Remember, these courts resounded with the sounds of voices and instruments raised in the praise of God. They preached with a background of instrumental music.
Can't find that one! Bunk! Why would Jesus destroy the temple for the third time if the BACKGROUND music enhanced His sermons? T
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Luke 19:41
Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace but now they are hid from thine eyes. Luke 19:42
As prophesied, this whole event was to pass Judgment upon the Jews who knew the Word but refused to act upon it:
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, Luke 19:43
And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. Luke 19:44
When Jesus "cried out" it was just teaching:
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; Luke 19:45
Ekballo (g1544) ek-bal'-lo; from 1537 and 906; to eject (lit. or fig.): - bring forth, cast (forth, out), drive (out), expel, leave, pluck (pull, take, thrust) out, put forth (out), send away (forth, out).
Ballo (g906) bal'-lo; a prim. verb; to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense): - arise, cast (out), * dung, lay, lie, pour, put (up), send, strike, throw (down), thrust. Comp. 4496.
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. Luke 19:46
Those who tithe or obey the LAW OF GIVING are BUYING that which Jesus died to give us for free. Jesus cast the out along with the blind.
Those who CHARGE or SELL their prophesying with or without music: Jesus cast the out into the dung heap.
The house was not the Holy Place or Most Holy Place but the court yards. Jesus could not enter the holy precincts.
And he taught daily in the temple, But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, Luke 19:47
The parable which Charles Dailey missed is that when people seek to TEACH the word, the Pharisees will seek to destroy you. The BACKGROUND MUSIC is a subconsious parable. Now, the background music was to SIGNAL people to be outside the gates and flat on their face. The chiefts were not RITUALIZING with music but rushing around trying to get at Jesus as God in their midst.
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. Luke 19:48
AND it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, Luke 20:1
Jesus preached DOCTRINE which is the very purpose for preaching the GOSPEL. Neither Jesus nor the people could enter into the temple. They would have been in the courts. They could not even be in the presence of the sacrificial "musicians" animal sacrivices.
The sounding of trumpets was not to accompany preaching (just try it) or singing. They were used as loud, noisey signals to tell everyone to fall on their face. Try holding your harp, your bowl of incense and sing while on your literal face. The "sounding" was on the steps leading from the court of women: you could be far away and still be in the courts.
Charles Dailey: Again in Acts 5:42,
Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ. (Acts 5:42 NIV)
In Acts 22:17, Paul describes a time of worship:
"When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance (Acts 22:17 NIV)
Then Charles Dailey should use a large body of musicians while someone is praying?
If there was any MUSIC playing that might account for Paul falling into a trance or ecstasy. However, here is another Dailey music parable missed: God didn't cause Paul to "worship" but:
And saw him saying unto me, Make haste [speed away], and
get thee quickly out of Jerusalem:
for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. Acts 22:18But, Dailey: he was "where the instruments were clearly used."
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: Acts 22:19
And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. Acts 22:20
And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. Acts 22:21
If only he had been a Stoneite! What a grand time to tell Paul to "take thou a musical worship team and a harp and flute-girls." Why old Paul had probably read him some Ezekiel or some Job or some Amos or some Isaiah or could SEE and HEAR:
For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through. Ezek 33:28
Then shall they know that I am the Lord, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed. Ezek 33:29
See how the Abominable Branch was the "song with instruments opposed to Christ the True Branch. Then turn on some EYES and EARS:
Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and
speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord. Ezek 33:30
And they come unto thee as the people cometh,
and they sit before thee as my people,
and they hear thy words,
........but they will not do them:for with their mouth they shew much love,
........but their heart goeth after their covetousness. Ezek 33:31And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song
........of one that hath a pleasant voice,
........and can play well on an instrument:
for they hear thy words,
........but they do them not. Ezek 33:32And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them. Ezek 33:33
Do we understand this: they never stopped teaching, proclaiming and playing musical instruments? Then what is the point? If MUSIC is so vital that people will deliberately SOW DISCORD and eject old grey hairs who cannot tolerate the ABRASIVE sounds out then surely we must find some hint that there was a murmuring of zithers or something in the background. The murmuring and storming on the zithers was when they MUSICALLY MOCKED Jesus as Levitical Warrior musicians.
Charles Dailey: So we find that early Christians, including inspired leaders, were in the Temple where the instruments were clearly used.
Daily has NO evidence of that: when they went into the OUTER COURTS they held "synagogue" by teaching the Word--only. When animal sacrifices were in full swing the LOUD NOISE was a signal that non-clergy Jews including off-duty priests and Levites had better be OUTSIDE THE GATES and on their face
The temple grounds, like a tower of Babel, had circles of sanctity and not even Jesus got into the Holy Place or Most Holy place. They met and taught in the courts and porches BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE PEOPLE WERE. However, they were not making instrumental music. How could they TEACH when instruments were making noixe?
We have clearly shown above that the Jews didn't play real music but made a great crashing sound to signal the beginning and ending of the sacrifice. Later additions were identified as "children in the marketplace (temple) playing instrumental music to seduce even John and Jesus." They did not succeed. We showed that Jesus went up to the temple to condemn what the Jews were doing at The Feast of Tabernacles. History shows that this was "show and tell time" for the childish, fertility priestly class. We find no Christian singing with the temple "Musical Worship Team" nor borrowing their mind control methods. Nothing.
Charles Dailey: Now if we make the claim that the New Testament is silent about the instrument, then we are saying that it was approved by the apostles, because they did not warn against this common, everyday Jewish practice of worship.
No Disciple of Christ
commandled to teach what HE COMMANDED TO BE TAUGHT would
claim that the New Testament was silent: Paul warns about
STRONG DELUSION where you can no longer READ or HEAR the
Word of Christ: the MARK of lying wonders is specificially
religious ceremonies claiming to be from God but consumed
with theatrical performance.
They did not have to
because they had heard the Word PREACHED by being READ in
the Synagogue each Sabbath (Rest) Day. You see, they were
NOT around the Temple Courts along with the jesters, money
changers and prostitutes. They were IN CHURCH. Jesus met
with the believers on two First Days of the Week not close
to the temple.
They understood that even
the EXAMPLE of Jesus was to attend Synagogue and READ the
prescribed section of the Word.
The Temple was HEROD'S
Temple and Jesus' PATTERN was that it was valid only for
PRAYER. Josephus agrees with Ezekiel that the Levites
had helped destroy the nation once and wanted to BECOME
singers again by becoming clergy-singers when David demoted
Zadok.
See Josephus
to prove that there were no clergy singer: Only,
as prophesied in Psalm 41 when they musical mocked Jesus to
the cross.
No, no literate Bible student would ever say that the New Testament is silent about instruments. Here may be the problem:
Acts 15:21 For Moses of old time hath in every city
them that preach him,
being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
The example of Jesus was to stand up to read the Word and then decently sit down.
But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. 2 Cor 3:15
Nevertheless, when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. 2 Cor 3:16Now the Lord is that Spirit:
........ and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Cor 3:17But we all, with open face
........ beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord,
........ are changed into the same image from glory to glory,
........ even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor 3:18Now, just look above, when Paul was praying OUTSIDE of the music area but the Levites may have, according to Josephus, been making illegal "music" on the steps leading from the Court of Women. Maybe they were trying to HEAR what Paul could hear and the MUSIC at the same time
Dailey: then we are saying that it was approved by the apostles,
No, that is a lie: Jesus repudiated the minstrels and pipers, exampled the synagogue, outlawed the laded burdens (songs), Paul outlawed SELF pleasure which points to all of the theatrical and musical rituals so that the synagogue (Rom 15) could take place, Peter warned about the SPORTING, Jude wrote a parallel to The Book of Enoch which gives SATAN credit for teaching the people how to IGNORE the Word by choirs and instruments.
But, Paul was IN THE SPIRIT and could hear Christ tell him: run from this pagan "Worship Center" because they are MARKED:
And saw him saying unto me, Make haste [speed away], and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. Acts 22:18
And he [Christ the Spirit] said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. Acts 22:21
Jerusalem was a Jebusite High place and called Sodom and the Mother of Harlots.
Oh, but they did. Look above. The only God-commanded "instruments" were the two silver trumpets which were supplimented with animal horns was for the special feast days and special sabbath days. Paul said not to let anyone judge us by imposing the music to these ancient festivals:
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; Col 2:14
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Col 2:15
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Col.2:16
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Col 2:17
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, Col2:18
Paul associates the voices of angels with clanging brass in 1 Corinthians 13. He further associates it with "speaking in tongues."
"It is a great mistake to imagine that back of their idolatry and their idol sacrifices there is nothing but an empty vacuity. True enough, as 1 Cor 8:4 makes plain, the gods of the idols have no existence whatever; no being by the name of Jupiter exists, and this is true with respect to all other gods. But something does exist, something that is far more terrible than these pseudo-gods, namely an entire kingdom of darkness which is hostile to God, a host of demons or fallen angels who are ruled by the greatest of their number, namely Satan, Eph. 2:3; 6:12. (Lenski)
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. 1 Co.11:10KJV
But Venus (Lucifer, S.U.N., Zoe) and Bacchus are close allies. These two evil spirits are in sworn confederacy with each other, as the patrons of drunkenness and lust. So the theatre of Venus is as well the house of Bacchus: for they properly gave the name of Liberalia also to other theatrical amusements-which besides being consecrated to Bacchus (as were the Dionysia of the Greeks), were instituted by him; and, without doubt,
the performances of the theatre have the common patronage of these two deities.
That immodesty of gesture and attire which so specially and peculiarly characterizes the stage are consecrated to them-the one deity wanton by her sex, the other by his drapery;
while its services of voice, and song, and lute, and pipe, belong to Apollos, and Muses, and Minervas, and Mercuries.
The pagans and Jews believed that their dance and music could "bring one into the presence of the gods." At times, Elijah joked, the god might be asleep or just "relieving himself." However, Jesus would triumph over the Jews with a literally resurrected body and He could triumph over the musicians. They thought that they "triumphed him" when they lifted Him up on a pole. But Jesus said that this would "draw all men to men."
Charles Dailey: III. THE THEOLOGY OF THE NEW COVENANT.
The New Covenant began on the Jewish feast day of Pentecost in AD 30. We all understand that. Alexander Campbell set the Redstone Baptist Association on its ear with this profound truth. The reality of it is not up for review here. It is well established by the Lord himself.
As the moments ticked away before the crucifixion of Jesus, He was setting up a permanent memorial with his men in the upper room,
In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you." (Luke 22:20 NIV)
This is the first reference to the New Covenant in the New Covenant documents we call the New Testament. Jesus' death put the New Covenant into effect.
The second reference to this doctrine is in the Book of Galatians written after the Jerusalem Conference in AD 49. Nineteen years elapsed before this important bit of Restoration Theology was mentioned again. Here Paul introduces it as something these readers were not familiar with.
24 These things may be taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. Galatians 4 (NIV)
Christ in Spirit
defined the New Covenant inclusively and exclusively.
In Isaiah 30 Christ
said that Hell was prepared for God's enemies: the marks
in sight and sound of God already driving them into hell
is wind, string and percussion instruments.
In
Isaiah 50 Christ warns about Jesus being SMITTEN and
PLUCKED: the Jews musically mocked Jesus
Christ
in Isaiah 55 identifies HIS Spirit (Mind) with His Word
and dares you to SELL the free Word
In Isaiah
58 He outlaws seeking your OWN PLEASURE (see Rom 15) or
SPEAKING YOUR OWN WORDS.
The assembly or gathering or "church in the wilderness" had always been for receiving instructions. Therefore, the SYNAGOGUE was the 'common people's' weekly access to the REST from "worship ritual" other than the fact that Paul said that GIVING HEED to the Word is Christian worship.
"The triumphal hymn of Moses had unquestionably a religious character about it; but the employment of music in religious services, though idolatrous, is more distinctly marked in the festivities which attended the erection of the golden calf." (Smith's Bible Dictionary, Music, p. 589).
Ephraim Syrus On Our Lord notes that Sinai was a test. T
18. But when their heathenism from being inward became open, then Moses also from being hidden openly appeared; that he might openly punish those whose heathenism had revelled beneath the holy cloud which had overshadowed them.
But God removed the Shepherd of the flock from it for forty days, that the flock might show that its trust was fixed upon the calf.
And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. Mark 1:13
While God was feeding the flock with all delights, it chose for itself as its Shepherd the calf, which was not able even to eat.
Moses who kept them in awe was removed from them, that the idolatry might cry aloud in their mouths,
which the restraint of Moses had kept down in their hearts. For they cried: Make us gods, to go before us.
19. But when Moses came down, he saw their heathenism revelling in the wide plain with drums and cymbals.
Speedily, he put their madness to shame by means of the Levites and drawn swords.
So likewise here, our Lord concealed His knowledge for a little when the sinful woman approached Him, that the Pharisee might form into shape his thought,
as his fathers had shaped the pernicious calf.That is why John who worshipped IN THE SPIRIT on the Lord's Day was ALONE and had not musical mediators understood and prophesied:
And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. Re.11:8
Charles Dailey:We should inquire into this silence of 19 years. One obvious answer could be that no books were written during that time. No book was composed except James. How does James handle the subject? He is absolutely silent. It certainly seems to us important enough to discuss.
We have said--and any 5 year old entering compulsary synagogue school in Jerusalem and other places would have understand--that the so-called "music" had a rationale only in Jerusalem, in the temple COURTS and connected to priestly sacrifices. Silence is never good authority to deliberately sow discord. The historic church was not ignorant of what the Bible makes clear. The major split over music happened in the year 373 proving that the SCHOOL OF THE BIBLE does not even authorize SINGING;
To Ephraim pertains the high and unique distinction of having originated-or at least given its living impulse to-a new departure in sacred literature; and that, not for his own country merely, but for Christendom.
From him came, if not the first idea, at all events the first successful example,
of making song an essential constituent of public worship,
and an exponent of theological teaching;
and from him it spread and prevailed through the Eastern Churches, and affected even those of the West.To the Hymns, on which chiefly his fame rests, the Syriac ritual in all its forms owes much of its strength and richness;
and to them is largely due the place which Hymnody holds throughout the Church everywhere.
And hence it has come to pass that, in the Church everywhere, he stands as the representative Syrian Father, as the fixed epithet appended to his name attests-" Ephraim the Syrian,"-the one Syrian known and reverenced in all Christendom.
Consistent with ALL scribes, they attended important events and made perfect copies of what transpired. They set others busy to transcribe and make many copies. The people who attended--just like modern meetings--wanted 'hand outs" and they were supplied.
Heredotus born about 484 BC and died 430--420 wrote extensively and sold his product: he declared that the Messiah the Jews anticipated was Dionysus. So, we know that all literature was circulated.
We know from history that the wandering singers were prostitutes and especially male instrumentalists were Sodomites. Sodom was the seat of perverted 'worship' rituals where the "musical prophesiers" always used instrument as TRICKS of their trade.
[1339b][1] instead of learning to enjoy it rightly and be able to judge it when they hear others performing, as the Spartans do? for the Spartans although they do not learn to perform can nevertheless judge good and bad music correctly, so it is said. And the same argument applies also if music is to be employed for refined enjoyment and entertainment; why need people learn to perform themselves instead of enjoying music played by others?
And we may consider the conception that we have about the gods: Zeus does not sing and harp to the poets himself.
But professional musicians we speak of as vulgar people,
and indeed we think it not manly to perform music, except when drunk or for fun.