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2. Many places in the scriptures mention musical instruments in the
service of God. But, was it ever commended or brought about by
God or of men? I think that the bible teaches it is wrong and was
always brought about by men and they were not commended of
God to do so.
Genesis 4:21-22 And his brother's name was Jubal: he
was the father ofall such as handle the harp and organ.
And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer ofevery
artificer in brass and iron: and the sister ofTubalcain was
Naamah.
This is the beginning of this invention and by a family that was not
accepted of God. They were not given faith by God as to what
way of worship that pleased him. Cain slew his brother who
offered as a sacrifice of faith and Cains offering was a work of his
own hand and was not acceptable of God. His offering and his
brother's invention of harps and organs surely were not to worship
the true God. It was probably for worldly revelry and
entertainment.
1It Samuel 18:6 And it came to pass as they came, when
David was returnedfrom the slaughter ofthe Philistine,
that the women came out ofall cities ofIsrael, singing and
dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with
instruments ofmusick .
Here musical instruments was used to celebrate a victory by king
Saul and were used to glorify a man and to joyfully dance to the
music.
2nd Samuel 6-7 Again, David gathered together all the
chosen men ofIsrael, thirty thousand. And David arose,
and went with all the people that were with him from Baale
ofJudah, to bring up from thence the ark ofGod, whose
name is called by the linen ephod. So David and all the
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3. house ofIsrael brought up the ark ofthe LORD with
shouting, and with the sound ofthe trumpet. And as the ark
ofthe LORD came into the city ofDavid, Michal Saul's
daughter looked through a window, and saw king David
leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised
him in her heart. And they brought in the ark ofthe LORD,
and set it in his place, in the midst ofthe tabernacle that
David hadpitchedfor it: and David offered burnt offerings
and peace offerings before the LORD. And as soon as
David had made an end ofoffering burnt offerings and
peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name ofthe
LORD ofhosts. And he dealt among all the people, even
among the whole multitude ofIsrael, as well to the women
as men, to every one a cake ofbread, and a good piece of
flesh, and aflagon ofwine. So all the people departed
every one to his house. Then David returned to bless his
household. And Michal the daughter ofSaul came out to
meet David, and said, How glorious was the king ofIsrael
to day, who uncovered himselfto day in the eyes ofthe
handmaids ofhis servants, as one ofthe vain fellows
shamelessly uncovereth himself! And David said unto
Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy
father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over
the people ofthe LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play
before the LORD. And I will yet be more vile than thus,
and will be base in mine own sight: and ofthe
maidservants which thou hast spoken of, ofthem shall I be
had in honour. Therefore Michal the daughter ofSaul had
no child unto the day ofher death.
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the
LORD had given him rest round about from all his
enemies; That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See
now, I dwell in an house ofcedar, but the ark ofGod
dwelleth within curtains. And Nathan said to the king, Go,
do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. And
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4. it came to pass that night, that the word ofthe LORD came
unto Nathan, saying, Go and tell my servant David, Thus
saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to
dwell in? Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the
time that I brought up the children ofIsrael out ofEgypt,
even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a
tabernacle. In all the places wherein I have walked with all
the children ofIsrael spake I a word with any ofthe tribes
ofIsrael, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel,
saying, Why build ye not me an house ofcedar? Now
therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus
saith the LORD ofhosts, I took thee from the sheepcote,
from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over
Israel: And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest,
and have cut offall thine enemies out ofthy sight, and have
made thee a great name, like unto the name ofthe great
men that are in the earth. Moreover I will appoint a place
for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may
dwell in a place oftheir own, and move no more; neither
shall the children ofwickedness ajJ1ict them any more, as
beforetime, And as since the time that I commandedjudges
to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest
from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he
will make thee an house. And when thy days be fulfilled,
and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed
after thee, which shall proceed out ofthy bowels, and I will
establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my
name, and I will stablish the throne ofhis kingdom for ever.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit
iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod ofmen, and with
the stripes ofthe children ofmen: But my mercy shall not
depart away from him, as I took itfrom Saul, whom I put
away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall
be establishedfor ever before thee: thy throne shall be
establishedfor ever. According to all these words, and
according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto
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5. David. Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD,
and he said, Who am L 0 Lord GOD? and what is my
house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? And this was
yet a small thing in thy sight, 0 Lord GOD; but thou hast
spoken also ofthy servant's house for a great while to
come. And is this the manner ofman, 0 Lord GOD? And
what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD,
knowest thy servant. For thy word's sake, and according to
thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to
make thy servant know them. Wherefore thou art great, 0
LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any
God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with
our ears. And what one nation in the earth is like thy
people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a
people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for
you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy
people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the
nations and their gods? For thou hast confirmed to thyself
thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and
thou, LORD, art become their God. And now, 0 LORD
God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy
servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and
do as thou hast said. And let thy name be magnified for
ever, saying, The LORD ofhosts is the God over Israel:
and let the house ofthy servant David be established before
thee. For thou, 0 LORD ofhosts, God ofIsrael, hast
revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house:
And now, 0 Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words
be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy
servant: Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house
ofthy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for
thou, 0 Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let
the house ofthy servant be blessedfor ever.
This is a sad story of disobedience on David's part. In verse 6: 10,
David states, "So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto
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6. him... " Is it not arrogant and self serving to bring the ark to
himself?
David, in chapter 5, is to fight the Philistines but God warns him
that he is not to attack until he heard the "sound of a going in the
tops of the mulberry trees." This signifies the wind or the leading
of the Spirit or of God and he waited and God's will and power
went before him and he won the battle.
So now he decides with great confidence to bring up the Ark of the
Covenant to a place chosen of himself, by his own strength and the
strength of thirty thousand men, and to bring it up his way. So,
with dancing and playing musical instruments of all kinds they
brought it up in their own strength and made a great celebration
and pageantry of it. This great ark of the Lord was to be handled
only as God had commanded but David did it his way and
probably for his own glory. They put it wrongfully on a cart drawn
by animals when it should have been carried by priests. They were
doing it in their way with great joy until they found that God was
displeased. This is similar to Moses at Mt. Sinai when God said
don't touch this mountain for it is holy. God was doing things his
way and didn't need man to help. This ark was a powerful
authority of God and did not need protecting but Uzzah thought it
needed help and was struck dead.
This ark is typical of us today as Christ sits as a High Priest and
has the power of the Holy Ghost and is the very life of his New
Covenant Church. We do not have power to retain the spirit of
worship if Christ sees fit in judgment to remove his Spirit from us.
We do not have the power to return it with a great movement of
our own to renew the Spirit and use musical instruments to liven
up the meeting.
It will fail if we try . Yet, we cannot resist it if it is the will of God
to come and restore Zion to her fonner glory. The ark is Christ
who has kept the laws unbroken; the laws are preserved in him.
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7. He is our righteousness in God and is our witness and leader and
commander. In him we have the sure mercies of David. To God
we sing, "I need thee, oh I need thee, every hour I need thee ... "
2 nd Chronicles 7:6 And the priests waited on their offices:
the Levites also with instruments ofmusick ofthe LORD,
which David the king had made to praise the LORD,
because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised
by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before
them, and all Israel stood
There is nothing wrong but rather praise worthy to praise God for
his abundant mercy and grace. David though brought in the
instruments of music which he had made or invented. Unfeeling
instruments to do the praising of God. Why not do it from the
heart by lifting our voices? This music of David also set a trend
because Solomon, his son, was carrying on this new practice.
Nehemiah 12:36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and
Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah,
Hanani, with the musical instruments ofDavid the man of
God, and Ezra the scribe before them. Years after
instruments ofmusic that David had made, even the priests
ofGod have learned to play this music as part oftheir
priesthood office.
2 nd Chronicles 23:13-18 And she looked, and, behold, the
king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes
and the trumpets by the king: and all the people ofthe land
rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with
instruments ofmusick, and such as taught to sing praise.
Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of
hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them,
Have her forth ofthe ranges: and whoso followeth her, let
him be slain with the sword For the priest said, Slay her
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8. not in the house ofthe LORD. So they laid hands on her;
and when she was come to the entering ofthe horse gate by
the king's house, they slew her there. And Jehoiada made a
covenant between him, and between all the people, and
between the king, that they should be the LORD's people.
Then all the people went to the house ofBaal, and brake it
down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and
slew Mattan the priest ofBaal before the altars. Also
Jehoiada appointed the offices ofthe house ofthe LORD by
the hand ofthe priests the Levites, whom David had
distributed in the house ofthe LORD, to offer the burnt
offerings ofthe LORD, as it is written in the law ofMoses,
with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by
David
As time passes, these habits began to get greater and more skilled.
Now the people, as they praise this great occasion, do it with
instruments of music and "as such were taught to sing praises" - is
not this brought about as a trained choir? All this was ordained by
David (verse 18).
Hebrew 8-9 Now ofthe things which we have spoken this
is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the
right hand ofthe throne ofthe Majesty in the heavens; A
minister ofthe sanctuary, and ofthe true tabernacle, which
the Lord pitched, and not man. For every high priest is
ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of
necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. For if
he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that
there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: Who
serve unto the example and shadow ofheavenly things, as
Moses was admonished ofGod when he was about to make
the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things
according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. But
now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how
much also he is the mediator ofa better covenant, which
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9. was established upon better promises. For ifthat first
covenant had been faultless, then should no place have
been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he
saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will
make a new covenant with the house ofIsrael and with the
house ofJudah: Not according to the covenant that I made
with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand
to lead them out ofthe land ofEgypt; because they
continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not,
saith the Lord For this is the covenant that I will make
with the house ofIsrael after those days, saith the Lord; I
will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their
hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me
a people: And they shall not teach every man his
neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the
Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their
sins and their iniquities willI remember no more. In that
he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now
that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish
away.
Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances ofdivine
service, and a worldly sanctuary. For there was a
tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick,
and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the
sanctuary. And after the second veil, the tabernacle which
is called the Holiest ofall; Which had the golden censer,
and the ark ofthe covenant overlaid round about with gold,
wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's
rod that budded, and the tables ofthe covenant; And over
it the cherubims ofglory shadowing the mercyseat; of
which we cannot now speak particularly. Now when these
things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the
first tabernacle, accomplishing the service ofGod. But into
the second went the high priest alone once every year, not
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10. without blood, which he offeredfor himself, andfor the
. errors ofthe people: The Holy Ghost this signifYing, that
the way into the holiest ofall was not yet made manifest,
while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was
afigure for the time then present, in which were offered
both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did
the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Which
stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and
carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of
reformation. But Christ being come an high priest ofgood
things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle,
not made with hands, that is to say, not ofthis building;
Neither by the blood ofgoats and calves, but by his own
blood he entered in once into the holy place, having
obtained eternal redemptionfor us. For ifthe blood of
bulls and ofgoats, and the ashes ofan heifer sprinkling the
unclean, sanctifieth to the purifYing ofthe flesh: How
much more shall the blood ofChrist, who through the
eternal Spirit offered himselfwithout spot to God, purge
your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Andfor this cause he is the mediator ofthe new testament,
that by means ofdeath, for the redemption ofthe
transgressions that were under the first testament, they
which are called might receive the promise ofeternal
inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of
necessity be the death ofthe testator. For a testament is of
force after men are dead: otherwise it is ofno strength at
all while the testator liveth. Whereupon neither the first
testament was dedicated without blood For when Moses
had spoken every precept to all the people according to the
law, he took the blood ofcalves and ofgoats, with water,
and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book,
and all the people, Saying, This is the blood ofthe
testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he
sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the
vessels ofthe ministry. And almost all things are by the
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11. law purged with blood; and without shedding ofblood is no
remission. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of
things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the
heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than
these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made
with hands, which are the figures ofthe true; but into
heaven itself, now to appear in the presence ofGodfor us:
Nor yet that he should offer himselfoften, as the high priest
entereth into the holy place every year with blood ofothers;
For then must he often have suffered since the foundation
ofthe world: but now once in the end ofthe world hath he
appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice ofhimself. And
as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the
judgment: So Christ was once offored to bear the sins of
many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the
second time without sin unto salvation.
This is teaching of the tabernacle in the wilderness saying to
Moses (verse 5) "See saith he that thou make all things according
to the pattern showed to thee in the mount." All this that David
brought in was not in that pattern.
Exodus 25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Speak unto the children ofIsrael, that they bring me an
offoring: ofevery man that giveth it willingly with his heart
ye shall take my offoring. And this is the offering which ye
shall take ofthem; gold, and silver, and brass, And blue,
andpurple, and scarlet, andfine linen, and goats' hair,
And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim
wood, Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, andfor
sweet incense, Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the
ephod, and in the breastplate. And let them make me a
sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all
that I shew thee, after the pattern ofthe tabernacle, and the
pattern ofall the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make
it. And they shall make an ark ofshittim wood: two cubits
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12. and a halfshall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a
halfthe breadth thereof, and a cubit and a halfthe height
thereof And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within
and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a
crown ofgold round about. And thou shalt cast four rings
ofgoldfor it, andput them in the four corners thereof; and
two rings shall be in the one side ofit, and two rings in the
other side ofit. And thou shalt make staves ofshittim
wood, and overlay them with gold. And thou shalt put the
staves into the rings by the sides ofthe ark, that the ark
may be borne with them. The staves shall be in the rings of
the ark: they shall not be taken from it. And thou shalt put
into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. And thou
shalt make a mercy seat ofpure gold: two cubits and a half
shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a halfthe
breadth thereof And thou shalt make two cherubims of
gold, ofbeaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends
ofthe mercy seat. And make one cherub on the one end,
and the other cherub on the other end: even ofthe mercy
seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof
And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high,
covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces
shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the
faces ofthe cherubims be. And thou shalt put the mercy
seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the
testimony that I shall give thee. And there I will meet with
thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy
seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the
ark ofthe testimony, ofall things which I will give thee in
commandment unto the children ofIsrael. Thou shalt also
make a table ofshittim wood: two cubits shall be the length
thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a
halfthe height thereof And thou shalt overlay it with pure
gold, and make thereto a crown ofgold round about. And
thou shalt make unto it a border ofan hand breadth round
about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border
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13. thereof round about. And thou shalt make for itfour rings
ofgold, andput the rings in the four corners that are on the
four feet thereof Over against the border shall the rings be
for places ofthe And thou shalt make the staves ofshittim
wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be
borne with them. And thou shalt make the dishes thereof,
and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof,
to cover withal: ofpure gold shalt thou make them. And
thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
And thou shalt make a candlestick ofpure gold: ofbeaten
work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his
branches, his bowls, his mops, and his flowers, shall be of
the same. And six branches shall come out ofthe sides of
it; three branches ofthe candlestick out ofthe one side, and
three branches ofthe candlestick out ofthe other side:
Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a mop and a
flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds
in the other branch, with a mop and a flower: so in the six
branches that come out ofthe candlestick. And in the
candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds,
with their mops and their flowers. And there shall be a
mop under two branches ofthe same, and a mop under
two branches ofthe same, and a mop under two branches
ofthe same, according to the six branches that proceed out
ofthe candlestick. Their mops and their branches shall be
ofthe same: all it shall be one beaten work ofpure gold
And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof' and they
shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over
against it. And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes
thereof, shall be ofpure gold. Ofa talent ofpure gold shall
he make it, with all these vessels. And look that thou make
them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the
mount.
In verse 9 we have the commandment to make instruments after
the pattern given in the mount. Let us not confuse this word with
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14. musical instruments but rather go to Exodus 31 :7, "The tabernacle
of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy
seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle," you
will notice that the word for instruments is changed to the word
"furniture" which is very proper as the word is describing the arc
of the testimony and the mercy seat (verse 8), the table, the pure
candlestick and the alter of incense. These are all for the praise of
God. Instruments of music were unlawfully added.
1st Chronicles 28 And David assembled all the princes of
Israel, the princes ofthe tribes, and the captains ofthe
companies that ministered to the king by course, and,the
captains over the thousands, and captains over the
hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and
possession ofthe king, and ofhis sons, with the officers,
and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto
Jerusalem. Then David the king stood up upon his feet,
and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: Asfor me,
I had in mine heart to build an house ofrest for the ark of
the covenant ofthe LORD, andfor the footstool ofour God,
and had made ready for the building: But God said unto
me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because
thou hast been a man ofwar, and hast shed blood
Howbeit the LORD God ofIsrael chose me before all the
house ofmyfather to be king over Israelfor ever: for he
hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and ofthe house of
Judah, the house ofmyfather; and among the sons ofmy
father he liked me to make me king over all Israel: And of
all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he
hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne ofthe
kingdom ofthe LORD over Israel. And he said unto me,
Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts:
for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be
constant to do my commandments and myjudgments, as at
this day. Now therefore in the sight ofall Israel the
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15. congregation ofthe LORD, and in the audience ofour God,
keep and seekfor all the commandments ofthe LORD your
God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an
inheritance for your children after you for ever. And thou,
Solomon my son, know thou the God ofthy father, and
serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for
the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the
imaginations ofthe thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be
found ofthee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off
for ever. Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to
build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern ofthe
porch, and ofthe houses thereof, and ofthe treasuries
thereof, and ofthe upper chambers thereof, and ofthe inner
parlours thereof, and ofthe place ofthe mercy seat, And
the pattern ofall that he had by the spirit, ofthe courts of
the house ofthe LORD, and ofall the chambers round
about, ofthe treasuries ofthe house ofGod, and ofthe
treasuries ofthe dedicated things: Also for the courses of
the priests and the Levites, andfor all the work ofthe
service ofthe house ofthe LORD, andfor all the vessels of
service in the house ofthe LORD. He gave ofgold by
weight for things ofgold, for all instruments ofall manner
ofservice; silver also for all instruments ofsilver by
weight, for all instruments ofevery kind ofservice: Even
the weight for the candlesticks ofgold, andfor their lamps
ofgold, by weight for every candlestick, andfor the lamps
thereof andfor the candlesticks ofsilver by weight, both
for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof,
according to the use ofevery candlestick. And by weight he
gave goldfor the tables ofshewbread, for every table; and
likewise silver for the tables ofsilver: Also pure goldfor
the jleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: andfor the
golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and
likewise silver by weight for every bason ofsilver: Andfor
the altar ofincense refined gold by weight; and goldfor the
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16. pattern ofthe chariot ofthe cherubims, that spread out
their wings, and covered the ark ofthe covenant ofthe
LORD. All this, said David, the LORD made me
understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the
works ofthis pattern. And David said to Solomon his son,
Be strong and ofgood courage, and do it: fear not, nor be
dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with
thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast
finished all the workfor the service ofthe house ofthe
LORD. And, behold, the courses ofthe priests and the
Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of
the house ofGod: and there shall be with thee for all
manner ofworkmanship every willing skilfol man, for any
manner ofservice: also the princes and all the people will
be wholly at thy commandment.
David, the great warrior, defeated all the enemies and collected a
vast wealth. He decided to build a temple to the glory of God.
God says "no but another shall build the temple." But, God, by the
Spirit, told David how to build it and then David told Solomon
how to build it according to the way the Spirit had told him. Even
as God gold Moses how to exactly build the tabernacle. As you
study this chapter, notice the instruments of music are not
included. Now, notice in 2nd Chronicles 5:13, ("It came even to
pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound
to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they
lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments
of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his
mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a
cloud, even the house of the LORD;") how the people received this
glorious news with musical instruments, great joys and happiness,
as they do today. Could we possibly imagine praises of God
without music? How dull it would seem.
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17. 1st Chronicles 23:5 Moreover four thousand were porters;
andfour thousand praised the LORD with the instruments
which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
As David raises and trains this vast multitude set forth to serve the
Lord in their different offices, 4 thousand praised this Lord with
the instruments which David made. It sounded like a division band
in the army. Would it not be wrong to praise God with a band?
2nd Chronicles 29:25..27 And he set the Levites in the
house ofthe LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with
harps, according to the commandment ofDavid, and of
Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the
commandment ofthe LORD by his prophets. And the
Levites stood with the instruments ofDavid, and the priests
with the trumpets. And Hezekiah commanded to offer the
burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering
began, the song ofthe LORD began also with the trumpets,
and with the instruments ordained by David king ofIsrael.
Now, this invented thing turned into a great commandment or
tradition of David. This tradition has come down to the reign of
King Hezekiah. This is the king that was taken to Babylon
because of the disobedience of the children of Israel. Surely the
leader caused them to go. Just because a custom is old, does not
mean it is right.
Ecclesiates 2:8·11 I gathered me also silver and gold, and
the peculiar treasure ofkings and ofthe provinces: I gat
me men singers and women singers, and the delights ofthe
sons ofmen, as musical instruments, and that ofall sorts.
So I was great, and increased more than all that were
before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I
withheld not my heart from anyjoy; for my heart rejoiced
in all my labour: and this was my portion ofall my labour.
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18. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought,
and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold,
all was vanity and vexation ofspirit, and there was no
profit under the sun.
Solomon took up with all things that would bring joy: men
singers, women singers and the delights of the sons of men as
musical instruments and that of all sorts. What a sad burden all
this brought upon him when God withdrew the Spirit in
displeasure.
Amos 6:3-5 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause
the seat ofviolence to come near; That lie upon beds of
ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat
the lambs out ofthe flock, and the calves out ofthe midst of
the stall; That chant to the sound ofthe viol, and invent to
themselves instruments ofmusick, like David;
Instead of starting something new and enjoyable, God now picks a
prophet and demands that he says, "The Lord commands this to be
said and obeyed." Amos prophesied in a time of prosperity and
was greatly hated and was slain. He was slain because David
invented music in the service of God. This was a small thing, but
it grew into a large group, even kings and priests were for it.
While men slept, Satan sows his seeds and God's faithful
messengers have to suffer to preach the word of God.
1st Corinthians 14:7 And even things without life giving
sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction
in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or
harped?
In the New Testament, it can be said there is no mention of us
using instruments of music. Paul brings out that trumpets and
symbols are not a life giving sound. He also brings out that it is
like preaching or speaking in tongues which cannot be understood
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19. and should be stopped. God's people in many places just ignore
this teaching. Paul uses the word instrument in a spiritual way:
our mind, heart and strength to serve God, also, our voices in
praise and also to stand up and protest evil inventions.
Ephesians 5:14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that
sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee
light. Colosians 3:16 Let the word ofChrist 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. 1st Corinthians
10:14-15 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
We have brought out the excess of bringing in music of all kinds
and using them to praise God in excess until God put a stop to it.
Paul calls this excess to being drunk in excess and not caring what
anyone says. Speaking words in Spirit, singing with our voices
and making melody in our hearts to the Lord: this is spiritual.
Making music is a carnal way to praise God. Singing is in the
New Testament 148 times. Musical instruments for the praise of
God are in there 0 times.
Job 30:31 My harp also is turned to mourning, and my
organ into the voice ofthem that weep.
Job brings out the thought that your voice is well pleasing in God's
sight. Without a heart of thanksgiving and a spiritual feeling, we
are not pleasing god. Job rightfully calls his voice an organ and a
harp.
Revelations 15:2-4 And I saw as it were a sea ofglass
mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over
the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over
the number ofhis name, stand on the sea ofglass, having
the harps ofGod. And they sing the song ofMoses the
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20. servant ofGod, and the song ofthe Lamb, saying, Great
and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and
true are thy ways, thou King ofsaints. Who shall not fear
thee, 0 Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy:
for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy
judgments are made maniftst.
This is a great time of rejoicing in the power and glory of God. In
his revelation, these people are using their voices in singing these
praises which is as Job. Job 30-31 says his voice is as a harp and
an organ. If you use musical instruments to make your praise of
God better, it is not better in God's sight.
Revelations 18:22 And the voice ofharpers, and
musicians, and ofpipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no
more at all in thee; and no craftsman, ofwhatsoever craft
he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound ofa
millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
i -"
!
In this great allegory, we read of a great powerful angel or message
come from God. In reality, God did destroy literal Babylon, which
was ruling religion in the world. The king made a golden statue 90
feet tall and forced people to bow down and worship it. What
made it easy to accept was the sound of all kinds of musical
instruments. The king's power and the music, made it easy to bow
and worship.
Here we have not an actual king and city, but a spiritual one; an
attitude of fear as well as something to admire as the apostle John
did when God revealed it to him. He marveled with great
admiration. We also marvel today at the marvelous attraction of a
great crowd. They have musical productions that can even charge
to get in. They have highly paid popular singers that sing to
excellent music.
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21. This woman is very powerful in influence as she gets her power
from the beast, or the fleshly desires of God's people. Also, she
sits on water and seven mountains. The water is religious
confusion in the religious world. Few of God's people know what
the truth is. Neither do they know the will of God. This woman
gains great power to persuade people that are in this confusion.
False doctrines and churches spring up and the people of God
don't see anything wrong. The next source of power comes from
seven mountains. These are high places in people's lives that they
rejoice in, look forward to, and trust in, even their lives, rather than
trust in the true God and his promises. We can put names on these
mountains which we would have to give up or "come out from
among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord ... and I will receive
you... and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord
Almighty." But no we can't give sports that we are involved in.
We must never let ourselves to be poor to spend and be spent in the
service of God. Covetousness is spoken of as being an evil
idolatry. Another mountain in our lives is the influence of family.
Genesis chapter 6 seems to teach that in Noah's time, they were
more interested in family progress and influence (it ruled their
lives) than the service of God and this brought on the universal
flood. The medical profession has a great influence on our
decisions of health. We have come to feel there is no longer a
physician there. We submit to the doctors and surgeons decisions.
Politics enter into our worries of the future. We believe the
government ought to provide and care for us completely. This
could go on to other fields but all these have influence in our
church-attitude. Even union labor organizations can influence
whole churches even as to when they meet. The God of the
Philistines was Dagon, or a fish, which was their living. Now the
God of heaven and head of the true church is declaring he will
destroy this woman and John is marveling with great admiration at
her. Do we believe he is able? Yes, but do we believe he will do it
as he declared? Take heed there is not among us an evil heart of
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22. unbelief. As God promised, this woman is dealt with and
destroyed.
Revelations 18:19-24 And they cast dust on their heads,
arid cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that
great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the
sea by reason ofher costliness!for in one hour is she made
desolate. Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy
apostles andprophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone,
and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall
that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found
no more at all. And the voice ofharpers, and musicians,
and ofpipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all
in thee; and no craftsman, ofwhatsoever craft he be, shall
be found any more in thee; and the sound ofa millstone
shall be heard no more at all in thee; And the light ofa
candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of
the bridegroom and ofthe bride shall be heard no more at
all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men ofthe
earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. And
in her was found the blood ofprophets, and ofsaints, and
ofall that were slain upon the earth.
Look what happens to her. Look what was in her power and
influence as these are taken out of this religious confusion. What
would happen in the church world? Harpers and musicians and
pipers and trwnpeters are found no more in thee. And the light of
candles shall be found no more. God is not pleased with these
inventions. God does not need a candle light to find you or to
remind him of someone who has died. These things are an insult
to Almighty God who has given knowledge of the truth to his
covenant people. God does not want anything taken away that he
has taught. Neither does he want anything added that he has
spoken against. God has provided for you a Saviour, a High Priest
and God witnesses with the Holy Spirit.
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23. This church is small now but is mighty in the Lord. We can say
with the three Israelites as they said to Nebuchadnezzar, ~~e don't
know whether God will deliver us from the fiery furnace, but we
know he is able." So we will not bow down to the golden image.
Give these things up or come out from among them and be
separate. We will not be robbed or defrauded or spoiled. Rather
we will be rich in fellowship and spiritual love and revelation of
truth. It will be said of God's people, "I will go with thee for I
have heard that God is with thee." You will be called from that
day, "The Lord is there." Even so Lord Jesus, come quickly. The
God himself will be a wall of fire around us. I pray your
forbearance.
I couldn't do this story justice to praise an Almighty God.
Elder Don Ellis
12/14/05

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