Vocal and instrumental music became a prominent part of the temple worship at Jerusalem. The horse and its rider he has pitched into the sea.”- Ex. ![]() How jubilantly they must have sung the words! “Let me sing to Jehovah, for he has become highly exalted. 47:6, 7) The very first recorded instance of the Israelites’ praising Jehovah with melody was after their deliverance at the Red Sea. For God is King of all the earth make melody, acting with discretion.” ( Ps. How typical, then, is the admonition: “Make melody to God, make melody. During the exile the Babylonians demanded of their Jewish captives that they should entertain them with their songs.” Psalm 137 gives us to understand that the songs of these exiles were primarily “the songs of Zion,” “the song of Jehovah.” King Sennacherib demanded and received as tribute from King Hezekiah many Jewish musicians, male and female. ![]() we find music mentioned with a frequency that perhaps exceeds its mention in the history of any other people.” And Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume 4, asks: ‘Were the Jews especially a musical people?’ It answers: “Yes. Thus music historian Kurt Sachs says: “Among the world’s books, few can lay claim to greater importance for the history of music than the Bible.” The Oxford Companion to Music tells that “throughout the ancient history of the Jewish people. It is indeed interesting to note how musical God’s ancient people were and what a prominent part music played in their worship. To the extent that we fully enter into this feature of our worship, to that extent we will receive joy and spiritual uplift from doing so. The singing of these songs furnishes an opportunity for all to share actively in the worship. Jehovah listens to these songs, even as he does to our prayers. Our singing of such songs, then, is a part of the Christian’s worship of Jehovah God. And it might well be said that, of all the ways in which we can worship and praise Jehovah God-by prayer, by public talks, by our field ministry and by our exemplary conduct-one of the most beautiful of them is this literal singing of songs to Jehovah’s praise. ![]() Most fittingly we are repeatedly commanded to sing that song, as at Psalm 96:1 and Isaiah 42:10: “Sing to Jehovah a new song.”Īs Jehovah’s servants we are not only commanded to sing this figurative song, but are also encouraged to sing literal songs as a part of our worship. It is beautiful, harmonious, bringing comfort and joy to the listeners, even as does a beautiful literal song. THE good news of God’s kingdom that Jehovah’s servants bring to the people of earth is termed a song, and not without good reason.
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