Presentation 3
Instruments in the Bible

1. Who was first instrument maker in Bible? Jubal
Gen 4:21

What types of instruments did he make? Strings and pipes

2. What are the names of some of the instruments
mentioned in Bible?

Names
vary according to translation used

1. Lyres (also,
   10-stringed lyre, Ps 144)

• Ps 98:5

2. Harps

• Ps 92:3

3. Lute (Heb
   minnim)

• Ps 92:3 (NASB,
  ESV), Ps 150:3 (ESV), not in NIV

4. Zither

• Dan 3:5, 7, 10,
  15 (NIV)

5. Flutes: a.k.a.
   Pipe – (double reed pipe or panpipe??)

• 1 Kings 1:40,
  Matt 11:17 (ESV, NASB)

• joyous
  occasions 1 Kings 1:40 (ESV, KJV, NIV)

• sad notes of
  grief Jeremiah 48:36 (NIV, KJV)

• used by common
  people, as well as in the second temple

6. Ram’s
   horn/trumpet (shofar)

• Joshua 6:5 ff
  (ESV, KJV, NASB)

7. Trumpets – to
   assemble for war, call meetings, when moving

• Num. 10:2-10

8. Cymbals –
   small – NOT like drumset; maybe finger cymbals

• used in temple
  service to mark the beginning, end, and pause in the singing and
  playing. 1 Chronicles 15:16

9. Timbrel/
   Tambourine – small hand drum used for joyous occasions and
   religious celebrations Exodus 15:20 (KJV, NASB, NIV, ESV =
   tambourine)

10. Sistrum/Rattle
    2 Sam 6:5 (NIV; NASB, ESV = castanets, )

Show pics of ancient instruments

3. Will there be instruments will be in heaven?
What type? Rev 14:2, 15:2

4. Use of instruments in the Bible

Daniel 3:5	Isaiah 5:11-12	Psalm 150	2 Sam 6:5, 1Chron 15:16,22,28
False worship	Drunken party	True worship	True worship
Horn		Trumpet	Horn & trumpet
Flute	flute	Flute
Zither
Lyre	Lyre	Lyre	Lyre
Harp	Harp	Harp	Harp
pipes
	tambourine	tambourine	Tambourine
		cymbals	cymbals
			Sistrum (rattle)
Dance bad in Ex 32		Dance	dance

Read each passage aloud and name each instrument mentioned; fill in
chart

Which instruments occur in more than one column?

What is purpose of each event?

Is there a correlation between instruments used for certain purposes?

Not an instrument problem, but a people problem

Can we apply this to principles for making music in the Christian
community?

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