The Truth Revealed-Instrumental Music OT Part Three
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INTRODUCTION:
INTRODUCTION:
1. This series is designed to examine doctrine.
1. This series is designed to examine doctrine.
21 Test all things; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.
A. Today, we will continue examining instrumental music.
A. Today, we will continue examining instrumental music.
2. Two weeks ago, we looked at Numbers 10:1-10.
2. Two weeks ago, we looked at Numbers 10:1-10.
A. In these verses, we found five elements that needed to be pointed out.
A. In these verses, we found five elements that needed to be pointed out.
1. The material in which the trumpets were to be fashioned was specifically commanded (Num. 10:2).
1. The material in which the trumpets were to be fashioned was specifically commanded (Num. 10:2).
2. God regulated the number of trumpets to be used (Num. 10:2).
2. God regulated the number of trumpets to be used (Num. 10:2).
3. God regulated the manner by which the trumpets were to be employed (Num. 10:2,9-10).
3. God regulated the manner by which the trumpets were to be employed (Num. 10:2,9-10).
4. God regulated the people who were allowed to blow the trumpets (Num. 10:8).
4. God regulated the people who were allowed to blow the trumpets (Num. 10:8).
5. The fifth and final aspect of God’s regulation for the trumpets is that they were the only instruments authorized to be used in the corporate worship of God for the Israelites under the Mosaic Law (Deut. 5:32).
5. The fifth and final aspect of God’s regulation for the trumpets is that they were the only instruments authorized to be used in the corporate worship of God for the Israelites under the Mosaic Law (Deut. 5:32).
3. Last week, we looked at the time of King David concerning instruments in worship.
3. Last week, we looked at the time of King David concerning instruments in worship.
A. Did he have a command of God and did he follow the command of God?
A. Did he have a command of God and did he follow the command of God?
1. Upon the first look at this topic, it appears that David may have done this on his own authority.
1. Upon the first look at this topic, it appears that David may have done this on his own authority.
1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3 Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. 4 And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel: 5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals; 6 Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.
2. Under the light of further examination, it still appears that David may have done this on his own authority.
2. Under the light of further examination, it still appears that David may have done this on his own authority.
1 So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand. 4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges, 5 four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”
3. This is why it is important to be thorough in our Bible studies, because during the time of King Hezekiah, we find the approval for what David did.
3. This is why it is important to be thorough in our Bible studies, because during the time of King Hezekiah, we find the approval for what David did.
25 And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for thus was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets. 26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. 27 Then Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord also began, with the trumpets and with the instruments of David king of Israel.
A. Why was King Hezekiah a good king?
A. Why was King Hezekiah a good king?
1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. 3 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. 4 He removed the high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden image and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan. 5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him. 6 For he held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses.
1. 2 Chronicles 29:25-27 demonstrates that part of what made him a good king was the proper handling of instrumental music in the temple worship.
1. 2 Chronicles 29:25-27 demonstrates that part of what made him a good king was the proper handling of instrumental music in the temple worship.
2. It would stand to reason that this same deduction should be used in determining whether or not any king, prophet, or priest was good in God’s sight.
2. It would stand to reason that this same deduction should be used in determining whether or not any king, prophet, or priest was good in God’s sight.
BODY:
BODY:
1. THE TIME OF THE GOOD BOY KING JOASH.
1. THE TIME OF THE GOOD BOY KING JOASH.
1 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
A. Priest Jehoiada would restore proper worship to God.
A. Priest Jehoiada would restore proper worship to God.
18 Also Jehoiada appointed the oversight of the house of the Lord to the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had assigned in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was established by David.
1. There is something noteworthy in the beginning of 2 Chronicles 23:12-13.
1. There is something noteworthy in the beginning of 2 Chronicles 23:12-13.
12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people in the temple of the Lord. 13 When she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance; and the leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, also the singers with musical instruments, and those who led in praise. So Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Treason! Treason!”
A. It seems like this is a violation Numbers 10:2,8 for who should be blowing the trumpets and the number to be blown, as “all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets” (2 Chron 23:13), but it is not.
A. It seems like this is a violation Numbers 10:2,8 for who should be blowing the trumpets and the number to be blown, as “all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets” (2 Chron 23:13), but it is not.
2 “Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps.
8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you as an ordinance forever throughout your generations.
B. Notice, Athaliah came in the temple in verse 13.
B. Notice, Athaliah came in the temple in verse 13.
1. But, notice in verse 6 of Chapter 23 who is recorded to be in the temple.
1. But, notice in verse 6 of Chapter 23 who is recorded to be in the temple.
6 But let no one come into the house of the Lord except the priests and those of the Levites who serve. They may go in, for they are holy; but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord.
2. The Levites who were not priests were in the house of the Lord, but notice what was in their hands.
2. The Levites who were not priests were in the house of the Lord, but notice what was in their hands.
7 And the Levites shall surround the king on all sides, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes into the house, let him be put to death. You are to be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.”
3. This would mean it would only be the priests who were blowing the trumpets, but there still could be too many trumpets being blown for the worship of God.
3. This would mean it would only be the priests who were blowing the trumpets, but there still could be too many trumpets being blown for the worship of God.
C. Notice who is being praised with the trumpets in 2 Chronicles 23:12.
C. Notice who is being praised with the trumpets in 2 Chronicles 23:12.
12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people in the temple of the Lord.
1. They were praising the king, but when this praise for the king stopped and they were preparing to worship God, in verse 18, priest Jehoiada said, ‘We are going to worship according to the law of Moses with rejoicing and with singing, as established by David.’
1. They were praising the king, but when this praise for the king stopped and they were preparing to worship God, in verse 18, priest Jehoiada said, ‘We are going to worship according to the law of Moses with rejoicing and with singing, as established by David.’
18 Also Jehoiada appointed the oversight of the house of the Lord to the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had assigned in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was established by David.
2. When it says “as it was established by David,” it means exactly as David did it.
2. When it says “as it was established by David,” it means exactly as David did it.
2. Why was Joash a good king?
2. Why was Joash a good king?
4 Now it happened after this that Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the Lord.
B. This is how the church needs to restore worship today.
B. This is how the church needs to restore worship today.
30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
1. Joash’s heart was set on repairing the house of the Lord.
1. Joash’s heart was set on repairing the house of the Lord.
A. Therefore, Jehoiada the high priest was able to reinstitute proper worship.
A. Therefore, Jehoiada the high priest was able to reinstitute proper worship.
B. All of the people rejoiced, because the law was reinstated properly.
B. All of the people rejoiced, because the law was reinstated properly.
21 So all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, for they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
2. Today, Jesus is our King and High Priest.
2. Today, Jesus is our King and High Priest.
37 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
3. Jesus’ heart is set on repairing the house of the Lord.
3. Jesus’ heart is set on repairing the house of the Lord.
10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
A. Today, the temple of the Lord is our body.
A. Today, the temple of the Lord is our body.
16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
B. Collectively, we make up the church.
B. Collectively, we make up the church.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. 28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.
C. And, the church is the house of the living God.
C. And, the church is the house of the living God.
15 but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
D. We are also the priests who have been tasked with taking care of the house of God.
D. We are also the priests who have been tasked with taking care of the house of God.
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
CONCLUSION:
CONCLUSION:
1. Joash was a good king.
1. Joash was a good king.
A. Why?
A. Why?
1. Because his heart was set on repairing the house of the Lord.
1. Because his heart was set on repairing the house of the Lord.
A. He did this by referring to the Scriptures and following them exactly so that the house of God could be repaired.
A. He did this by referring to the Scriptures and following them exactly so that the house of God could be repaired.
2. Is your heart set on repairing the house of the Lord?
2. Is your heart set on repairing the house of the Lord?