Music Beyond the Genesis Record-part 5

Music Beyond the Genesis Record-part 5

            Why all the fuss about the Book of Daniel? There are still those of us who believe 2Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” NKJV  I would suppose that those who do not believe that all Scripture is God breathed would also believe like Dr. Whitwell that the Bible is not a literal historic document and furthermore that it is not given by inspiration of God, and is not profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness and that it does not equip the Christian for every good work.  So, writers summarily dismiss the true truth found in the Bible which is given by the inspiration of the self-existent, independent, autonomous God who is!

            Does the 21^st century student of the Bible encounter problems and perplexities when studying manuscripts which are now thousands of years old?  Yes, the serious Bible  student most definitely will encounter hindrances to modern Western understanding. I would like to remind those who give up on any satisfactory understanding of the ancient OT texts that mention music to remember that all historians who study any ancient discipline encounter many puzzles that confound them at times.  I would like to remind writers like David Whitwell that one should at least consider that the problem could possibly be with the historian’s ability to understand the text rather than with the text being faulty.

Thought for the Day

Writers who choose to believe that the Bible is a Hodgepodge of mistakes and errors are very vocal about their beliefs.  They seldom mention in their writings that there is also evidence from historians that their opinions are not accurate.