Wind Instruments Were Mentioned in the Bible-part 1

 

Wind Instruments Were Mentioned in the Bible-part 1

They were mentioned in both the OT and the NT. Some were used on secular and sacred occasions.  Some were melodic wind instruments and others were used for signaling purposes.  The only ancient wind instrument that is still used in orthodox Jewish worship today is the shofar.  We also learned that the only ancient wind instrument that God ordered the ancient Jews to make was the chatsotserah. We know more about how it was made than any other instrument mentioned in the Bible.  This chapter attests to the fact that instrumental music was considered important in ancient Israel, and there was most certainly no prohibition against using instrumental music in Temple worship. They were not, of course, all played in the context of temple worship. 

Modern and ancient writers are not in agreement about what most of these looked like or what they sounded like when blown.  The student of music of the Bible is cautioned about trying to be too specific about what they were like or specifically how most of these wind instruments sounded.  The exotic opinions of many writers should be considered with great caution.  Also, some of these supposed wind instruments may not have been melodic instruments, or even musical instruments.  Some of these instruments may have been added to the yearly feasts and may not have been used for worship, but rather for entertainment during these festal days.