God Intended for Music to be Under Man's Supervision

  God Intended for Music to be Under Man's Supervision 

          It is possible that the beginnings of musical knowledge can be traced to Genesis 1:26 where Adam was commanded to “...have dominion (radah 7287) over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth (erets 776), and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”  Also in verse twenty-eight he is admonished to “replenish the earth (776) and subdue (kabash 3533) it.”  The words dominion (radah 7287) and subdue (kabash 3533) used in Genesis 1:26 mean to *subjugate or to conquer.  The word earth (erets 776) used in Genesis 1:26 is the broad term used for the world as opposed to the word earth (adamah, 127) used in Genesis 1:25 which means the soil.  Note that God not only put the soil under man’s supervision but also the erets i.e. the world around him.

              So, Adam was given the command to conquer and bring under his control the world around him which doubtlessly included music.  We know from Genesis 2:19-20 that Adam was given tremendous insight and knowledge.  Although these passages say absolutely nothing about music, it is possible that he also had unusual insight