Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Ancient Hebrew Singing Recorded in the Bible—part 3

 

Ancient Hebrew Singing Recorded in the Bible—part 3

          The question of importance to Church Musicians today is, should we or should we not use women in church music?  Should we consider the purported disuse of women in the music of Temple worship, and the Biblical silence about women in public worship as "proof" that women should not be used in church music today?  The Bible is silent concerning the use of women in Temple worship.  However, this silence does not implicate that women should not be used in church music today.  Remember that part of the reason that women were not used in Temple music was because of the type of music they sang and played and the association of women's music with harlotry.  However, the ancient customs of Israel concerning women did not allow for them to be used as Temple musicians.  It is safe to conclude from the research that there is no Biblical evidence to cause us to exclude women from church music today.

 Thought for the Day

The New Testament statement in 1 Timothy 2:12 that is not proper to let a woman “usurp authority over the man” is not any form of New Testament prohibition of the use of women in twenty first century church music.

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