Singing, therefore, is quite significant in the Bible. Multiple examples in both the Old and New Testament demonstrate the use of song by mankind, angels, and the Lord Himself. Throughout Scripture, singing is used to worship the Lord, offering praises through song to God. Sophia Bricker ...
Audrey Farley, The New Republic, 21 Dec. 2020 But, beginning in the 1500s, the Protestant Reformation swept away the cult of Christian saints, denouncing them as unbiblical and idolatrous. Daniel Burke, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019 Word History First Known Use 1828, in the meaning defined above Tim...
doi:10.1111/rsr.13495Caplan, EricJohn Wiley and SonsReligious Studies Review
and musicality of many of the Bible’s songs have been lost over time, their meaning is not. We may not sing these songs in the same way as Moses, or David or Jeremiah did, but by contemplating their lyrics, through study and prayer, we too can learn to worship God, who deserves ...
The literal meaning of "hallelujah" sufficiently indicates the character of the Psalms in which it occurs, as hymns of praise and thanksgiving. They are all found in the last book of the collection, and bear marks of being intended for use in the Temple service, the words "praise ye ...
Whatever may be the meaning of this phrase, the passage clearly asserts the use of Christian psalmody in their religious worship. Again, he speaks of singing in connection with the reading of the Scriptures, exhortations, and prayer (De Anima, c. 9). Justin Martyr also, who lived within ...
• From the Biblical meta-concept of the day derives the specific solar day Our noun יום (yom), meaning day, is mostly used to indicate the light-part of a solar day, or rather, the part during which one can work, travel and trade. It's opposite of ליל (layil)...
So why did the people wave palm branches and place them at the feet of Jesus’ colt? No doubt, in Palestine, where Jesus ministered, there were plenty of palm trees scattered throughout the land. But what was themeaning of using palm trees?
Before and while searching for Isaiah 2, the desire to just sing Hosanna came out. I hate to admit but I did not know the meaning. I did not look it up until after reading Isaiah 2 out loud. As I was reading I was singing Hosanna. ...
any very special meaning, and hence it calls the Heb. book of Tehillim the book of Psalms, not of Hymns; yet it frequently uses the noun ὕμνος or the verb ὑμνέω as an equivalent of psalm (e.g. 1Ch 25:6; 2Ch 7:6; 2Ch 23:13; 2Ch 29:30; Ne 12:24; Ps 40...