November
24, 2021
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Preach
away, right from the comfort of your pews!!
1Chronicles
25 - KJT
1
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the
sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should PROPHESY with harps,
with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to
their service was:
2.
Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons
of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which PROPHESIED according to the order of
the king.
3
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah,
and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who PROPHESIED
with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD...
6
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the
LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God,
according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
7
So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of
the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
Singing
the songs of the LORD in the house of the LORD is prophesying, declaring the truths of the LORD.
The
singers of the songs of the LORD are exercising a prophetic ministry through
their singing; a prophetic ministry is a ministry of proclaiming and
communicating the truths of the LORD God.
Note
carefully the designation attached to each of these three leaders together:
- of Asaph, of Heman and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy’ (v1); and singly:
- Asaph: ‘which prophesied according to the order of the king’ (v2);
- Heman: ‘the king’s
seer in the words of God’ (v5); and
- Jeduthun: ‘who prophesied with a harp to
give thanks, and to praise the LORD’ (v3).
These
designations clearly indicate the prophetic nature of their singing ministry,
i.e. songs must proclaim the glorious truth of redemption purposed, executed/accomplished by the LORD, and applied to the benefit of His elect
people.
Hymns
properly sung is like preaching on the subject being sung. They are intended
for the edification and sanctification of saints and the conversion of sinners.
Ephesians
5
18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
19
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and
making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Col 3:16
Let
the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your
hearts to the Lord.
Now
everyone can prophesy/preach from the comfort of the pews... SING the songs of
the LORD; sing heartily and lustily.
Beware
of singing lies in the house of the LORD.
Remember
the warning against the sacrifice of fools -
"Keep
thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than
to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil."
Ecc 5:1.
Let
us all preach by singing the glorious truths of God and His work of
redemption – to give thanks and praises unto our LORD.
The
new covenant requires congregational singing in worship services – not solos,
duets, or choir!
