Sermon Tone Analysis

INTRODUCTION:

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This series is designed to examine doctrine.

A. Today, we will continue examining instrumental music.

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We continue to examine whether the argument “they used it in the Old Testament” is valid.

A. All doctrine needs to put under the microscope of the Bible and thoroughly examined.

B. Then, if the doctrine does not stand, it should be discarded.

Gal 1.6-

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Last week, we looked at to start examining this issue.

A. In these verses, we found five elements that needed to be pointed out.

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The material in which the trumpets were to be fashioned was specifically commanded.

2. God regulated the number of trumpets to be used.

3. God regulated the manner by which the trumpets were to be employed.

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4. God regulated the people who were allowed to blow the trumpets.

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The fifth and final aspect of God’s regulation for the trumpets is that they were the only instruments authorized to be used in the corporate worship of God for the Israelites under the Mosaic Law.

A. This regulation is implied, because it was the only law given until the time of the kings that regulated the use of instruments in the corporate worship of Israel, and they were not to turn to the right or left of God’s commands.

B. These regulations would be in effect until the time of King David.

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This is where we will start with the lesson today.

BODY:

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A LOT OF TIME HAS PASSED SINCE THE COMMAND OF

A. God’s law would remain the same for generations.

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The Israelite wandering in the wilderness for forty years.

2. The time of the tabernacle.

3. The conquering of Canaan.

4. The settling of God’s people in the promise land.

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The era of the Judges.

6. Into the age of the kings.

A. Through the kingship of Saul.

B. Into the reign of king David.

2. David changed the practice of by adding instruments.

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1 Chron

A. We are going to examine this in two ways.

1. Did he have a command of God and did he follow the command of God?

2. Did he follow the command of God.

B. Did he have a command of God and did he follow the command of God?

1. Upon first examination of , it appears that David may have taken it upon himself to make changes regarding the use of instruments in the corporate worship of God.

1 Chron 16.

A. Notice the wording, “he appointed.”

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And under further examination of it continues to look as if David took it upon himself to be the authority for adding to the two silver trumpets of .

2. Now, if this was all that we had concerning this topic, it would be proper to conclude that David made this addition of himself.

3. It would also be proper to conclude that any addition to the two silver trumpets would be acceptable without a command of God.

4. It could also be possible, if this was all that we had on the topic, that the argument “they used them in the Old Testament” could be valid, but this is not all that is recorded concerning this topic.

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This is a good reason the whole Bible needs to be studied—because if we stopped with this study right here, this argument could be valid, but it is not.

B. In David appointed Solomon to be king and left instructions for temple practice.

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In these instructions, David said, “and four thousand praised the LORD with musical instruments, ‘which I made’”; this statement would be proper if he made them because of a command of God.

C. We know that David was not perfect and that he could make mistakes, so further examination is going to be needed.

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His affair with Bathsheba, for example, and the murder of Uriah the Hittite () are two examples of David making mistakes.

2. During the reign of King Hezekiah, there is more concerning the creation of the instruments of David.

2 Chron 29

A. Hezekiah had set for himself the task of restoring the temple worship because for many years prior, the worship of God had been perverted.

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In , it is recorded how Hezekiah would commence restoring instrumental music in the worship of God.

A. What instruments were used, according to this verse?

1. Cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps and also notice verse 27—the trumpets.

B. By what authority did they use the instruments of David?

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According to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet.

C. By what authority did David, Gad, and Nathan give instruction to use these instruments?

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For thus was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.

B. Notice the instruments that are employed by Hezekiah.

1. —cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps.

A. These were the instruments David was commanded by the Lord to introduce.

2. —the trumpets of Numbers 10.

A. Notice, the priests blew the trumpets and they blown at the proper time.

C. Notice, no other instruments were added other than what was approved of by God when Hezekiah restored proper temple worship.

D. King Hezekiah’s example should be how the church restores proper worship to God when faced with the question of how God should be worshiped.

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As King Hezekiah referred to the Word of God and added nothing to it other than what was commanded.

2. So should the church when encountered with the question of whether instrumental music should be rendered in worship to God.

3. Hezekiah could have said, ‘I like this instrument, so I want to use it in worship.’

4. Hezekiah could have said, ‘This instrument will improve or enhance the quality of worship better than the approved instruments.’

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However, he simply followed the command of God and was obedient to how God desired to be worshiped.

CONCLUSION:

1. Two commands were given concerning instrumental music in the Old Testament.

A. and the two silver trumpets.

B. the instruments of David.

2. King Hezekiah only used the two silver trumpets and the instruments of David.

A. Today, we have been looking at the validity of the argument:

1. “They used it in the Old Testament” to authorize instrumental music in the Lord’s church.

2. This argument is not valid, because instruments used in the Old Testament were regulated and only certain instruments, people, and circumstances authorized their use to play them.

A. If this argument, “they used them in the Old Testament” is going to be used and be valid, then there would have to be regulations on which instruments are to be used, how they are to be used, and by whom.

B. If these regulations exist, they are not found in the New Testament.

C. Today, people who argue this use any instrument they desire, however they desire, and allow anyone who is physically capable to play them.

D. This is not how instruments were used in the Old Testament and therefore, this argument is not valid and should be disparaged.

3. Next week, we will continue this study.

A. We will look at other people who restored proper temple worship.

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We will ask three primary questions:

A. When they restored proper temple worship, which instruments were used?

B. Were they used correctly as to the command of God?

C. Did they add anything to the two commands of God when restoring temple worship?

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Then, the last lesson in the Old Testament will be a look at .