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INTRODUCTION
Why do we sing in church?
Why is Singing an effective way to express worship and thanks giving to God? What song helps you worship God the most?
Singing often engages on’e semotions effectively.
Music is memorable.
We often associate particular songs with special times of God’s working in our life.
I. Hymns outside the Psalter
A. A song of Moses and Miriam ()
The old Testament is an account of God’s self-revelation as well as His acts of redemption.
At times, the people of Isrel responded to God’s revelation and redeption with songs of thanksgiving and praise.
One such hymn appears in .
Moses and the children of Israel sang this osng after the Lord delivered them through the Red Sea.
The song appropriately includes a refrain sung by Miriam and the Ladies’ chorus:
The song exalts God because He is a warrior Who, “Dashed in pieces the enemy” (15.3,6), controls the wind and sea (15.5,8,10), and is ‘glorious in holiness’ (15.11).
The Psalm predicted fear and dread would fall upon the inhabitants of Canaan and that the Lord would bring His people into their promised possession ()
Canaan and that the Lord would bring Hispepoel into their promsied possession ()
B. Song of Moses ()
Before Moses died, he taught a song to Israel ().
The song rehearses the entire history of Israel.
Moses and Joshua (Hoshea) taught this song to the people (32:44-45).
The Song of Moses and Miriam () is a hymn of worship.
This final song of Moses, however is a historical hymn of warning and consolation.
It serves more of an instructional purpose
Both hymns were sung in response to God’s self-revelation and acts of redemption and deliverance.
In , How does Moses’ word picture in this verse help communicate the importance of his song’s message?
The psalm includes the division of the nations and the selection of Jacob as God’s special inheritance (v.
8-9).
It then mentions the Lord’s special care during the wilderness wanderings right up to the Israelites’ entrance into the Transjordanian region (32:12-14).
The Song truthfully refers to Israel’s rebellions against God (v.
15-18); “Jeshurun” means “the upright one” and refers to Israel.
It also describes God’s holy anger against Israel, which would allow Israel’s enemies to defeat her (v.
19-26)
- Why was it important for Israel to remember past failures in their relationship to God?
With this song, Moses also taught the people that God would limit the victories of Israel’s enemies lest the enemies gloated int their own power (V.
27-35).
The Lord would judge His people rather than leaving judgment to the nations (v.
36-39).
In fact, the Lord would exact vengeance on those who defeated Israel (v.
40-43).
C. Song of Deborah and Barak ()
The song of Deborah and Barak in rehearses the events of the preceding chapter; therefore, it provides some excellent examples of Hebrew poetry.
The prose account in Chapter 4 is straightforward with the feel of clipped prose.
Everything is stated economically.
This style contrasts with the poetic account in Chapter 5.
The poetic song is more repetitive in its phrasing; in places it even has a cadence.
Verses 7,12,& 27 are excellent examples of labored repetition for effect.
The story in the song ends on a dramatic note by portraying Sisera’s mother waiting for the safe return of her son (v.
28-30).
The Song ends by asking God to deal with all the enemies of Israel as He had dealt with the enemies of Deborah and Barak (5.31).
The Song tells a story of God’s deliverance, but it also says much about God directly.
In this way, it is an even more historical song than the song of Moses.
D. Song of David ()
King David, “The sweet psalmist of Israel” ( ), wrote more psalms than any other single person.
Many of David’s psalms reflect the love of God and the future redemption that would come through the Messiah - David’s promised Descendant.
Some of David’s psalms appear outside the book of Psalms (EG: ; ; ).
records David’s personal thanksgiving that the Lord had delivered him from Saul and from all of his enemies (V. 1).
The hymn also appears in nearly identical form as .
The hymn comprises three major sections:
Praise that the Lord Delivered David from his enemies who wanted to kill him (v.
5-20)
Praise that the Lord rewarded David because he was God’s servant (v.
21-30)
Praise that the Lord protected David to reveal His greatness and power (v.
31-46).
David likely wrote this song after the Lord made the Davidic Covenant with him (22.51).
The Song of David shows similarities to the songs of Moses and Miriam, Moses, and Deborah and Barak.
All of these hymns rejoice over the Lord’s great acts of deliverance and rehearse some of His wonderful attributes.
The song of David differs from the others because it involves so much personal praise rather than national praise.
David here, as elsewhere, bared his soul.
Both personal praise and corporate praise are appropriate for the believer today too.
Read: , - How does David’s personal praise of God help YOU praise God personally?
II.
The Psalter
Most of the songs in the Old Testament are in the book of Psalms.
“Praises” is the Hebrew title for this collection of songs.
The Hebrew verb from which the Hebrew title is derived means “to shout for joy, to rejoice.”
David wrote more psalms than anyone else, but others wrote psalms as well.
Moses, Asaph, the sons of Korah, Solomon, Heman, and Ethan wrote some of the psalms.
All of these men reflected upon the one true God of Israel Who made the heavens and the earth
Psalm s 146:6-5
Psalm s 146:5-6
Each writer lifted his heart to God in praise so that “Everything that hath breath [might[ praise the Lord” (150.6).
The psalms respond to God’s revelation and to His great works of redemption.
A. Responding to God’s Revelation
1.
His Work ()
David sang what Moses wrote about God’s creation.
The stars, sun, moon and planets show that God deserves honor.
The sky tells of what God has done (19:4-6).
God has give His Word so that those who read it might know Him and might do His will, but His creation reveals His works so that all might know His creative power.
God works within His creation and controls it.
God knows every star by name ().
He calls for rain and feeds the animals ()
Creation must respond to the creator.
Some civilizations have worshiped the creation, but eh psalms of Israel invoke praise to the Creator:
2. His Word (; )
David began by pointing to God’s creative works and the way that these work s reveal His mighty power.
David finish by singing about God’s marvelous Word.
God’s creative works are great, but eh law of the Lord is perfect (V. 7).
God’s word makes one wise, give sjoy and enlightenment, and brings purity and righteousness (19:7b-9).
It is little wonder, then that David likened the value of God’s Word to gold and sweetness of His word to Hone (19.10).
david referred to the rol that God’s word plays in shielding the believer from sin: warning, rewarding, and protecting ()
Read - What word picture would you use to describe teh value of God’s Word to you?
Ultimately, God would reveal Himself through His Son, Jesus Christ
but without God’s Word, few would know His Son.
The Old Testament introduced the saints of old to the coming Savior.
The New Testament introduces us to the Son.
The Writer of added even more praise to God for His Word.
The psalm is structured as an acrostic poem with each section of verses beginning with the next letter in the Hebrew alphabet.
Nearly every verse in this hymn praises God for his Word.
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