Song of David. Please read I Chronicles 16. AUTHOR. King David, around 1040 BC. He may be the most famous character in the Hebrew Bible, with the possible alternative being Moses. He was hand-picked by God to be anointed as King while still a young shepherd boy; “And from that day on, the Spirit of …
The Song of Hannah. Please read I Samuel 2:1-10. AUTHOR. This song of praise was written around 1170 BC by Hannah, the faithful prayer warrior. This was an important time in Israel’s history, the end of the period of judges. In fact, the last judge was Samuel, Hannah’s miracle child, who was raised in the …
Song of Deborah. Please read Judges 4 and 5. AUTHOR. Written around 1300 BC, this song is considered one of the oldest pieces of poetry in the Hebrew Bible, and perhaps the most ancient of early Hebrew literature. The author is unknown, but was certainly an eye witness to the great Holy War described. Judges …
Song of Moses (2). Please read Deuteronomy 32:1-43. AUTHOR. Around 1400 BC, by Moses, the mighty prophet, the fearless emancipator, God’s scribe, the miracle worker. Moses has already proven himself to be a poet and songwriter as well, judging from his Song at the Sea in Exodus 15 in celebration of the victory over the …
Song of Moses. Please read Exodus 15:1-21. AUTHOR. Also called the Song at the Sea, this song was written around 1446 BC by Moses, a hero of the Faith, a Hebrew prophet and emancipator, renowned servant of God. Some say that his sister Miriam had a hand in writing this song, since she was called …
Songs in the Key of Faith: Introduction to Songs of the Bible. Music refuses definition. Music can be described, it can be lived, it cannot be defined. Music goes too deep for that. Deeper than we can imagine and deeper than we can possibly know until heaven, where music seems to be the common language. …
Songs of Refuge (3) – Meditations in the Psalms. 62:5-8 Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. …
Songs of Refuge (2) – Meditations in the Psalms. 32:7,10 You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him. 33:20-22 We wait in hope for the Lord; …
Songs of Refuge (1) – Meditations in the Psalms. 3:1 You are a shield around me, O Lord, my Glorious One, who lifts up my head. 4:8 I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. 5:11-12 Let all who take refuge in you be glad, …
Songs of Refuge in the Psalms – Introduction “Blessed are all who take refuge in the Lord.” (Psalm 2:12) There are four things needed to survive in the world: food, water, clothing and shelter. Without them, we wouldn’t make it. And as it happens these four items are great metaphors for survival in the spiritual …