Word Study - Blood

Dec 30, 2009

Blood (non-ambiguous), only used of blood. Strong's No. 01818

01818 dam {dawm}; blood, - wine (fig.)

First Mention: #Genesis 4:10

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. -AV

Application:

The first mention of blood indicates that it represents:

1) Death,

In that Able was slain as a result of his offering being accepted and Cain's offering not being accepted, "sin is crouching at the door and it was not evident until Cain had killed Able.

2) Denial and Guilt,

Although Cain denied everything and declaired that he was not responcible for Able "not my brother's keeper", he was in fact responcible for the death of Cain. The blood was evidence of Cains guilt.

3) Marking against retrobution,

Cain thought that he would be punished for his murder of Cain but God marked him in order that all who saw him would know that he was in God's amnesty program.

4) Testimony,

The blood itself was a wittness against Cain.

Other Words from the Context

07014 Qayin {kah'-yin}; Cain = "possession"

as 07013 (with a play upon the affinity to 07069)

07069 qanah {kaw-naw'}; to get, acquire, create, buy, possess

01893 Hebel {heh'-bel}; Abel = "breath"

08159 sha`ah {shaw-aw'}; to look at or to, regard, gaze at or about

02403 chatta'ah {khat-taw-aw'} or chatta'th {khat-tawth'}; 296; sin, sinful

Chapter Two; New Life - New Music

Dec 30, 2009

Chapter One; Why Study Music in the Life of the Christian

Memory Verse: #Ps 149:1

Chapter Two; New Life - New Music

02623 chaciyd {khaw-seed'} faithful, kind, godly, holy one, saint, pious

06951 qahal {kaw-hawl'} assembly, company, congregation, convocation

What God says about Music:

#Col 3:16,Ps 89:1, 2Sa 22:50, Is 44:23, Ps 119:54, 1Ch 16:9-16:23 Ps 9:2,11, Ps 40:3, Rev 5:9, Ps 104:33, Ps 59:16,17, Job 35:10 Is 49:13, Job 38:7, 2Chr 29:27,30, Ro 15:9, Ps 96:1, Rev 14:3 Eph 5:18,19, Is 24:14, Is 14:7, 2Ki 3:15, Ex 15:1,2, Ps 7:17 Ps 33:3, Is 42:10, Heb 2:12

The Lord my Song

Isaiah 12:2

Behold, God [is] my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD [is] my strength and [my] song <02176>; he also is become my salvation. -AV

There are two other places where this word song 02127 was used, no doubt to mean the song which results from Christ in us. # Ex 15:2, Ps 118:14

Chapter 2 pg. 17 #1Th 5:21,22

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. -AV

Becoming a new creature in Christ

#2Co 5:12-5:21

For the love of Christ constraineth us; ...if one died for all, then

were all dead: ...live unto him which died, and rose again. ...Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature ...all things are become new.

Lifts me from the "horrible pit"

#Ps 40:1,2 *horrible <07588> pit <0953>, my goings <0838>.

07588 sha'own {shaw-one'} AV - noise 8/17 roar, din, crash, uproar

0953 bowr {bore} AV - pit 42/69 pit, well, cistern

0838 'ashur {aw-shoor'} or ashshur {ash-shoor'} AV - step 6, going 3; 9

#Psalms 40:3-AV And he hath put a new song in my mouth,...

#Hebrews 12:1-12:3

compassed about <4029>

cloud <3509>

witnesses <3144>

weight <3591>

4029 perikeimai {per-ik'-i-mahee} have round one

3509 nephos {nef'-os} AV - cloud a cloud, a large dense multitude, a throng used to denote a great shapeless collection of vapour obscuring the heavens as opposed to a particular and definite masses of vapour with some form or shape

3144 martus {mar'-toos} AV - witness, martyr

3591 ogkos {ong'-kos} AV - weight 1/1

#Psalms 89:15

joyful sound <08643>

walk <01980>

light <0216>

Thy countenance <06440>.

08643 t@ruw`ah {ter-oo-aw'} shout or blast of war, alarm, even joy(?)

0216 'owr {ore} light of (moon, sun, stars), day-break, daylight...

06440 paniym {paw-neem'} before 1137, face 390, misc 195/2109

face, (in front of, before, to the front of)

#Psalms 144:9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. -AV

#Psalms 149:1 Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise in the congregation of saints. -AV

#Isaiah 42:10 Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. -AV

Music in the Balance

                  December 29, 2009
                  Book notes
                  Music in the Balance
 
    The statement on the back of the book under the title of 
"Paradox" seems to be an underhanded attempt to 
psychologically manipulate the reader and cause the reader to 
be intimidated into agreeing with the author.  It goes similar 
to this, if you are stupid you will disagree with the author, 
but if you are smart you will agree with the author.
 
    I take the position that if you are smart you will separate 
the principles of God from the teachings of man.
 
    Music in the Balance Chapter one, was not as good of a 
start as I had hoped. The first proposition was that everyone 
should agree, after all there are "more than five 
hundred references to music in the Bible" the authors 
feel like Christian should come to consensus. #Php 2:1,2,5 
The authors seem to miss the point of this passage as being 
a reference to suffering along with Christ and being like 
minded with Him. Here is the same passage with the context 
out-dented:
 
 Philippians 1:29 - 2:11 -AV
 
    For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only 
to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; Having 
the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear [to be] 
in me.
 
     1) If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, 
     if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, 
     if any bowels and mercies,
     2) Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the 
     same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.
 
    [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; 
but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than 
themselves.  Look not every man on his own things, but 
every man also on the things of others.
 
     5) Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ 
     Jesus:
 
    Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery 
to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, 
and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in 
the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, 
he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even 
the death of the cross.
    Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given 
him a name which is above every name: That at the name of 
Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and 
[things] in earth, and [things] under the earth; And [that] 
every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, 
to the glory of God the Father.
 
This syllogism is the basis premise of the book "Music 
in the Balance"
 
"Since music is an emotional language, and since some 
emotions are wrong for the child of God, then some music is 
wrong for the Christian."
 
The book uses #Dan 3:7 to show that music is a "
universal" language 
 
    The music was not universally understood, there was 
first a decree which gave the music meaning. After that 
it communicated that all who heard it was to bow before 
the king. #Dan 3:4,5,6
 
         Daniel 3:4 Then an herald cried aloud,
         To you it is commanded,                 
         O people, nations, and languages,-AV      
 
Some quotations from the book is:
 
         "Music is communication and communication is music,"
         "Music is a form of non-verbal communication"
Here is a good one:
         "Music is more than a language. It is the language 
         of languages"
 
     If music is the language of languages, I guess that 
mankind all spoke music before Babylon when the Lord 
confused the languages.
 
    After reading the first chapter I was left feeling a 
little disappointed in the book. In the first chapter 
there was a lack of biblical foundation and way to much 
conjecture based on pop culture and tradition. This is a 
lack of objectivity and I will not allow this line of 
reasoning to have the ability to change my views on music.

At this point I probably point out that I suspect my views 
on the topic of music to be not that dissimilar to the 
authors views, however I believe in balance and am hoping 
to find balance in the remainder of the book.
 

Coffee with Glenda

December 29, 2009

Woke up at 4:45 and was unable to get back to sleep so I got up and

read from Music in the Balance while having some cereal and getting ready

to go to McDonalds with Glenda and have coffee.

The reason Glenda is coming in early this morning is Sarah is going to have

some surgery. Glenda will pick me up at eight.

I am reading from Music in the Balance and after I finish the first chapter

I find myself a little disappointed at the lack of biblical foundation laid

forth in the first chapter and the lack of critical though and obectivity.

At the end of the first chapter there is a "memory verse" which gives me

some hope for the remainder.