{"id":7079,"date":"2023-09-13T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T07:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/?p=7079"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T23:15:15","slug":"1-chronicles-251-moreover-david-and-the-captains-of-the-army-separated-for-the-service-some-of-the-sons-of-asaph-of-heman-and-of-jeduthun-who-should-prophesy-with-harps-stringed-instrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/?p=7079","title":{"rendered":"1 Chronicles 25:1: \u201cMoreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

What an interesting statement to make about these musicians who were leading worship. They were to \u201cprophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals.\u201d These musicians were chosen for their ability to proclaim, or declare, the word of the Lord with their instruments. We have seen from other places in Scripture that prophesying is not always predicting the future or foretelling. It can also be proclaiming truth, speaking forth truth or forthtelling. The Hebrew word used here for \u201cprophesying\u201d (naba<\/em>) means “to speak by inspiration.” So here it seems prophesying means to praise through singing the psalms of David, proclaiming truths already revealed by God through David’s writings.<\/p>\n

We believe that God also has people today who are enabled by the Holy Spirit to lead us in worship. Modern song composer Steve Camp said, \u201cMusic is a powerful tool from the Lord Jesus Christ to His church, intended for worship, praise, encouragement, edification, evangelism, teaching, admonishing and exhorting God\u2019s people to holiness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sometimes a little humor is the best illustration. There was a traditional church that had a problem.<\/p>\n

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The church organist was ill, and the church secretary had hastily arranged a replacement.<\/p>\n

“All right,” said the minister from the pulpit. “Let’s all sing hymn number 132.”<\/p>\n

“Sorry, Reverend,” said the organist, “I don’t know that one.”<\/p>\n

“That’s all right,” said the minister. “We’ll sing hymn number 76 instead. We all know that one.”<\/p>\n

“Sorry, Reverend,” said the organist, “I don’t know that one either.”<\/p>\n

“Well, don’t worry about that,” said the minister. “Let’s sing hymn number 684. That’s a simple song that we all learned in Sunday School.”<\/p>\n

The organist said, “I’m sorry, Reverend . . .”<\/p>\n

But before she could finish, someone shouted from the back, “That organist is an IDIOT!”<\/p>\n

“Now wait a moment,” said the minister, “that’s no way for a Christian to speak. I want whoever said that to stand up!”<\/p>\n

No one stood up.<\/p>\n

“All right,” said the minister, “if they won’t stand up, I want the person next to them to stand up!”<\/p>\n

Still no one stood up. After an awkward silence, a little man at the back stood up and said, “Reverend, I didn’t call the organist an idiot, and I’m not sitting next to the person who did. But what I want to know is, who in the world called that idiot an ORGANIST?”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“LORD, help us to make a joyful noise to You this day.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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1<\/sup>\u00a0Moreover 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:\u00a02<\/sup>\u00a0Of 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.\u00a03<\/sup>\u00a0Of 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\u00a0LORD.\u00a04<\/sup>\u00a0Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir,\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Mahazioth:\u00a05<\/sup>\u00a0All these\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>the sons of Heman the king\u2019s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.\u00a0\u00a06<\/sup>\u00a0All these\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>under the hands of their father for song\u00a0in\u00a0<\/em>the house of the\u00a0LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king\u2019s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.\u00a0\u00a07<\/sup>\u00a0So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the\u00a0LORD,\u00a0even\u00a0<\/em>all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight. 8<\/sup>\u00a0And they cast lots, ward against\u00a0ward\u00a0<\/em>, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.\u00a09<\/sup>\u00a0Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a010<\/sup>\u00a0The third to Zaccur,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a011<\/sup>\u00a0The fourth to Izri,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a012<\/sup>The fifth to Nethaniah,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were<\/em> twelve:\u00a013<\/sup>\u00a0The sixth to Bukkiah,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a014<\/sup>\u00a0The seventh to Jesharelah,\u00a0he<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a015<\/sup>\u00a0The eighth to Jeshaiah,\u00a0he<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a016<\/sup>\u00a0The ninth to Mattaniah,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were<\/em> twelve:\u00a017<\/sup>\u00a0The tenth to Shimei,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a018<\/sup>\u00a0The eleventh to Azareel,\u00a0he<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a019<\/sup>\u00a0The twelfth to Hashabiah,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a020<\/sup>The thirteenth to Shubael,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a021<\/sup>\u00a0The fourteenth to Mattithiah,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a022<\/sup>\u00a0The fifteenth to Jeremoth,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a023<\/sup>\u00a0The sixteenth to Hananiah,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a024<\/sup> The seventeenth to Joshbekashah,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a025<\/sup>\u00a0The eighteenth to Hanani,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a026<\/sup>\u00a0The nineteenth to Mallothi,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a027<\/sup>\u00a0The twentieth to Eliathah,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were<\/em>twelve:\u00a028<\/sup>\u00a0The one and twentieth to Hothir,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a029<\/sup>\u00a0The two and twentieth to Giddalti,\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a030<\/sup>\u00a0The three and twentieth to Mahazioth,\u00a0he<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve:\u00a031<\/sup>\u00a0The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer,\u00a0he<\/em>, his sons, and his brethren,\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What an interesting statement to make about these musicians who were leading worship. They were to \u201cprophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals.\u201d These musicians were chosen for their ability to proclaim, or declare, the word of the Lord with their instruments. We have seen from other places in Scripture that prophesying is not always […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7079"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7079"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16344,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7079\/revisions\/16344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}