Life in Bible Times-Musicians and Their Instruments

"Praise [God] with the blowing of the horn. Praise him with the stringed instruments and the harp.  Praise him with the tambourine and the circle dance. Praise him with strings and pipe. Praise him with the cymbals of melodious  sound. Praise him with clashing cymbals." - PSALM 150:3-5.

MUSIC and musicians have long played a vital role in the worship of Jehovah God.  For example,  when Jehovah miraculously  delivered the Israelites through the Red Sea, Moses, sister, Miriam, led the women in a victory song and dance.  The dancers accompanied themselves with tambourines.  This event demonstrates how important music was  to the Israelites-they had just fled from the Egyptian army, yet many of the women has their instruments handy and ready to play.  (Exodus 15:20) Later, King David arranged for thousands of musicians to play their instruments as part of worship at the tabernacle.  This arrangement continued at the temple built by his son Solomon. - 1  Chronicles 23:5.

What were these instruments made of? What did they look like?  What sounds did they produce? And when were they used?

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