How God Values Music

This booklet explores music’s importance as revealed in Scripture. It investigates the Bible’s various references to music—its history before man’s creation, its journey through Old Testament Israel and the New Testament Church, as well as its future as revealed in Bible prophecy. It shows how music is a component of godly culture—an essential part of an individual’s personal enrichment and even his or her relationship with God. What is more, the Bible reveals the answers to foundational historical questions regarding music. More than a fascinating view of the biblical history of music, this study represents essential knowledge in the worship of the true God.

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Your ability to be inspired by a symphony, to be enriched by a sculpture, or to be uplifted by a sunset is a miracle. That ability is possible because of the God-like mind that God created in you.

God “endowed man with the power of mind,” Herbert W. Armstrong wrote in The Incredible Human Potential. “It seems obvious that human minds were made to function in the same manner as the Creator’s, although in an inferior way. But how do we humans use our minds? We are endowed with something akin to creative powers.”

This ability makes the human being a unique creation. No animal has this ability. God gave it only to man because of our unique and special purpose. A feature of the unique, God-like mind that humans possess is the ability to appreciate creative, artistic endeavors.

God—creator and possessor of this mind power—is the most cultured, brilliant and sophisticated Being. He appreciates the finest things. He is a God of quality.

God gave us mind power so He could create His character in us. And His character is that of a perfectionist, of creating the highest quality and appreciating the finest things. “[T]he Bible teaching upholds prosperity, culture, education and right knowledge, acquisition of good quality merchandise, and proper attire,” Mr. Armstrong wrote in his March 1978 Plain Truth personal, “Is It Wrong to Be a Cultured Individual?”

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	Expanding the Throne-Room Culture	Read
Chapter 1:	Where Did Music Come From?	Read
Chapter 2:	How Advanced Was Biblical Music?	Read
Chapter 3:	Music Prior to the Temple	Read
Chapter 4:	Music of the First and Second Temple Periods	Read
Chapter 5:	Music in the New Testament	Read
Chapter 6:	The Importance of Music	Read

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