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Discipleship Focus: Prophet
- Prophet: A prophet is one of the fivefold ministry categories that is used throughout the Bible. The prophet is primarily concerned with whether or not the people are hearing the voice of God. The prophet is also concerned about whether or not the people are responding to God’s voice.
When we
open up this chapter, we hear about the division of the musicians. At first, this chapter reads like a boring
addendum to the previous chapter. Even
the musicians are divided up into the same rotating schedule of twenty-four
parts.
However,
there is a surprising word in the opening verse that got my attention. These musicians used the harp and the lyre to
prophesy. They didn’t just play
music. They didn’t just entertain
people. They used music to prophesy.
What is
prophesy in the Bible? The prophet is a
person who is concerned with the people of God hear God’s truth for them. These musicians didn’t just play the
instrument; they used their instrument and their voices to sing or chant God’s
truth into the lives of the people. They
used the power of music to reach into people’s lives and give God’s truth to
them.
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