On this warm Thursday evening, Jan and I have just returned from a concert at the Hanoi Opera House. We were given tickets by a Korean friend to enjoy an orchestra combining the Hanoi Orchestra with a visiting orchestra from Korea. One part of the program featured a Vietnamese violinist, a Korean cellist and a Russian pianist playing Beethoven beautifully together.
As I listened to this lovely music I was reminded of our present sermon series on Nehemiah. This Sunday we will cover Nehemiah chapter twelve which features great musical celebration (although in contrast to this evening, they did not have a mixture of ethnic groups.)
That chapter records Nehemiah organizing a major celebration because the city walls have been restored along with God's honour. Two choirs are featured along with percussion and string instruments. Add in some priests playing trumpets and it must have been quite a joyous celebration. Political and religious leaders joined the musicians in procession on top of the city wall. (City walls were build wide as well as tall!) When they finished, men, women and children joined in with loud, joyful worship and praise
Thank God for the great gift of music and for those who are especially gifted with musical talent. Nothing quite moves us the way music does. Music plays such a valuable role in our worship.
Orchestral music, worship bands, Israeli choirs marching on top of a wall with great music - praise God from whom all blessing flow.
As I listened to this lovely music I was reminded of our present sermon series on Nehemiah. This Sunday we will cover Nehemiah chapter twelve which features great musical celebration (although in contrast to this evening, they did not have a mixture of ethnic groups.)
That chapter records Nehemiah organizing a major celebration because the city walls have been restored along with God's honour. Two choirs are featured along with percussion and string instruments. Add in some priests playing trumpets and it must have been quite a joyous celebration. Political and religious leaders joined the musicians in procession on top of the city wall. (City walls were build wide as well as tall!) When they finished, men, women and children joined in with loud, joyful worship and praise
Thank God for the great gift of music and for those who are especially gifted with musical talent. Nothing quite moves us the way music does. Music plays such a valuable role in our worship.
Orchestral music, worship bands, Israeli choirs marching on top of a wall with great music - praise God from whom all blessing flow.
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