“Of 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 LORD.”
1 Chronicles 25:3 KJV
David selected worship leaders from the family of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for special service in preaching and music. From the family of Jeduthun there were six sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah; they were supervised by their father Jeduthun, who preached and accompanied himself with the harp—he was responsible for leading the thanks and praise to God. Others were in charge of leading the singing and providing musical accompaniment in the work of worship in the sanctuary of God. They were well-trained in the sacred music, all 288 of them skilful and masters. Worship was priority in David’s tabernacle. David had seen in the spirit when he worshipped as a young lad what heavenly worship was like. He was only a teenager when he wrote the psalm eulogising YHWH on his victory over Goliath. In the new covenant worship includes singing, praying, partaking of the Lord’s Supper, studying the Word of God and giving generously and cheerfully for the extension of the Kingdom of God. Let’s worship God this way in spirit and in truth. Amen!
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