VBS Contact Legal Mission Drum craft Harp Craft History Music Home Site Map Author
Musical Instruments of the Bible
Contact Dan Wheeler shalomtoyou321@aol.com
In the Keyboards for Christ Music program we teach children about Biblical musical instruments from the scriptures. As the children learn about the instruments, how they were used in worship, in celebrations, in dancing, and even in battle, the children also receive " Hands" on and create there own musical instruments. From the first lesson which this program is based from Psalm 150 the children hand craft a timbrel.
( Tambourine) to the story of King David and his harp, the children also make harps from wooden clothes hangers. Music, a celebration of the soul, from which we can praise the one who created us in His image. I invite you to visit our Photo pages and view the children making instruments.The children hand craft 10 Biblical instruments. The children do play the KEYBOARD. They learn finger exercises and they areused as the anchor instrument of the program. Timbrel,Harp,Shakers,Drum,Mitzelet (Cymbals),Bells,Flute,Shofar,Temple Trumpet, 3 Stringed Instrument (Lute)
Musical instruments of the Hebrews
One of the greatest reference books for someone to have in their library is where some of this information came from.
Dr. William Smith's Bible Dictionary was originally written in 1884, and remains one of the most popular Bible dictionaries
in the world. It contains information about people, places, customs, history, geography, and the textual content of the Bible.
It is an essential reference book for studying the Scripture's subjects.Sounds like you might have heard in Biblical Times.
David for doing this recording for me to use.
1. The harp or lyre. The Children craft a small harp and learn about David.
2. The psaltery, the name of various large instruments of the harp kind.
References to the harp in the Bible.
1. Used by Prophets to Prophesy by1 SAM 10:5
1 CHRON 25:3 ISAIAH 23:16
2. Used to Combat Evil Spirits..(1 SAM 16, 16-23
...Ps 33:1
3. Used For the People to Sing God's praisesPs 147:17 ISAIAH 98:5
4.Used for the Psalmist to Praise God...Ps 43, 1-4
5. Used for narrating wisom by proverbs and mysteries Ps 49:4
6. Used for a sweet soundISAIAH 81:2
7. Used for declaring God's work by Loving kindness and faithfulnessPs 92
8. Used to raise sounds of Joy............................CHRON 15:16
9. Used for the victor's....................................REV 1
3. The sackbut, a harp-like instrument of four strings and of triangular form.
4. A kind of lute or guitar (mahalath), in titles to Ps 53:1 and Psal 88:1
with a long, flat neck, and a hollow body of wood whose surface was perforated with holes.
There were three strings, end the whole instrument was three or four feet long. In the program it is
called a three stringed instrument and is incorporated into the study of the number Three in the Bible
and the Trinity.
5. The gittith, in titles to Ps 8:1, 81:1, 84:1 a stringed instrument, probably found by David st Gath,
translate this page 
