Interjú: Ariel és Hannah Izraelben

Interjú: Ariel és Hannah Izraelben:  Ariel és Hannah Schwartz, egy gyülekezeti zenekar tagjai, Teddy Chadwick számára Izraelben. Imádkozzon Teddy szolgálatának, a “Dávid Jeruzsálem sátorának” szolgálatának támogatása iránt:
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Kadosh – Piano, Harp, Voices, Drums

Kadosh: Captured live in the Congregation haMaayan, in Kfar Saba, Israel, Pastor Tony Sperandeo. August 3, 2019:

Music Director: Teddy Chadwick
Drums (no microphones): Vladimir Kaplan
Vocal: Hannah Schwartz
Harp & Piano & Vocal: Teddy Chadwick
Sound Mix & Computers: Daniel Fischer & Rachely Rachewsky Scapa

This particular Shabbat was one of those times where no matter how early we started to set up, soundcheck, and rehearse (9:30 am), everyone worked very hard to get all the technicalities together smoothly. Nevertheless, we were forced to take a leap of faith. By 10:50, we all needed a short break before starting the meeting at 11:00, and yet, we had not had time to rehearse all the songs. The lyrics were ok in the projection system, and this song Kadosh was one of the songs that we simply reviewed verbally for 3 seconds, along with about 3 other songs.

When this happens, we plan on flowing with the Ruach haKodesh and come what may, whatever mistakes occur, we are committed to keeping the music going while keeping our focus on Him and not ourselves. In advance, we lay aside any embarrassment and blame, and we commit everything unto the glory of Messiah, Yeshua of Nazareth.

When we came to it, the Spirit really moved, so much so that several people from the congregation have been pestering me for awhile afterwards asking for a recording. Evidently, the errors and mishaps did not interfere with the anointing, because lives were touched and changed in a special way.

Lyric translation:
There’s only one word to say
One word to describe

Kadosh, Kadosh
Adonai Our God, Almighty

There is no one like You
You are Kadosh
Kadosh are You

Respect YHWH: This Leads to Blessing

We see here in Tehillim 130 that when the Father grants forgiveness, it leads to reverence and respect. What better way for one to respond, who has been forgiven!

Next we see in Tehillim 128 that fearing YHWH leads to great blessing. This is a very common theme in the Psalms. See Tehillim 1, 19, and 119. See the pattern of those numbers there?

YHWH is great!

PS: Yes I did notice the page number of my Bible for Psalm 130. Ha! YHWH owns all the numeros.

 

Prophesy with Harps

We see two main points from the first verse of 1 Chronicles 25:

First, Prophecy is much much more than a bearded guy with flaming eyes and brown sackloth flapping in the thunderstorm, with the ruins of the cities going up in flames in the background.

Prophecy also happens during worship, praise and adoration, even with musical instruments such as harps, drums, and cymbals. After all, Prophecy reveals the heart of Elohim. And His heart expresses the full range of emotions, not only anger. When He expresses what’s on His mind through the prophets, through the musicians, the preachers, and so forth, His Word brings love and life to His people.

The second thing we see in this verse is that music and prophecy comprise work. Those who prophesy with harps etc are called workmen.

Yeshua teaches that “the workman is worthy of his meat” (Matt 10:10). As a Worship Warrior King, David understood this principle, and used the resources of his kingdom to finance the room and board for the worshipers.

The writer is a Psalmist serving among the Messianic communities in Israel.  He is also a builder and distributor of 10-string harps. His studio production “Yerubilee” indie records have sold over 2,300 copies worldwide without touring.

The Worship Warrior King

King David, the worship warrior king, the former shepherd boy who overcame Goliath the giant by faith, such a faith that was developed while he played his harp and fought the lion and the bear. This worship warrior king collected taxes from his people and set aside a budget to finance a 24/7 project for musicians to be employed 100% in the work of Worship.

It’s worth mentioning first that David himself made the musical instruments; We can be sure that he hired artisans to build instruments, and we can also be sure that with all of David’s experience in playing instruments of worship, that he must have had design specifications which were quite detailed.

The next detail to mention is the number of Levite priests.  So let’s break out these fulltime Tabernacle workers by the numbers:

24,000 men to do the work of the house of YHWH;

6,000 men serving as officers and judges;

4,000 men working as musicians to praise YHWH;

4,000 men operating as porters, “doorkeepers,” as Psalm 84:10 writes,

“For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.”

38,000:  TOTAL number of men who were Levites.

Out of a total of 1.6 million men of age in Israel and Judah (II Sam 24:9, I Chron. 21:5-6), this is 2.375% of the male population over 20 years of age, including men trained in warfare as well as those completely inexperienced.

Ok, now in one sense, 2.4% is far from zero.  On the other hand, 2.4% seems like quite an insignificant portion of the mature male population.

But when we consider that the 4,000 musicians comprise only 0.25% of the male population, things get serious:  That’s only a quarter of one percent.

It just goes to show: It only takes a “small” amount of praise and worship to get big results.  When we praise Elohim the Creator, His power moves mountains.

These days, there is no theocratic nation with a king who collects taxes to finance 0.25% to work as worship musicians, never mind 2.4% of the population to serve as priests.  Today, the finances come from freewill offerings from the people of Elohim.  The more worshipers and workers the better.  Let’s seek to build the King’s Kingdom together, by financing priests and worship musicians to bless and serve Elohim from the local areas in Israel.

The writer is a Psalmist serving among the Messianic communities in Israel.  He is a member of a board which oversees Biblical Choral music in the Land.  He is also a builder and distributor of 10-string harps.