The Origin Of Music and the Influence of Lucifer in the Rebellion of Angels and Man
1. Music is not an earthly invention.
a. Music was created by God.
1). Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
b. There is music in heaven.
1). Revelation 15:2, 3 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
c. Angels sing and praise God.
1). Job 38:4-7 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
38:5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
38:6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
2). Luke 2:8-14 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
2. There are millions of angels, but there are only three that are named in Scripture.
a. Gabriel: messenger angel.
1). Luke 1:19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
b. Michael: warring angel.
2). Revelation 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
c. Lucifer: anointed covering cherub, minister of music.
3. There are two important passages of Scripture that shed light on Lucifer and his status in heaven. Both of the passages discuss his fall and both involve music.
a. Ezekiel 28:11-19 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
28:12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
28:16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
28:18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
28:19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
1). Although it is addressed to the king of Tyrus, it is clear God is speaking to the being behind the king, a cherub or cherubim. Notice here the phrase “the workmanship of thy pipes and tabrets” in Ezekiel 28:13.
a). workmanship [Strong: 4399 mla'kah mel-aw-kaw'; from the same as 4397; properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor):--business, + cattle, + industrious, occupation, (+ -pied), + officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).]
b). tabrets [Strong: 8596 toph tofe; from 8608 contracted; a tambourine:--tabret, timbrel.]
c). pipes [Strong: 5345 neqeb neh'keb; a bezel (for a gem):--pipe] [Gesenius: a socket for setting a gem, others understand it to be a “pipe” from the root word meaning ‘to bore through’ but this is not suitable to the context.]
(1) Because of the different Hebrew meanings of “pipes” or “settings” there are two different schools of thought in various translations which are listed below. Because both are used perhaps both correct.
2). One school of thought on Ezekiel 28:13 leans toward “settings and mountings” in respect to precious stones of Lucifer’s covering. The following translations are cited.
a). Ezekiel 28:13 [NASB] "You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your *settings and *sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.
c). Ezekiel 28:13 [RSV] You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, carnelian, topaz, and jasper, chrysolite, beryl, and onyx, sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald; and wrought in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared.
3). The other school of thought leans toward “tabrets and pipes”, being musical instruments or families of musical instruments such as, percussion and wind.
a). Ezekiel 28:13 [ASV] Thou wast in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was in thee; in the day that thou wast created they were prepared.
b). Ezekiel 28:13 [Young’s Literal Concordance] In Eden, the garden of God, thou hast been, Every precious stone thy covering, Ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle, and gold, The workmanship of thy tabrets, and of thy pipes, In thee in the day of thy being produced, have been prepared.
c). Ezekiel 28:13 [Darby] thou wast in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was thy covering: the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the chrysolite, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the carbuncle, and the emerald, and gold. The workmanship of thy tambours and of thy pipes was in thee: in the day that thou wast created were they prepared.
4). If both schools of thought are revealed in the in Hebrew words then perhaps both are meant, the craftsmanship of the musical instruments and the settings of the stones.
5). One of the verses in our passage from Ezekiel 28 gives us a some information concerning how Lucifer/Satan used his anointing and position to deceive one third of the angels into rebelling against God.
a). Ezekiel 28:18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
(1) thou hast defiled [Strong: 2490 chalal khaw-lal'; a primitive root (Compare 2470); properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an "opening wedge"); denom. (from 2485) to play (the flute):--begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat (as common things), X first, X gather the grape thereof, X take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.]
(2) thy sanctuary [Strong: 4720 miqdash mik-dawsh' or miqqdash (Exod. 15:17) {mik-ked-awsh'}; sacred place, sanctuary, holy place, sanctuary, of the temple, of the tabernacle, of Ezekiel's temple, of Jehovah.]
(a) Similar wording is used by Ezekiel in describing Jews coming into the Temple after they had just sacrificed children. These Jews defiled the temple by their presence because they were in rebellion by participating in unrepentant sin and then coming into the temple.
(b) Ezekiel 23:37-39 That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.
23:38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
23:39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.
b). Here in Ezekiel 28:18 Lucifer defiled his sanctuaries by the multitude of his iniquities. Looking at the comparative text in Ezekiel 23 it may be that while he was carrying out his sacred duties for the Lord God he was also participating in a multitude of iniquity and as other verses from Isaiah reveal, spreading his rebellion by his music.
(1) by the multitude [Strong: 7230 rob robe; from 7231; abundance (in any respect):--abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).]
(2) of thine iniquities [Strong: 5771 `avon aw-vone' or oavown; from 5753; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil:--fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.]
(a) All of the translations are in agreement that “sanctuaries” is plural. This could refer to the places his ministry took him or where he carried out or administered his responsibilities. There is a passage in Hebrews that I believe possibly touches on this. Notice the wording carefully.
(b) Hebrews 9:22, 23 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
9:23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
(c) The patterns of the things in the heavens were purified with the blood of bulls and goats, but the heavenly things themselves were purified with the blood of Christ.
c). Ezekiel 28:18 mentions “…by the iniquity of thy traffic…”
(1) by the iniquity [Strong: 5766 `evel eh'-vel or lavel {aw'-vel}; and (feminine) lavlah {av-law'}; or owlah {o-law'}; or .olah {o-law'}; from 5765; (moral) evil:--iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).]
(2) of thy traffic [Strong: 7404 rkullah rek-ool-law'; feminine passive participle of 7402; trade (as peddled):--merchandise, traffic.]
(a) The Word says Lucifer defiled his sanctuaries by two things, “the multitude of thine iniquities” and by “the iniquity of thy traffic”.
(b) The RSV reads, “in the unrighteousness of your trade “; while the NIV reads, “dishonest trade”; The NKJV reads, “the iniquity of your trading”; In the word “traffic” I can’t help but call to mind the use of the word in present day America when someone is arrested for selling drugs, it is referred to as “drug trafficking”. In the companion passage below giving us information on the rebellion and fall of Lucifer, Isaiah 14:9-15 we find that one of the ways Lucifer spread his iniquity and rebellion was through his music.
b. Isaiah 14:9-15 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
14:10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
14:11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
1). Isaiah 14:11 not only ties music to Lucifer, it ties music to the fall of Lucifer and the rebellion he spread among the angelic hosts. The Hebrew definitions reveal that music was used by Lucifer in the fall of the angels.
a). noise [Strong: 1998 hemyah hem-yaw'; from 1993; sound:--noise.] [Gesenius: sound of musical instruments.]
b). viols [5035 nebel neh'-bel, or nebel {nay'-bel}; from 5034; a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form):--bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol.]
c). In the school of thought that believes “tabrets and pipes” are musical instruments, we can see in the Ezekiel 28:11-19 and Isaiah 14:9-15 passages, all three musical instrument families represented, percussion-tabrets, stringed-viols, and wind-pipes. Even in the school of thought that believes “pipes” are settings for stones, we still have with no doubt two musical families with “tabrets” and “viols”. The conclusion is music was included into Lucifer’s creation, to be a part of his ministry, and music was used by Lucifer perhaps in his own deception, but no doubt, music was used by Lucifer to spread his rebellion among the angels.
4. The first secular song listed in the Bible is a song about murder and rebellion. It is a song about taking another life and Lemech is singing it to his wives. According to some the song is possibly about remorse on Lamech’s part. In which case it is the birth of the blues and is rooted in the fall of man. According to others the song is prideful rebellion celebrating what he has done and warning that he will inflict ten times the vengeance that God would inflict. In which case it fits in with examples of classic 60’s or 70’s music that I know of or in any decade up to the present. There are also no doubt, examples found in Country music.
a. Genesis 4:23, 24 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
4:24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
1). I attempted to search out as many sources as I could.
a). Pulpit Commentary: The words have an archaic simplicity which bespeak a high antiquity (vide Havernick's 'Introd.,' p. 105), naturally fall into that peculiar form of parallelism which is a well-known characteristic of Hebrew poetry, and on this account, as well as from the subject, have been aptly denominated The Song of the Sword (Ewald, p. 267).
b). Bible Hub: This is the most antique song or poem in the world, the only poem which dates from before the Flood, the sole literary relic of the antediluvian race. Of course, it has been read in many different senses, and its meaning has at times been darkened by those who assumed to explain it. According to some, Lamech is a murderer stung by remorse into a public confession of his guilt. According to others, he, the polygamist, acknowledges that his sin will bear a more fruitful progeny of ills than that of Cain, that polygamy will prove more fatal to human peace than murder. But the interpretation which the ablest critics are rapidly adopting, and which I hold to be incomparably the best, is that which names it "the Song of the Sword." Whatever else may be doubtful, this seems certain, that Lamech is in a vaunting humour as he sings: that he is boasting of an immunity from vengeance superior to that of Cain; and that, because of some special advantage which he possesses, he is encouraging himself to deeds of violence and resentment. Now, just before the song of Lamech we have the verse which narrates that Tubal-Cain had learned to hammer out edge-tools in brass and iron. Suppose this great smith to have invented a sword or a spear, to have shown his father how effective and mortal a weapon it was, would not that have been likely to put Lamech into the vainglorious mood which inspires his poem? May we not rationally conclude that his song is "the Song of the Sword"; that, as he wields this new product of Tubal-Cain's anvil, Lamech feels that he has a new strength and defence put into his hand, a weapon which will make him even more secure than the mark of God made Cain?
c). Unger’s Bible Dictionary: Many views have been entertained as to the meaning of these words. Keil (Com., in loc.) says that “in the form of pride and arrogance Lamech celebrates the inventions of Tubalcain;” and the idea of the song is, “Whoever inflicts a wound on me, whether man or youth, I will put to death; and for every injury done to my person I will take ten times more vengeance that that with which God promised to avenge the murder of my ancestor Cain.” Turner (Companion to Genesis, p. 209) says “that he had slain a young man, not in cold blood, but in consequence of a wound or bruise he had himself received; and on the ground, apparently, of a difference between his case and that of Cain’s—viz., that he had done under provocation what Cain had done without it—he assures himself of an interest in the divine guardianship greater than that granted to Cain.”
5. Even today we can see Lucifer/ Satan’s influence in music and to those who are Biblically and spiritually aware, it is very obvious. The works of the flesh are listed in Galatians 5:19-21. These same works are inspired in man by the devil, Lucifer/Satan, Ephesians 2:2, 3.
a. Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
b. Ephesians 2:2, 3 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
6. If music celebrates one of these works of the flesh or more than one, they are celebrating rebellion against God. It is basically Satan worship.
7. Praise and worship both have their necessary place in a service. Fast, loud anointed praise can be both offensive militarily and defensive militarily in its spirit.
a. Psalm 149:6-9 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two edged sword in their hand;
149:7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
149:8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
149:9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.
b. Psalm 20:1-9 The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
20:2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
20:3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
20:4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
20:5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
20:6 Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.
20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
20:8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
20:9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
8. Slow anointed worship speaks of intimacy where the weapons are put aside and we draw near to our Father the lover of our soul.
a. Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
b. Ephesians 5:18, 19 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
