2 Kings 3:15
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass,
when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
a. NLT: Now bring me someone who can play the
harp.” While the harp was being played, the powerfn of the LORD came
upon Elisha,
b. NIV: But now bring me a harpist.” While the
harpist was playing, the hand of the LORD came on Elisha
c. YLT: and now, bring to me a minstrel; and it
hath been, at the playing of the minstrel, that the hand of Jehovah is on him,
d. Amplified Bible Classic: But now bring me a
minstrel. And while the minstrel played, the hand and power of the
Lord came upon [Elisha].
e. Septuagint: And now fetch me a harper. And it
came to pass, as the harper harped, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: “And now,
bring me a musician” It happened that as the musician played, the hand of
HASHEM came upon him.
1. “But now bring me a minstrel...”
a. But now bring [3947 * laqach] [Strong: a
primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):--accept,
bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place,
receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.]
b. a minstrel [5059 * nagan] [Strong: a primitive
root; properly, to thrum, i.e. beat a tune with the fingers; expec. to play on
a stringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music:--player on
instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er,
-ing).]
1). The link between anointed music and the moving
of the Spirit of God is clearly revealed in Scripture.
a). 1 Samuel 16:14-23 But the
Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled
him.
16:15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold
now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
16:16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which
are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it
shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall
play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
16:17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me
now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
16:18 Then answered one of the servants, and said,
Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in
playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters,
and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.
16:19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse,
and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
16:20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a
bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
16:21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him:
and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
16:22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I
pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
16:23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit
from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so
Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
b). Psalm 32:7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt
preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of
deliverance. Selah.
2. “…And it came to pass, when the minstrel played,
that the hand of the LORD came upon him.”
a. And it came to pass when the minstrel [5059 *
nagan] [Strong: a primitive root; properly, to thrum, i.e. beat a tune with the
fingers; expec. to play on a stringed instrument; hence (generally), to make
music:--player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody,
ministrel, play(-er, -ing).]
b. played [5059 * nagan] [Strong: a primitive root;
properly, to thrum, i.e. beat a tune with the fingers; expec. to play on a
stringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music:--player on instruments,
sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).]
c. the hand [3027 * yad] [Strong: a primitive word;
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction
from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great
variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and
remote (as follows):--(+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because
of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, +
consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force,
X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge,
(left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our,
parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw
with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X
thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X
wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X
yourselves.]
d. of the LORD [3068 * Yhovah] [Strong: from 1961;
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah,
the Lord.]
e. came upon him [No Hebrew, added by all
translators, including Hebrew Septuagint translators and Hebrew.]
1). During the time of Elijah there were ministry
schools, schools of the prophets located in Bethel and Jericho.
a). 2 Kings 2:3 And the sons of the prophets that
were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will
take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye
your peace.
b). 2 Kings 2:5 And the sons of the prophets that
were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will
take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it;
hold ye your peace.
2). Gordon Lindsay, Old Testament Series, Volume
17: One of the great achievements of Samuel’s ministry was the restoration of
the ministry of the supernatural…Samuel realized the time would come when he
would pass from the scene and others must carry on. He felt that it was
all-important that God raise up other men who had a supernatural ministry. For
this reason he founded the school of the prophets, and institution that carried
on for many hundreds of years and played an important part of Israel’s destiny.
3). We first see this school of the prophets when
Saul was first anointed King of Israel. We also see how music was a vital part
of the prophetic ministry.
a). 1 Samuel 10:1-10 Then
Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and
said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain
over his inheritance?
10:2 When thou art departed from me to day, then
thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at
Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are
found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for
you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
10:3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and
thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men
going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three
loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
10:4 And they will salute thee, and give thee two
loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.
10:5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God,
where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou
art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming
down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp,
before them; and they shall prophesy:
10:6 And the Spirit of the Lord will come
upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another
man.
10:7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto
thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
10:8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal;
and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to
sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I
come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.
10:9 And it was so, that when he had turned his
back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to
pass that day.
10:10 And when they came thither to the hill,
behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and
he prophesied among them.
4). The place of Godly anointed music in the life
of a believer cannot be over emphasized, I believe it is vital to our
relationship with God and will provide an avenue for the Spirit of God to touch
our lives and speak to us and allow us to fellowship with Him.
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