Music in Israelite Communities
In Israelite life, music was central to all that the people did. It is found not only in their worship, but also in their work, in their personal recreation, and in their military activities.
In Israelite life, music was central to all that the people did. It is found not only in their worship, but also in their work, in their personal recreation, and in their military activities.
Although Solomon completed and dedicated the temple, the foreign influences and faulty civil policy that set in during his reign eventually led to the demise of the Israelite commonwealth.
In Canaan Israelite worship incorporated elements from pagan worship, especially that of Ba‘al, and Israel went through periods of apostasy and reform.