Dancing In The Bible

Soon after Miriams dance of praise the Israelites were found dancing before a golden calf in worship.

Dancing in the bible. Dancing and the Bible. The first instance is found in Exodus 1520 when Miriam the sister of Moses and Aaron led the Israelite women in dancing following the miracle at the Red Sea. And when he had brought him down behold they were spread abroad upon all the earth eating and drinking and dancing because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines and out of the land of Judah.

Praise Him with trumpet sound. A time to mourn and a time to dance. On Herods birthday Herodias daughter danced so well that he offered her anything she wanted and she demanded John the Baptists head on a platter Matthew 146.

A time to mourn and a time to dance. The acceptability to perform this activity for all others however depends on the situation. The Lord is God and he has given us light.

Praise him with stringed instruments and organs. However dancing is not always presented in a positive light in the Bible. Dancing is often mentioned in the Bible.

There are six Old Testament Hebrew words translated as dance There are two New Testament Greek words translated as dance When you read those 27 occurrences you will find that these words are used in two different ways. Psalms 1493 - Let them praise his name in the dance. It served as an expression of worship and celebration.

Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful. This is a question like so many decisions that we have to make in our personal life which is not directly answered in the scriptures. In the end there is a lot of dancing that is inappropriate for believers twerking for example who should be seeking to glorify God with their lives and especially with their bodies.