(continued from part 1)
The scriptures are vague about David’s tent. There is some information, but very few details are described. The Tabernacle of Moses was still in operation in David’s time. In fact, the main article of the tabernacle was lost to the Philistines in the days of Saul, David’s predecessor. The ark of the covenant represented God’s Holy presence to the nation of Israel. This gold overlaid article of furniture was lost in a battle, many years before during the time of Eli the high priest. The ark was returned safely back to Israel miraculously, and was stored at Kiriath-jearim, in the house of Abinadab and Eleazar.
Saul didn’t do much about returning it to the tent of Moses, which was set up in Shiloh. For Saul, the ark was a piece of furniture, and he had more pressing matters to tend to. …read more »
King David seemed to spend his whole life longing. He was never satisfied with the place he stood. His heart yearned for something that God Himself had given the king to hope for. The meeting place that God had instructed Moses to build was a portable and transient habitation. The children of Israel would move along in the wilderness from camping spot to camping spot. This is sort of like a flock moving around in search for pastures to graze in. We all know that God was leading them and preparing them to enter into the homeland of His promise. God does indeed look upon us as a flock, and He is our Shepherd, the one who knows what we need and leads us firmly yet with gentleness. Anyway, David saw the tent that was used for the time of preparation and moving, and wanted to build for God a house, that was established and unmovable. David longed for the resting place of God’s permanent habitation. …read more »
In the days when I was searching for the name for our company, many ideas came to mind. A lot of my friends and family encouraged me to just simply call the company “Hampton Guitars”. They said it was a good sounding name and it has class, whatever that means. Have you ever been stuck trying to name something, knowing it’s really going to matter? It takes some of the fun out of it, like, what if it really stinks and no one wants to tell me until it’s too late. Also, I wanted the company to be built on more than what I bring to the table. I want this venture to be a team enterprise built on the ideas of many contributing parts, and its name should reflect that.
One night, I think it was Thanksgiving evening; I was talking to a dear friend about what to name the company. We were sitting around trying to manage that last bite of pecan pie and dowsing black coffee to keep awake. My friend Ryan asked, “How about naming it after a mountain in Israel” …read more »
Over the years, as I have read the psalms and historic books of the old testament, I have seen some wonderful things about music and what it is for. I hope you will take my musings with a grain of salt, as these ideas are not born through a systematic theological set of eyeglasses. I do not desire to debate the fine splittings of the Hebrew vocabulary, and my opinion is built on partly teaching and experience. I hope perhaps these experiences resonate with you, but you must test them for yourself. My intent is to develop a picture that will help you understand more about what music can be for, as it touches worship of our Father that is in heaven.
King David seems to come into many stories as we search through the scriptures about music. This guy kind of typifies what all of us would like to be. He starts out as a nobody, the youngest of many strapping and competitive brothers. …read more »
Have you ever been to a concert and watched a gifted performer entertain a hall full of people? Somehow, the artist felt so comfortable with themselves and their performing material that you strangely felt as if you were alone with that person while they played. Have you ever heard someone sing with such ease and passion that tears welled up in your eyes as you could almost live the story being brought through their song? Actors who almost become the character of the one they portray or even a skilled cab driver in heavy traffic as he gets the best track to your destination has a calling. When someone moves in what I call a gift, it seems almost an effortless expression. All of us have a special talent, a unique twist to liven up the world wherever we happen to be; even if we deny it, it is still the case. …read more »
