Ancient Lutes
Bull and Turtle Shell Lute
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Bull Horn Lute
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Wood and Skin Lute
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Examples of Lutes from the Ancient World
In ancient times the lute was used as a musical instrument much like the harp.
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The Bible mentions a lot regarding Praise and "Thanksgiving"
Isaiah 51:3 - For the
LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and
he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the
garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein,
thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Leviticus 22:29 - And when ye will offer a sacrifice of
thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer [it] at your own will.
Psalms
147:7 - Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving;
sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
Revelation 7:12 - Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and
wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and
might, [be] unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Nehemiah
11:17 - And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi,
the son of Asaph, [was] the principal to begin the
thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his
brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of
Jeduthun.
Amos 4:5
- And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven,
and proclaim [and] publish the free offerings: for this liketh you,
O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
1 Timothy
4:3 - Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from
meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving
of them which believe and know the truth.
Leviticus
7:13 - Besides the cakes, he shall offer [for] his offering
leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of
his peace offerings.
Leviticus
7:15 - And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings
for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it
is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
Nehemiah
12:8 - Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel,
Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, [which was] over the
thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
Nehemiah
12:46 - For in the days of David and Asaph of old [there
were] chief of the singers, and songs of praise and
thanksgiving unto God.
Jeremiah
30:19 - And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving
and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and
they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not
be small.
Psalms
100:4 - Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
[and] into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, [and] bless
his name.
Jonah 2:9
- But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of
thanksgiving; I will pay [that] that I have vowed. Salvation
[is] of the LORD.
2
Corinthians 4:15 - For all things [are] for your sakes, that
the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of
many redound to the glory of God.
Philippians 4:6 - Be careful for nothing; but in every thing
by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known unto God.
Colossians 2:7 - Rooted and built up in him, and stablished
in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with
thanksgiving.
Psalms 95:2
- Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving,
and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Psalms
107:22 - And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of
thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
Psalms
116:17 - I will offer to thee the sacrifice of
thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
Psalms 26:7
- That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving,
and tell of all thy wondrous works.
2
Corinthians 9:11 - Being enriched in every thing to all
bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving
to God.
1 Timothy
4:4 - For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be
refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
Psalms
50:14 - Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay
thy vows unto the most High:
Psalms
69:30 - I will praise the name of God with a song, and will
magnify him with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2 - Continue in prayer, and watch in the same
with thanksgiving;
Leviticus
7:12 - If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then
he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving
unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed
with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.