Miriam
Prophetess or Musical Praise
Leader?
See how Charles Daily speaking for the NACC defends the use of instrumental music based on Miriam and other event all of which confirm that Israel never ceased their pagan worship.
See how Al Maxey appeals to Miriam as a "female musical worship minister with instrumental music."
Rubel Shelly and John York in a sermon claim
that Miriam was a female worship leader over
males. The issue is not male versus
female: the issue is treating the Word of God with respect. Alll
"musical prophesiers" were involved in the civil or military life.
They induced PANIC into the enemy to turn them into coward. When
Miriam led the women to ESCAPE, they were sending the Canaanites a
message that "our God can beat your God." In the end, the Canaanites
won and turned Israel from the Word to music.
Because I will post lots of random resources,
let's define Miriam as NOT a "musical worship leader" as false teachers
insist.
Remember that Jesus said that He spoke in parables to hide the
spiritual truth from the Jewish clergy. He said that had been
true from the foundation of the world. A parable is a superior form of
speech so that each word had to be mined for its content. A casul
readear can understand that Miriam was not an authorized spokesperson
for God. However, for those who use this or any Scripture to
fabricate a system antithetical to the simple SCHOOL OF THE BIBLE The
Spirit OF Christ laid "land mines" so that we might mark them as false
teachers.
MIRIAM THE PROPHETESS
From a later incident we understand that Miriam
still believed that she way a prophetess of Yahweh perhaps as she had
been to Hathor in Egypt. She is called a "prophetess" but there
is no precedent. Miriam is probably derived from "Meri" (loved one)
of the god "Amun." That is, "Meriamun."
Exodus 15:[20] sumpsit ergo Maria prophetis soror Aaron tympanum in manu egressaeque sunt omnes mulieres post eam cum tympanis et choris
Ex.15:20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Prophe-ta I. a foreteller, SOOTHSAYER prophet... oraculorumque interpretes, sacerdotes Aegyptiorum, quos prophetas vocant, Aegyptius, propheta primariusThe INTERPRETER also idenfifies Miriam as claiming to be a MEDIATOR and the word points to the pagan "gods" known in Egypt as well as Greece.
John in Revelation 18 as well as ALL definitions of arusal singing and instruments calls it SORCERY used to DECEIVE the whole world. The Iraelite NATION was DECEIVED here and later by usurping women.
A. one who speaks for a god and interprets his will to man
Prophêt-ês A. one who speaks for a god and interprets his will to man, Dios p. interpreter, expounder of the will of Zeus, 2. title of official keepers of the oracle at Branchidae, b. in Egyptian temples, member of the highest order of the clergy, priest, 3. interpreter, expounder of the utterances of the mantis [Mad Women Corinth]
Mantis diviner, seer, prophet Pythian priestess, 3. Adj., toude manteôs chorou [round dance] of this prophetic band, dub. in S.Fr.113. II. a kind of grasshopper, the praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, Theoc.10.18, Dsc.Eup.1.149.
But of the Jewish prophets once to PROVE that Miriam was a propheteSS and not a PROPHET.
--Of the Jewish prophets, Vulg. Luc. 1, 70.
Luke 1:70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
Luke 1:71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
Luke 1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy convenant;
Luke 1:73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
MIRIAM, LIKE ALL POETS AND MUSICIANS, INTERPRETED FOR GOD without authority.
Interpretes
I. An agent between two parties, a broker, factor, negotiator, divūm, the messenger of the gods, i. e. Mercury,
II. An explainer, expounder, translator, interpreter (syn. internuntius) portentorum, a soothsayer,
BUT GOD CONFIRMED THAT MIRIAM WAS NOT A REVEALING PROPHET.
Num 12:2 And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.BY DEFINITION, The Feminine form of a "prophet" always identifies a FALSE prophet or simply a poetess. Coming out of Egypt along with all of their abominations alerts us to look further.
Num 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
Num 12:7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
Num 12:8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Num 12:9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.
Num 12:10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
The musical grasshopper or Lucusts is John's word to define the Muses unleashed by Apollyon for the end time final attempt at seduction. II. the ode sung at one of these festive processions,
Exodus 15:[20] sumpsit ergo Maria prophetis soror Aaron tympanum in manu egressaeque sunt omnes mulieres post eam cum tympanis et choris
- The history left by the later Greek writers speak of the same Egyptian form of paganism and shows how the leaving with the rattles and dancine was a DEFACTO declaration that YOU DO NOT HAVE TO OBEY THE MALE:
- And now the expected time of birth was near,
- when in the middle of the night she seemed
- to see the goddess Isis, standing by
- her bed, in company of serious spirit forms;
- Isis had crescent horns upon her forehead,
- and a bright garland made of golden grain
- encircled her fair brow. It was a crown
- of regal beauty: and beside her stood
- the dog Anubis, and Bubastis, there
- the sacred, dappled Apis, and the God
- of silence with pressed finger on his lips;
- the sacred rattles were there, and Osiris, known
- the constant object of his worshippers' desire,
- and there the Egyptian serpent whose quick sting
- gives long-enduring sleep. She seemed to see
- them all, and even to hear the goddess say
- to her, "O Telethusa, one of my
- remembered worshippers, forget your grief;
- your husband's orders need not be obeyed;
- and when Lucina has delivered you,
- save and bring up your child, if either boy
- or girl. I am the goddess who brings help
- to all who call upon me; and you shall
- never complain of me--that you adored
- a thankless deity." So she advised
- by vision the sad mother, and left her.
Ex.15:20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Tympanum , A. Esp., as beaten by the priests of Cybele, Cat. 63, 8 sq.), Cat. 63, 8 (on site) (At Perseus) n., = tumpanon, a drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine. -Beaten by the Parthians as a signal in battle in place of the tuba, Just. 41, 2, 8.--
B. Trop., a timbrel, etc., as a figure of something effeminate, enervating: tympana eloquentiae : in manu tympanum
Tumpanon , to, also in the form tupanon (q.v.): ( [tuptô] ):--kettledrum, such as was used esp. in the worship of the Mother Goddess and Dionysus, Hdt.4.76, E.HF892; tumpanôn alalagmoi, aragmata, Id.Cyc.65 (lyr.), 205; tumpana, Rheas [Zoe] te mêtros ema th' heurêmata, says Dionysus, Id.Ba.59, cf. 156 (lyr.), IG42(1).131.9, 10 (Epid.); in Corybantic rites, Ar.V.119; t. arassein, rhêssein, AP6.217 (Simon.), 7.485 (Diosc.); kataulêsei chrêtai kai tumpanois Sor.2.29 .
Sistrum , a metallic rattle which was used by the Egyptians in celebrating the rites of Isis, and in other lascivious festivals,. By the Jews, Vulg. 1 Reg. 18, 6 .--Hence sarcastically, as if used for a war - trumpet by the wanton Cleopatra
Ovid: book 9
the sacred rattles were there, and Osiris, known
the constant object of his worshipers' desire,
and there the Egyptian serpent whose quick sting
gives long-enduring sleep. She seemed to see
them all, and even to hear the goddess say
to her, "O Telethusa, one of my
remembered worshipers, forget your grief;
your husband's orders need not be obeyed;
and when Lucina has delivered you,
save and bring up your child, if either boy
or girl. I am the goddess who brings help
to all who call upon me; and you shall
never complain of me--that you adored
a thankless deity." So she advised
by vision the sad mother, and left her.
Exodus 15:[20] sumpsit ergo Maria prophetis soror Aaron tympanum in manu egressaeque sunt omnes mulieres post eam cum tympanis et chorisALL of the "musical" events and terms in the Bible are MARKS to identify people who refused to listen to the Word of God through the PROPHETS. I can find lots of evidence that the "Spirit OF Christ" spoke through the prophets (2 Cor 3; 1 Pe 1:11; Rev 19:10)
Ex.15:20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Egressaeque I. inf. egredier, Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 32), (a). To step out, leave, b). To move out, march out, B. Trop. in speaking, to digress, depart, deviate, wander, B. Trop., to overstep, surpass, exceed
AGORASTOCLES It's time to be quiet, for the door makes a noise. I see the Procurer Lycus coming out of doors; come this way, pray!Transcendo or trans-scend. I. Lit. (freq. and class.; cf.: supero, transgredior). to climb, pass, cross, or step over, to overstep, surmount.
ADVOCATI Why not? But, if you please, cover up our heads, that the Procurer mayn't know us, who have been his decoyers (745)4 into so great a calamity. (He throws the lappets of their garments over their heads.)
4 His decoyers: "Illices." "Illex" was a bird-call, quail-pipe, or decoy used by fowlers for catching birds.
Yaca (h3318) yaw-tsaw'; a prim. root; to go (causat. bring) out, in a great variety of applications, lit. and fig... break out, ..be condemned, departure), draw forth, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away.. lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out,<>Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. Deut 24:8And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.Ge.4:16
And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. Ex.32:24
There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor. Na.1:11
Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. Zec.14:3
Remember what the Lord thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt. Deut 24:9
But, I haven't found the Spirit OF Christ instructing the kings whose musicians were Levitical Warriors
under King and Commanders of the Army.
But they refused to hearken,
.........and pulled away the shoulder,
.........and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Zechariah 7:11
They made their hearts as hard as flint
.........and [they] would not listen to the law
.........or to the words that the LORD Almighty
.........had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets.
.........So the LORD Almighty was very angry. Zechariah 7:12
Therefore it is come to pass, that
.........as he cried, and they would not hear;
.........so they cried, and I would not hear,
.........saith the Lord of hosts: Zechariah 7:13
Paul will say that the songs in Corinth should be revealed doctrinal truth (1 Cor. 14:6) but Miriam claimed that she as a prophetess had the right to speak for God. However, the presbyterian Girardeau wrote that--
"In the first place, it will be noticed from the account of the triumphant rejoicing on the shore of the Red Sea that the men sang only: 'Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake saying.'" (Girardeau, George, p. 33)
"In the second place, it was Miriam and the women who used instruments of music on the occasion: 'And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went after her with timbrels and with dances." (Girardeau, p. 33).
A Rabbi notes that: Shamans often journey to other realms through deep meditation induced through drumming and chanting (Exodus 15:20; 1 Samuel 10:5; Maimonides in Mishnah Torah, Hilchot Y'sodei HaTorah 7:4). In the course of these journeys they encounter various spirits at the doorway to each plane who demand of them a sort of password in the form of symbols that they would image, each symbol representing the name and attribute of the spirit guarding entry to that particular realm (Heichalot Zut'rati, MS Oxford 1531, folio 44a; Ma'aseh Mer'kavah 54b). Upon return from the journey, the shaman kisses the earth in gratitude for her revelatory experiences (Sefer Ha' Zohar, Vol. 3, folio 168a). On rare occasions, the shaman may become "trapped" at the passageway to one of these mystical realms, in which instance a disciple or colleague must apply to the shaman's knee a twig from a myrtle plant that is wrapped in pure wool and dipped in balsam oils. If that fails, one more ingredient is added: the light touch by the finger of a woman who is in transition from her menstrual cycle (Midrash Heichalot Rabbati, Ch. 18).
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. Exod 15:20
We know that the song and dance was a MARK against Israel because they had "fired" God and demanded a king "like the nations." God understood that to mean "so that we can worship like the nations." God answered this as their prayer but sent additional signs to be remembered when the king confiscated lands and people and imposed the TITHE on them.
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: 1 Samuel 10:5
Click to see Miriam or Mary as the Mother of the Gods
The eternal battle is between God who speaks to the mind and the feminine or effeminate effort to find the lost or silent "gods" through song, dance, instumrnetal music and even sexual "fertiity" rituals--right there where the Lord's Table used to sit. This was the battle in Egypt and for 400 years the male Jehovah lost to goddess worship.
She has become the model of Mary, Sophia and Zoe as the "mother of the gods."
Among the Jews:
Miriam as kingship
Zohar (Emor 261): Miriam is kingship.
Sifrei Behaal. 78: David is from the descendants of Miriam.
Zohar Emor 116: On Shabbos and Yom Tov evenings the women come and engage in attempting to understand the Creator. Miriam represents the Divine Shekina. Yolkut Reuveni Behaalotecha.
Miriam as Prophetess:
Alshich Shemos 15, 20: Miriam "the prophetess" took the timbrel - because this was the fulfillment of her prophecy that her mother would give birth to a son who would redeem Israel.
Kli Yakar Ex. 15, 20: Now she became a prophetess for at this point they received prophecy. Since women have the pain of childbirth, therefore she took the timbrel in her hand.
What does Miriam mean?
She was the same age as the affliction, 86 years, and she is called Miriam after the maror (bitter herb).
Stella Maris - Star of the Sea. Epithet of Au Set (Isis), Ishtar, Aphrodite, Venus, Mari-Anna and the Virgin Mary.
"Miriam would have been a prophetess of Hathor in Egypt. Miriam, whose name is the title of the sea goddess Mari-anna (Graves 397, Walker 584) appears to have originally been a female priestess on a par with Moses.
It is Miriam who celebrates when the Egyptians are swallowed in the Reed Sea: Exodus 15:20 "And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea." "Moses sister, later thought to be Miriam in Num 26:59 witnesses the discovery of the baby by Pharoah's daughter (Exod 2:4) and
thus becomes the mother of his second birth" thus resembling Isis (Haskins 47). From the hostility expressed by Aaron and Miriam to Zipporah, it might appear that Zipporah and Miriam were competing high priestesses.
"This is however seen in a different light by taking into account Jewish midrash. Here a picture emerges of Miriam as founding prophetess of Moses life, who prophesied his coming and left him incomplete on her death leading to his striking the waters at her well of Meribah. Micah reveals a deep secret of the origin of Zion when he says "And I sent before you Moses, Aaron and Miriam." confirming Miriam as the founding prophetess of Zion. Resource
"Unfortunatcly, Scripture gives us no details about Miriam's prophetic skills, but they seem to be at the root of the darkest period in her life, for in her next appearance she is vying in prophecy with Moses. She and Aaron have been whispering to each other, first against the "Cushite" wife Moses married and then against his leadership. "Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?" they say. "Has He not spoken through us as well?" (Numbers 12: ).
They would not listen to Moses but God promised that a prophet like Moses would come as Messiah and "to Him you shall listen." For now, however, the women's religion of Egypt and Canaan would try to dominate the lion.
Hathor as Qadesh the Syrian fertility goddess with phallic Min. Note the Hathor crown and headdress. She stands on a lion, holding a serpent and ears of grain (Graves 1946, Pritchard 1954). As matriarchal goddess she steps on the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. Revelation 5:4And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. Revelation 5:5
This state of exhilaration was not getting drunk on wine but often getting into a state of ecstasy or exhilaration to appease the goddess. Indeed, Hathor was the goddess of the pagan Jubilee:
"Among the ancient musical instruments that were uncovered during processes of archaeological excavation in Mesopotamia was the sistrum, which was found in Sumerian levels at Ur and Kish. This instrument made its way from Palestine to Egypt, where it was frequently depicted in connection with the worship of Hathor.
It was included among the instruments on which David played, and was described by "to shake" (2 Sam. 6:5), incorrectly rendered 'cornets' by the AV, but accurately by the Vulgate as sistra. A sistrum was unearthed at Bethel in 1934, and was dated by Albright in the pre-Israelite period." (Harrison, R. K., Introduction to the Old Testmane, Eerdmans, p. 988).
Pfeiffer says that the "oldest sistrums were discovered at Ur, Kish, and other Sumerian sites. They came from Mesopotamia, by way of Palestine, to Egypt" (p. 399).
"Hathor's cult is unusual, as both men and women were her priests (most deities had clerics of the same gender as they).
Many of them were artisans, musicians, and dancers who turned their talents into creating rituals that were nothing short of works of art. Music and dance were part of the worship of Hathor like no other deity in Egypt. Hathor herself was the incarnation of dance, and stories were told of how Hathor danced before Ra when he was in despair to cheer him up.
"Inspiration was also Hathor's bailiwick, and many would come to the temples of Hathor to have their dreams explained or to beseech her for her aid in creation, much in the same way the Greeks invoked the Nine Muses. From
"Hathor leaves the sacrificial cycle to Isis and Osiris and despite being liable to volatile emotions remains the loving creatress. "The gods play the sistrum for Hathor, the goddesses dance for her to dispel her bad temper." As the joyful Goddess of fertility, dance, song and inebriety Hathor personifies - sex drugs and rock and roll - the very spirit and energy of the modern age. Her festival of inebriety was no mere drunken debauchery, but a state of ecstasy engendered in honour of the goddess - pacifying her and the participants alike .
