Dance in Scriptures
The Torah, the Psalms, the and many other scriptures reference dance:
Old Testament
- A Time to Dance:
- Ecclesiastes 3:4
- Social Dance in celebration of what God has done:
- Exodus 15:20;
- Judges 21:21 - 23
- In celebration before the Lord:
- 2 Samuel 6:14-16;
- 1 Chronicles 15:29
- Social dancing in celebration of a god:
- Exodus 32:19;
- 1 Kings 18:26 (The act of celebrating a false god is condemned here)
- A child's dance:
- Judges 11:34;
- Job 21:11
- Celebration of warriors:
- 1 Samuel 18:6-7;
- 1 Samuel 21:11;
- 1 Samuel 29:5;
- As an expression of happiness:
- Psalm 30:11;
- Lamentations 5:15;
- In Worship to the Lord:
- Psalm 149:3;
- Psalm 150:4
- Social Dance with Friends:
- Jeremiah 31:4;
- Jeremiah 31:13
- A Lovers Dance:
- Song of Solomon 6:13
New Testament
- Social Dance with Friends:
- Luke 15:25;
- Jesus uses dance as a metaphor
- Matthew 11:17
- For the king:
- Matthew 14:6 and Mark 6:22
Read more about this topic: Dance In Mythology And Religion
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