August 9, 2024
Dr. Phillip Camp, Professor of Old Testament at Lipscomb University, joins Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks to discuss the meaning and significance of Psalm 113, the first of the Egyptian Hallel Psalms sung at the pilgrimage festivals (including the Passover). We discuss the identity and activity of Israel’s God as well as the meaning […]
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 20, 2024
A communion meditation based on Matthew 26:30. Jesus and his disciples sang the Egyptian Hallel (Psalm 113-118) or some portion of it.
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 14, 2010
The New Testament offers little liturgical help for conducting the Lord’s Supper. This is especially true regarding hymnology. No account of the Lord’s Supper, except the Last Supper itself, connects music and the Supper (Matthew 26:30). Other than the fact that the Jerusalem community praised God as they ate—and presumably this included songs as well […]
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