Dancing is found in various instances in the Bible, most of which are in the Old Testament.
When one stumbles upon a passage of Scripture in which there is dancing, it might lead oneself to wonder if dancing has a particular meaning in the Bible. Indeed, dancing does possess a special meaning in the Bible, and it is a way of praising God.
We find dancing in the Bible in the context of Temple worship when the Temple of Solomon still stood, festivals and celebration and in some certain secular occasions.
As seen in Exodus 15:20 and Judges 11:34, the women of Israel had the custom of greeting warriors who were victorious in battle by dancing collectively, celebrating the safe return home of the men.
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So, Here Are The Bible Verses In Which We Can Find Dancing:
1.Psalm 30:11:
11 “You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.”
2. Exodus 15:20-21:
20 “Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing. 21 Miriam sang to them:“Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.”
3. Psalm 149:2-3:
2 “Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. 3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.”
4. Psalm 150:4:
4 “Praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe.”
5. Jeremiah 31:4:
4 “I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful.”
6. 1 Chronicles 15:29:
29 “As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.”
7. 1 Samuel 18:6-7:
6 “When the men were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs and with timbrels and lyres. 7 As they danced, they sang: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
8. 2 Samuel 6:14-16:
14 “Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, 15 while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts and the sound of trumpets. 16 As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.”
9. Jeremiah 31:13:
13 “Then young women will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness.”
10. Ecclesiastes 3:1-:4:
1 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.”
11. Luke 7:31-32:
31 “Jesus went on to say, To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.”
I hope you enjoyed this post on Bible verses about dancing!
