God's View of Dance
What the Scriptures have to say about Dance
Exodus 12:11 - ".. it is the Lord's Passover
pecach - (Strong's 6453); from pacach
(Strong's 6452) - to hop, skip over, to dance, leap, pass over.
The name of the clearest Old Testament example of salvation, the Passover, comes from a word meaning to dance!
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Exodus 15:20 - "And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand and al1 the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
mechowlah - (strong's 4246); a (round) of dance.
A dance of rejoicing and great victory after Israel crossed the Red Sea. Miriam led the women with tambourine as they sang and danced before God. We can dance for the future promise of what's ahead and for victory,
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2 Sam. 6:14 - "And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod."
karer - (Strong's 3769); to dance; whirl.
David was overjoyed about the return of the ark among God's people. He expessed his joy and gratitude by spinning, whirling and leaping unto God.
Luke 6:23 - "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, for in like manner their fathers did to the prophets."
skirtao - (Strong's 4640); to skip, to leap, to jump.
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Acts 6:5...They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Prochoros...
Prochoros - (Strong's 4402) before the dance
Prochoros, a deacon was set apart by the laying on of hands by the Apostles.
"For it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us."
2 Cor. 4:6-7