Excellent, no Trinitarian should leave home without it. I will use the NIV were possible, but also the KJV and ESV.
In Isaiah 42:10 it reads,
"Sing to the Lord a
new song,
his praise from the ends of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
you islands, and all who live in them."
New Song = New Covenant.
So we need Arabia to make the pieces fall into place:
I have honed in on this issue as it's relevant to the thread. If you wish to start a new thread asking why Muslims pick and choose, then feel free and I'll see you there.
Kedar was the Son of Ishmael pbut and the Bible tells us:
Kedar is noted as being the place of the men of the east Ezek 27:21 where Babylon would go to spoil. Suggested to inhabit vast tracts, including the north-western deserts of
Arabia, (1) and southeast of Damascus and eastern segments of Transjordan (3) and northwest of Medina (14) The tribe appears to have incorporated his brother’s family and found it’s base in Dumah a strategic caravanserai and trading city. Anyone intending to travel from the south to Mesopotamia were obliged to pass through this centre, or an alternate to the Northwest to Damascus. (4)
Kedar
Kaaba, and the superintendents of the idolatrous sacrifices in the valley of
Mina, from whence they derived their classical synonym
MINAEI It is quite uncertain when they were superseded by the Ishmaelite Arabs of the family of Kedar, whose descendants, according to immemorial Arabic tradition, settled in the Hedjaz; and one tribe of whom was named
Koreish (
collegit undique), “quod circa Meccam,
congregati degerent.” (Canus ap. Golium,
in voc., cited by Forster,
Geog. of Arabia, vol. i. p. 248, n.)
So what do we know about the Koreish from the Bible:
The Psalms is accredited to King David as it is written in Psalm 19:1 For the director of music.
A psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Eleven psalms are attributed to the
Sons of Korah Psalm 42, Psalms 44 - 49, Psalm 84, Psalm 85, Psalm 87, and Psalm 88.
In Psalm 42:1 For the director of music. A maskil of the
Sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, my God.
The name
ko'-ra-its. Qorchi, , beno Qorach Korahites; Sons of Korah in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ; in the King James Version appears also as
Korhite, Kohathite, Kore. Is the tribe that are being left in charge of this
House of God by King David
We know this by reading Exodus 6: 24
The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.
And when we read, 1 Chronicles 6:31
31
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the
house of the LORD after the ark came to rest there.
32 They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting,
until Solomon built the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them
33 Here are the men who served, together with their sons:
From the Kohathites: Heman, the musician, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
34 the son of
Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35 the son of Zuph, the son of
Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36 the son of
Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37 the son of Tahath, the son of
Assir, the son of Ebiasaph,
the son of Korah,
When we read
Number 26: 11 The line of Korah, however, did not die out. meaning they survived as the righteous will survive.
Hence it is clear the Ark came to rest in the House of the Lord prior to it being moved to Jerusalem by Solomon from above verses. Meaning the House of God was not in Jerusalem
So where is the House of God that the ko'-ra-its, Qorchi, , beno Qorach were looking after? And that can be identified by reading
Psalms 84:
1 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!
2
My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young—
a place near your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
4
Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6
As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
8 Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.
9 Look on our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one.
10
Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
12 Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.
The Key words in the above Psalm are
1)
People made pilgrimage to it
2)
It was in the Valley of Baka
3)
It had springs
4)
It will get flooded in Autumn Rains
5)
And this was not in Jerusalem, as King David longed for it, even to be its doorman and the Ark was moved from here to Jerusalem by Solomon. (Read 1 Chronicles, quoted above)
Meaning this was the first house for the ark.
Now when we compare this with the Quran, it says …
Quran 3:96
The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings: 97. In it are Signs Manifest; (for example),
the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage thereto is a duty men owe to Allah,- those who can afford the journey; but if any deny faith, Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures.
But why is it called Makkah today, and that is revealed in
Quran 48:24 And it is He who withheld their hands from you and your hands
from them within [the area of] Makkah after He caused you to overcome them. And ever is Allah of what you do, Seeing.
Further, it has a spring that feeds everyone that visits and makes pilgrimage and indeed gets flooded into pools when it rains. History
The Kaba in Makkah: It's size and history | SoundVision.com
What is important is all the 5 clues found in Psalms 84 and 1st Chronicles fits identical as well as the keepers of this House of God were indeed called
Quraish in Arabic , meaning
1 : an Arab people of which Muhammad was a member and which from the 5th century was distinguished by a religious preeminence
associated with its hereditary provision of the pre-Islamic custodians of the Kaaba at Mecca. 2 : a member of the Quraish people.
Meaning even the tribe ko'-ra-its.
Qorchi, , beno Qorach ; Korhite, Kohathite, Kore. Is the tribe that are being left in charge of this
House of God by King David fits to identify the House of God was indeed Baka, which is now known as Makkah.
btw "
Behold my servant, (Ahmd אחמד ) my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations."
(Isaiah 42:1)
Ahmad was a name used in the Qur'an for the Prophet pbuh, who came from the Tribe of Quraysh, the guardians of the Kaaba in Mecca.