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THE WORD "JOY"
1. The word JOY is sometimes translated as REJOICE, and is taken from the Hebrew “YAGIL”, literally meaning;
“To spin around in joy” for God will spin around with joy over His people.
2. “The JOY of the Lord is your strength” is familiar to us. A better translation from the Hebrew is “The ENJOYMENT of the Lord is your strength.”
3. REJOICE and DANCE are the same word in Aramaic, the common language spoken in the time of Yeshua (Jesus)
4. We know that choreographed dance also took place in the temple, using simple steps to unite the community worship.

Eventually the focus shifted after Yeshua’s time. The temple was no more, and many Jews dispersed. There was always, in the Diaspora, a desire to dance, it was a natural expression for the Lord’s people. In the ghettos of Europe from the year 132 A.D. under persecution under cramped conditions, social dance for weddings and special occasions emerged.

Music from Steve Schneider