THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS
On the first day of the Jewish month of
Tishri in the Fall, the Feast of Trumpets blasts its way into the new Jewish
year.
Today it is known as Rosh HaShana, the “Head
of the Year,” even though it’s not really the start of the Biblical year at
all, according to Exodus 12:2.
The calendar year was supposed to start in
the month of Passover in the spring, and the Feast of Trumpets comes at the
beginning of the seventh month. Like all the other “Feasts of the Lord,” it is
full of significance and meaning for us today, as well as prophetic meaning
about what is to come.
Rosh HaShana is the first of the three fall
holidays – the Feast Trumpets, the Day of Atonement and the Feast of
Tabernacles. The ten days between the Feast of Trumpets and Yom Kippur, the
holiest day of the Jewish calendar, are called the “Days of Awe,” where people
are encouraged to contemplate their position before God, and it’s a very
special time in Israel.
Just as the Spring feasts of Passover, Firstfruits and
Shavuot (or Pentecost) are all prophetically related to the death, resurrection
and ascension of Yeshua, and the sending of the Holy Spirit, the Fall feasts
pertain to his second coming. The Feast of Trumpets relates to the last trumpet
that shall sound when he comes again in glory.
“Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we
shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.
For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we
shall be changed. For
this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must
put on immortality.
When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on
immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:51-57)
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:51-57)
Here’s what the Bible instructs about
the Feast of Trumpets:
“And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first
day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial
proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. You shall not do any
ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the Lord.”’ (Leviticus
23-25)
“On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a
holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a day for you
to blow the trumpets, and you shall offer a burnt offering, for a pleasing
aroma to the Lord.” (Numbers
29:1-2)
It was intended by God to be a day of rest, a day to blow
trumpets, and to offer sacrifices over and above the usual sacrifices for the
new month for making atonement for the people.
What does
blowing a trumpet mean?
Trumpets in Biblical times were either made
from rams’ horns (shofars) or from silver, and could be blown by the priests
and leaders. There were different sounds for different purposes:
·
Time
to pack up camp and move on, when the Israelites were traveling in the desert
·
Time
to gather the people and call an assembly
·
To
mark a sacrifice on a feast day
·
A
warning of war or danger
·
To
praise
·
To
declare a procession or feast
·
Proclaiming
a king
·
Assembling
the troops for battle
·
To
be used in battle
·
To
declare victory
It
can be the sound of worship or a battle cry. A practical device for the twelve
tribes on the march, and makers of special days and times of celebration.
The
sound of the trumpet also has other connotations in the Bible:
·
God’s
power to raise the dead (1 Corinthians 15:52, 1 Thessalonians 4:16)
·
The
proclamation of the gospel (Psalms 89:15)
·
The
bold and faithful preaching of prophets (Isaiah 58:1, Hosea 8:1, Joel 2:1)
·
The
latter day judgments (Revelation 8:2 and 13)
Shana Tova! (Happy New Year!)
As we come into this new Jewish year,
everyone will wish each other “Shana tova!” and that their name would be
written in the Book of Life. It is customary to eat sweet foods like apples,
honey and chocolate, and to give such gifts for a sweet new year.
Modern Judaism has a concept of your good and
bad deeds being weighed on the scales to see if you’re good enough to be
written in the Book of LIfe at this time leading up to Yom Kippur, the Day of
Atonement.
I always
tell people that I’m sure my name will be in there because I’m good friends
with the author of the Book! The meaning of complete forgiveness and atonement
for sin due the sacrifice a sinless other has been lost somewhere down the
line.
The trumpets signal the sacrifice for
atonement which Yeshua fulfilled. They convey the preaching of the word and
victory over death.
The sacrfice has been paid.
The battle has been won.
We can freely enter into his precious rest and feast with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
The battle has been won.
We can freely enter into his precious rest and feast with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Now that’s worth blowing a trumpet about.
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“Baruch haba b'shem Adonai”
lyrics
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Blessed is He who comes
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Blessed is He who comes
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Now arise, oh Lord
Come to Your resting place
You and the ark of Your might
Come to Your resting place
You and the ark of Your might
Then we will rejoice
As we're clothed with Your righteousness
And celebrate the love
As we're clothed with Your righteousness
And celebrate the love
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Blessed is He who comes
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Blessed is He who comes
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Now arise, oh Lord
Come to Your resting place
You and the ark of Your might
Come to Your resting place
You and the ark of Your might
Then we will rejoice
As we're clothed with Your righteousness
And celebrate the love
And celebrate the love
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Blessed is He who comes
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Of the Lord
Blessed is He who comes
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Of the Lord
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Blessed is He who comes
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Blessed is He who comes
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Blessed is He who comes
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Come, come, come
Blessed is He who comes
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Who comes in the name of the Lord
Come, come, come
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