Feast Of Trumpets
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The Feast of Trumpets, also known as Rosh Hashanah in Jewish tradition, is one of the appointed feasts of the Lord as outlined in the Old Testament. It is observed on the first day of the seventh month, Tishri, according to the Hebrew calendar. This feast marks the beginning of the civil new year in Jewish tradition and is a time of spiritual reflection and renewal.

Biblical Foundation

The Feast of Trumpets is instituted in Leviticus 23:23-25: "Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Speak to the Israelites and say, "On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. You must not do any regular work, but you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD."'"

Numbers 29:1 further elaborates on the observance: "On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work. This is a day for you to sound the trumpets."

Significance and Observance

The blowing of trumpets, or shofars, is a central element of this feast. The trumpet blasts serve as a call to repentance and a reminder of God's sovereignty. The sound of the shofar is intended to awaken the spiritual consciousness of the people, prompting them to reflect on their lives and return to God.

The Feast of Trumpets is a time of introspection and preparation for the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), which follows ten days later. These ten days, known as the Days of Awe, are a period of repentance and seeking forgiveness.

Symbolism and Prophetic Implications

In addition to its historical and spiritual significance, the Feast of Trumpets holds prophetic implications within Christian eschatology. Many conservative Christian theologians see the trumpet blasts as symbolic of the future return of Christ. This is supported by passages such as 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, which states, "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air."

The Feast of Trumpets is thus seen as a foreshadowing of the final gathering of God's people and the establishment of His eternal kingdom.

Cultural and Liturgical Practices

In Jewish tradition, Rosh Hashanah is observed with various customs, including the sounding of the shofar, prayer services, and festive meals. It is a time for personal reflection, prayer, and the seeking of reconciliation with others. The liturgy often includes the recitation of Psalms and other prayers that emphasize God's kingship and the hope for redemption.

The Feast of Trumpets, while rooted in Jewish tradition, continues to hold significance for Christians as a reminder of God's call to repentance and the anticipation of Christ's return.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Feast Of Trumpets

(Numbers 29:1; Leviticus 23:24) the feast of the new moon, which fell on the first of Tisri. It differed from the ordinary festivals of the new moon in several important particulars. It was one of the seven days of holy convocation. Instead of the mere blowing of the trumpets of the temple at the time of the offering of the sacrifices, it was "a day of blowing of trumpets." In addition to the daily sacrifices and the eleven victims offered on the first of every month, there were offered a young bullock, a ram and seven lambs of the first year, with the accustomed meat offerings, and a kid for a sin offering. (Numbers 29:1-6) The regular monthly offering was thus repeated, with the exception of the young bullock. It has been conjectured that (Psalms 81:1) ... one of the songs of Asaph, was composed expressly for the Feast of Trumpets. The psalm is used in the service for the day by the modern Jews. Various meanings have been assigned to the Feast of Trumpets; but there seems to be no sufficient reason to call in question the common opinion of Jews and Christians, that if was the festival of the New Year's day of the civil year, the first of Tisri, the month which commenced the sabbatical year and the year of jubilee.

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Appendix xv. The Location of Sychar, and the Date of Our Lord's ...
... comp. The Temple,' &c., p.295), the Feast of Trumpets, or New Year's Day,
the Day of Atonement, and the feast of Esther, or Purim. ...
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Reading the Law with Tears and Joy
... The seventh month was the festival month of the year, its first day being that of
the Feast of trumpets, and the great Feast of tabernacles as well as the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/reading the law with tears.htm

Whether the Ceremonies of the Old Law Ceased at the Coming of ...
... spirit: the feast of the New Moon, to Lady Day, when appeared the first rays of
the sun, ie Christ, by the fulness of grace: the feast of Trumpets, to the ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the ceremonies of the 3.htm

The Sacred Officers and Sacred Occasions.
... (3) The Feast of Trumpets, October 1. (Lev.23:23-25; Num.29:1-6), the beginning
of the civil year. (4) The Day of Atonement, October 10. ...
/.../the way of salvation in the lutheran church/chapter iii the sacred officers.htm

Instructed in the Law of God
... It was the time of the Feast of Trumpets. Many were gathered at Jerusalem.
The scene was one of mournful interest. The wall of Jerusalem ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 56 instructed in the.htm

At the Unknown' Feast in Jerusalem, and by the Pool of Bethesda.
... of joy, willing givers brought from all parts of the country the wood required for
the service of the Altar; or else the Feast of Trumpets' on the 1st of ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xii at the unknown.htm

At the Feast of Tabernacles - First Discourse in the Temple
... on the breeze, or the clear blast of the Priests silver trumpets seemed to ... Truly,
well might Israel designate the Feast of Tabernacles as the Feast' (haChag ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter vi at the feast.htm

At the Feast of Tabernacles
... But the most impressive ceremony of the feast, one that called forth greatest ... day,
the priests sounded a long, shrill blast upon their silver trumpets, and the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 49 at the feast.htm

Whether Sufficient Reason Can be Assigned for the Ceremonies ...
... The feast of Trumpets was a kind of invitation whereby they prepared themselves
to keep the following feast which was kept on the tenth day. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether sufficient reason can be.htm

In the Last, the Great Day of the Feast'
... of worshippers, who on the last, the Great Day of the Feast,' are leaving ...
willow-branches, with which, amidst the blasts of the Priests' trumpets, they adorned ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter vii in the last.htm

Resources
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Feast: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Lots, Feast of Purim: The: Mode of Celebrating

Lots, Feast of Purim: The: The Jews Bound Themselves to Keep

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The Feast of Dedication: To Commemorate the Cleansing of the Temple After Its

The Feast of Jubilee was Specially Holy

The Feast of Jubilee: Began Upon the Day of Atonement

The Feast of Jubilee: Called The: Acceptable Year

The Feast of Jubilee: Called The: Year of Liberty

The Feast of Jubilee: Called The: Year of the Redeemed

The Feast of Jubilee: Enactments Respecting: Cessation of all Field Labour

The Feast of Jubilee: Enactments Respecting: Redemption of Sold Property

The Feast of Jubilee: Enactments Respecting: Release of Hebrew Servants

The Feast of Jubilee: Enactments Respecting: Restoration of all Inheritances

The Feast of Jubilee: Enactments Respecting: The Fruits of the Earth to be Common Property

The Feast of Jubilee: Held Every Fiftieth Year

The Feast of Jubilee: Houses in Walled Cities not Redeemed Within a Year, Exempted

The Feast of Jubilee: Illustrative of the Gospel

The Feast of Jubilee: Proclaimed by Trumpets

The Feast of Jubilee: Sale of Property Calculated From

The Feast of Jubilee: Value of Devoted Property Calculated From

The Feast of Pentecost: A Holy Convocation

The Feast of Pentecost: A Time of Holy Rejoicing

The Feast of Pentecost: All Males to Attend

The Feast of Pentecost: Called The: Day of Pentecost

The Feast of Pentecost: Called The: Day of the First Fruits

The Feast of Pentecost: Called The: Feast of Harvest

The Feast of Pentecost: Called The: Feast of Weeks

The Feast of Pentecost: Held Fiftieth Day After offering First Sheaf of Barley

The Feast of Pentecost: Observed by the Church

The Feast of Pentecost: Sacrifices At

The Feast of Pentecost: The First Fruits of Bread Presented At

The Feast of Pentecost: The Holy Spirit Given to Apostles At

The Feast of Pentecost: The Law Given from Mount Sinai Upon

The Feast of Pentecost: To be Perpetually Observed

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The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Enactments Respecting: Cessation of all Field Labour

The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Enactments Respecting: No Release to Strangers During

The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Enactments Respecting: Public Reading of the Law at Feast of Tabernacles

The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Enactments Respecting: Release of all Hebrew Servants

The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Enactments Respecting: Remission of Debts

The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Enactments Respecting: The Fruits of the Earth to be Common Property

The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Jews Threatened for Neglecting

The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Kept Every Seventh Year

The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Release of, not to Hinder the Exercise of Benevolence

The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Restored After the Captivity

The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Surplus of Sixth Year to Provide For

The Feast of Sabbatical Year: The Seventy Years Captivity a Punishment for Neglecting

The Feast of Tabernacles: All Males Obliged to Appear At

The Feast of Tabernacles: Began Fifteenth of Seventh Month

The Feast of Tabernacles: Called the Feast of Ingathering

The Feast of Tabernacles: Customs Observed At: Bearing Branches of Palms

The Feast of Tabernacles: Customs Observed At: Drawing Water from the Pool of Siloam

The Feast of Tabernacles: Customs Observed At: Singing Hosannas

The Feast of Tabernacles: First and Last Days of, Holy Convocations

The Feast of Tabernacles: Held After Harvest and Vintage

The Feast of Tabernacles: Lasted Seven Days

The Feast of Tabernacles: Remarkable Celebrations of After the Captivity

The Feast of Tabernacles: Remarkable Celebrations of At the Dedication of Solomon's Temple

The Feast of Tabernacles: Sacrifices During

The Feast of Tabernacles: The Law Publicly Read Every Seventh Year At

The Feast of Tabernacles: The People Dwelt in Booths During

The Feast of Tabernacles: To be Observed with Rejoicing

The Feast of Tabernacles: To be Observed: Perpetually

The Feast of Tabernacles: To Commemorate the Sojourn of Israel in the Desert

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The Feast of the New Moon: A Season For: Inquiring of God's Messengers

The Feast of the New Moon: A Season For: Worship in God's House

The Feast of the New Moon: Celebrated With Blowing of Trumpets

The Feast of the New Moon: Disliked by the Ungodly

The Feast of the New Moon: Held First Day of the Month

The Feast of the New Moon: Mere Outward Observance of, Hateful to God

The Feast of the New Moon: Observance of, by Christians, Condemned

The Feast of the New Moon: Observed With Great Solemnity

The Feast of the New Moon: Restored After Captivity

The Feast of the New Moon: Sacrifices At

The Feast of the New Moon: The Jews Deprived of, for Sin

The Feast of the Passover: All Males to Appear At

The Feast of the Passover: Called The: Days of Unleavened Bread

The Feast of the Passover: Called The: Feast of Unleavened Bread

The Feast of the Passover: Called The: Jew's Passover

The Feast of the Passover: Called The: Lord's Passover

The Feast of the Passover: Called The: Passover

The Feast of the Passover: Children to be Taught the Nature and Design of

The Feast of the Passover: Christ Always Observed

The Feast of the Passover: Commenced the Fourteenth of the First Month at Even

The Feast of the Passover: Custom of Releasing a Prisoner At

The Feast of the Passover: First and Last Days of, Holy Convocations

The Feast of the Passover: Illustrative of Redemption Through Christ

The Feast of the Passover: Improper Keeping of, Punished

The Feast of the Passover: Lasted Seven Days

The Feast of the Passover: Leaven: Not to be in Any of Their Quarters

The Feast of the Passover: Leaven: Not to be in Their Houses During

The Feast of the Passover: Leaven: Nothing With, to be Eaten

The Feast of the Passover: Leaven: Punishment for Eating

The Feast of the Passover: Might be Kept in the Second Month by Those Who Were Unclean

The Feast of the Passover: Moses Kept Through Faith

The Feast of the Passover: Neglect of, Punished With Death

The Feast of the Passover: No Uncircumcised Person to Keep

The Feast of the Passover: Ordained by God

The Feast of the Passover: Paschal Lamb Eaten First Day of

The Feast of the Passover: Purification Necessary to the Due Observance of

The Feast of the Passover: Remarkable Celebrations of After the Captivity

The Feast of the Passover: Remarkable Celebrations of Before the Death of Christ

The Feast of the Passover: Remarkable Celebrations of in Hezekiah's Reign

The Feast of the Passover: Remarkable Celebrations of in Josiah's Reign

The Feast of the Passover: Remarkable Celebrations of in the Wilderness of Sinai

The Feast of the Passover: Remarkable Celebrations of On Entering the Land of Promise

The Feast of the Passover: Remarkable Celebrations of On Leaving Egypt

The Feast of the Passover: Sacrifices During

The Feast of the Passover: Strangers and Servants when Circumcised Might Keep

The Feast of the Passover: The Day Before the Sabbath In, Called the Preparation

The Feast of the Passover: The First Sheaf of Barley Harvest offered the Day After The

The Feast of the Passover: The Lord's Supper Instituted At

The Feast of the Passover: The People of Jerusalem Lent Their Rooms to Strangers For

The Feast of the Passover: The Sabbath In, a High Day

The Feast of the Passover: To be Perpetually Observed During the Mosaic Age

The Feast of the Passover: To Commemorate The: Deliverance of Israel from Bondage of Egypt

The Feast of the Passover: To Commemorate The: Passing Over the First-Born

The Feast of the Passover: Unleavened Bread Eaten At

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Eating (151 Occurrences)

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Respect (204 Occurrences)

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Horn (108 Occurrences)

Solemn (100 Occurrences)

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Trial (45 Occurrences)

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