The name of the Feast of Trumpets is taken from the biblical teaching to blow trumpets found in Leviticus 23:24 and Numbers 29:1-6. During this period, no work was to be performed, including buying or selling. THIS is the reason our production house and Etsy shop are closed today!
Why is the Feast of Trumpets important?
One reason of this feast’s importance was its placement in the agricultural year. It was a time of rest near a time of harvest when work would have been more hectic than usual. Second, the Day of Atonement also occurred on the tenth day of this month along with the Festival of Booths (or Tents) on the fifteenth day. The blowing of horns marked a serious time to prepare for the Day of Atonement.
The Feast of Trumpets and other celebrations of the Hebrew (Israelite) people pointed toward certain aspects of Messiah’s work. Joel 2:1 predicted, “Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming; it is near.”
In the New Testament, it is interesting to find that the second coming of Yeshua/Jesus will include the sound of a trumpet. First Corinthians 15:51-52 states, “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.”
First Thessalonians 4:16 likewise notes, “For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of Yahweh. And the dead in Moshiach (Messiah) will rise first.” Trumpets are also mentioned in the judgments of Revelation 8—9.
The Feast of Trumpets served as an important cultural and religious tradition in ancient Israel. Its call to repentance and reflection continue to hold value for our lives today, though we find our repentance through faith in Yeshua HaMoshiach/Jesus, the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Old Testament. Today, believers look forward to the time when Messiah will return and a different trumpet will sound, calling those who know Messiah to be with Him forever.
Source: The Feast of Trumpets – What is it? (compellingtruth.org)
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