From Leviticus 23:23-25 and Numbers 29:1-6, Brother Gideon Levytam shows the significance of the Feast of Trumpets, the fifth of the seven feasts of the LORD. These feasts are appointed seasons, moadim (מוֹעֲדִים), and God calls them His own. Scripture names the first day of the seventh month Zikaron Teruah (זִכְרוֹן תְּרוּעָה), a memorial of the blowing of the trumpet. He commanded the blast and gave no reason for it. Israel later called it Rosh Hashanah (רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה), the head of the year. The shofar sounded, but blood was still required. A burnt offering, a meal offering and a sin offering were commanded with it, each a picture of the greater sacrifice to come. Drawing the calendar forward, Gideon shows that God has already kept four of these appointments. Passover was fulfilled in the Messiah's death. Unleavened Bread spoke of His sinless life. First Fruits was fulfilled in His resurrection. Shavuot saw the forming of His assembly from Jew and Gentile together. The LORD who kept those four will keep the three that remain. The reason withheld in Leviticus is the regathering of Israel, when a great trumpet shall be blown and His people are gathered one by one (Isaiah 27:12-13). Israel is in the land in part, but the nation is not yet restored to her God. For believers the same trumpet carries a nearer hope. The LORD Himself shall descend, and those who are His will be caught up to meet Him (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).
Rosh Hashanah - The Feast of Trumpets (זִכְרוֹן תְרוּעָה - רֹאש הַשָנָה)
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