A Memorial of Blowing of Trumpets

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(00:00) Okay. So the title of the message today is a memorial of blowing of trumpets. Blowing of trumpets. Right. This is a day to yell out and it's a day my voice is not very good because my voice is a little bit dry, but I'm going to try do my best to to to cry out. Okay. Blowing of trumpets. Where did I get the title of my message from? Let's go to Leviticus 23.
(00:30) remember 23:23 but in this case we'll go to verse 24 Leviticus 23:23 24 rather it says here speak to the children of Israel saying in the seventh month on the first day of the month you shall have a Sabbath rest a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. That's what we're here for.
(01:06) So, the title of the message is taken directly from Leviticus 23, a memorial of blowing of trumpets. Now, the word here that's translated trumpets is ter. I didn't put the definition up there, but I'll read it to you. So the Strong's definition it's um toua it's um Strong's number H7321 it says clamor that is acclamation of joy or a battlecry you think hold on acclamation of joy or a battle cry they almost don't seem to go together do they yet they So acclamation of joy especially clanganger of trumpets used as an alarm blowing of the trumpets joy jubilee sound noise rejoicing
(02:12) shouting high joyful sound. So this word to rua, it's actually specifically I know it says trumpets, but it's actually the sound that comes out and and I know sometimes words have have a certain sound to them. This word terua, it almost sounds like ter, right? And I and I could be totally destroying the the Hebrew there, but it almost has that sound, doesn't it? You think, oh, this is the sound that's coming out.
(02:49) It's a declaration and we refer to this as a day of trumpets. I'm a memorial of blowing of trumpets. I've got I've got too many notes. I had extra thoughts this morning. Thanks to somebody that sent a note through. But trumpets were used as I've got on the screen there for you.
(03:18) They use for times of battle to sound an alarm, to gather people together, to assemble, to give direction. And all of these meanings, all these uses of trumpets tie into the meaning of this day, this memorial of the blowing of trumpets. Let's go to numbers 10 here. And you can, you know, I've got silver trumpets up there because this is what they were told to make.
(03:43) The number is 10. Numbers 10. And and you see all these uses for the trumpets and and they're very specific. Now, these were silver trumpets. Um, the word for trumpet here is actually it's it's one of those ones that's quite long, many syllables, but it's it's kind of like chatso surah, right? It's the Strong's number is 2689 H2689 if you want to look that up.
(04:27) But it's actually talking about metal trumpets in this case that Israel was to have for direction. to all these things. Notice it says, "And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, make two silver trumpets for yourselves. You shall make them of hammered work.
(04:46) You shall use them for calling the assembly and for directing the movement of the camps." So these trumpets, the specific instruction was for the movement of Israel. So everything was done in an orderly fashion, right? One side would start, then the other side, right? And it was all in in the right sequence. It says when they blow both of them. So even so obviously there was a different sound that people could hear. There a different way they were blown.
(05:14) But this case when two trumpets were blown it says all the assembly shall gather before you at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. So everybody was to come. But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel shall gather you. So people could tell two trumpets or one trumpet.
(05:38) Now, if somebody that wasn't one of the heads showed up, I guess they'd soon say, "Oh, I missed that. There was only one trumpet. Excuse me. I'm not supposed to be at this meeting." So there was differences the way they were blown, the way they used. says, "When you sound," verse five, "the advance, the camps that lie on the east side shall then begin their journey." So everybody didn't go all at once. It was done in an orderly fashion, and it was directed by the trumpets.
(06:05) When you sound the advance the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall begin their journey. They shall sound the call for their be they shall sound the call for them to begin their journeys. And when the congregation is to is to be gathered together, you shall blow but not sound the advance. Right? So there's all this intricate and so the trumpeters, right, the priests that would assign to to sound these trumpets had to know what they were doing, right? They had to know what is it? what do you use in um
(06:48) in a lot of workplaces they have the SOPs you know what that is standard operating procedures these guys had to know and not only that but the whole congregation had to know okay what's the standard oper operating procedure okay if you weren't listening properly you got to I got the wrong instruction right and some hey like me you'd have your wife say hey you didn't hear correctly That's right.
(07:15) Somebody gives you tells you right. Right. Then the um Okay. Verse eight. The sons of Aaron the priest shall blow the trumpets. So you know who's blowing the trumpets. And these shall be to you as an ordinance forever throughout your generation. When you go to war in your land against the enemy who oppresses you, you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets.
(07:43) So again, a different sound. There was a different way they blew it. That was an alarm. And you will be remembered before the Lord your God. And you will be saved from your enemies. Also in the day of your gladness. Okay, so this is how you can have joy. And also this going to war. It says, "And the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings, and they shall be a memorial for you before your God. I am
(08:24) the Lord your God." Now, it says, right, you appoint a feast. It also says at the beginning of your months. What's a very practical reason that a trumpet would have been sounded in Israel at the beginning of month? So everybody knew it was the beginning of the month.
(08:47) Right? Now very importantly you you had to know right for keeping the feast days you needed to know when the first month was and the seventh month and Pentecost you counted during that first month. So you need to know. So what would have been happening the fir the trumpet sound of the first month people would have heard that would have sounded for the second month people would have been thinking as you got to the fifth trumpet right at the beginning of month and the sixth trumpet and then this is it this is the the big feast days right the feast of in gathering people would have been anticipating
(09:27) in the um first message I mentioned briefly about preparation preparation for the hols. So they had all these meaning and I'm not going to be able to go into depth in all these meanings that are brought out here but they all tie into the meaning of the feast of trumpets this direction this joy.
(09:57) I do want to focus specifically on in the day of gladness at appointed feasts. Let's go to a um a couple of psalms here. So Psalm 81. Psalm 81 first just to bring out this point of the celebration. Psalm 81, it says, "Sing aloud to God our strength. Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.
(10:44) Raise a shout and strike the timberal, the pleasant harp and the loot. Blow the trumpet at the time of the new moon, at the full moon on our solemn feast day. Now, I'm going to come back to verse three in a couple of minutes here and look at the wording here. But what I want to emphasize right now is this. In the day of gladness, at the appointed feasts, right, shout out.
(11:09) Now, I um I didn't sing out during the hymns today. I don't know if anybody noticed, but I'm trying to save my voice for you right now. And I didn't join the choir for the same reason. Thank you for laughing. I really feel boosted up now. at times to be joyful. That's what's being talked about here, right? There's celebration.
(11:46) And today is a day of celebration, right? It's we look back at trumpets, you know, in numbers, but it's this celebration looking forward this memorial looking forward to the return of Christ. Let's go to Psalm 98. Psalm 98 says, "Oh, sing to the Lord a new song for he has done marvelous things. His right hand and his holy arm have gained him the victory.
(12:25) " Right? And you, some of you may be almost wanting to break out in song because one of our hymns, right, is taken directly from the psalm says, "The Lord has made known his salvation, his righteousness. He has openly shown in the light of the nations." In the sorry, in the sight of the nations, he is remembered his mercy. Oh, have we heard about that today? Tender mercy.
(12:52) He's remembered his mercy and his faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of God. So when will all the ends of the earth see the salvation of God? Well, they haven't seen it yet. Says, "Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Break forth in song. Rejoice and sing praises.
(13:17) Sing to the Lord with a harp, with a harp and the sound of a s of a psalm, with trumpets and the sound of a horn. Shout joyfully before the Lord the King. Right in this place, other places that talk about the horn of our salvation. But you notice what what what is this psalm talking about? It's talking about this day and what is pictured.
(13:47) It says, "Let the sea and all its rulers and all its fullness." Sorry. Let the sea roar and all its fullness. The world and those who dwell in it. Let the rivers clap their hands. Now, can you picture that? The rivers clap their hands. Now, is that literally going to happen? Is that figuratively going to happen? I don't know. But this is talking about right this is talking about the whole creation is rejoicing.
(14:18) Just think about that. It says let the rivers clap their hands. Let the hills be joyful together before the Lord. And why why is all this celebration? Why is this all this music and this shouting and this trumpets going off? Verse nine, for he is coming to judge the earth. He is coming to judge the earth.
(14:48) With righteousness he shall judge the world and the peoples with equity. Don't you love that word equity? A righteous judge. I'm I'm not going to get into politics, but it seems like it's hard to have a righteous judge anymore. no matter where you sit on the political spectrum. Okay, enough of that.
(15:15) We're talking about righteous judgment, judging with equity. Even that, just celebrate that a righteous judge is coming, right? He is coming. Capital H, the savior, the king, the high priest. Now you notice it when we said that it said trumps were to be blown right at all your appointed feast days in your day of gladness at appointed times.
(16:02) Is there something different about trumpets than the feast days that came before? with the blowing of trumpets because it says this is to be a memorial of blowing of trumpets. So hold on. Weren't trumpets play weren't the trumpets at all the feast days right at at the new moon at the beginning of month? Okay. So, Israel on the day of trumpets blew the chauffear or rams horn.
(16:35) If if you um if you do a Google search, a Google a Google search, if you use artificial intelligence and you plug in um chauffear rams horn, straight away it'll bring up trumpets. It's like, oh, that's that's when it's played. But is that just tradition, right? Where did Israel get that idea? And the Jewish people still blow a ram's horn on this day. They also blow it on atonement.
(17:05) Right? This how was it said? This transition period was said in the announcements. So, but this day says a memorial blowing of trumpets. I want to go back to um Psalm 81. Let's go back to Psalm 81. Now, the King James, sorry, the New King James, which I read from says just verse three specifically, it says, "Blow the trumpet at the time of the new moon, at the full moon on our solemn feast day.
(17:41) " So, you're like, "Okay, at the new moon and full moon." So when you look up this word that is translated here as um full moon the the word here is cashesh cass I probably messed that up but it's the strong number is um 3677 H3677. So the strong's definition says apparently from is 3680 but it says properly fullness or full moon that is its festival the time appointed.
(18:26) Now when you go to the back if you go back to the King James the King James says blow up the trumpet in the new moon in the time appointed on our solemn feast day. If you go to the modern King James version, which is very similar to New King James, but it's an electronic version, it says, it says, "Blow the ram's horn in the new in the new moon in the time appointed on our solemn feast day.
(18:58) " Now they put um you know commas in there but really if you put this together it's like blow the trumpet. So the modern King James says blow the the ram horn in the new moon in the time appointed on our solemn feast day. The um derby that I've got up there. This is the dark the blue didn't come out very well.
(19:28) My apologies, but it says the Derby translation, it says, "Blow the trumpet at the new moon at the set time of our feast day." So what feast day occurs on a new moon, right? The first day of the seventh month, right? A memorial of blowing of trumpets occurs. So I think I believe that Psalm 81 is specifically talking about the feast of trumpets here.
(20:04) But some translators threw in because sometimes I don't fully look at the context even even some of those incredible scholars. But blow the trumpet at the new moon at the set time on our feast day. So blow the trumpet on the day of the memorial of trumpets on the first day of the seventh month. Now I've added more in there, but this is a feast day that occurs on the first day of the seventh month.
(20:36) And the word translated trumpet here, what do you think it is? It's not to ru I was sneaky on you, wasn't I? It's chauffeur. The word here is chauffear. And I love that chauffar. Again, I I know I my brain thinks weird, but I even think about chauffear. Chauffear to the hills. Chauffear to the valleys. Chauffear to the ends of the earth. I know I'm taking liberties with Hebrew. That's terrible. But it's the chauffear.
(21:09) And what is the chauffear? The chauffear is the ram's horn. So this is different than the silver trumpets. And it wasn't used in the feast days before, but from the feast of trumpets on, we had the ram's horn. Now, is it specifically connected with the day of trumpets? Yes, it is. I said I showed you Psalm 81.
(21:35) Let's go to Now, you could go to I could there's more scriptures I could use. I'm just going to tell you this right now, but Mr. L doesn't like me going too long. But you go to the minor prophets. You could go to Zephaniah. You could go to the book of Joel, right? And every time when it says in that day and it starts talking about the return of Jesus Christ and it talks about a trumpet being blown, the Hebrew word is chauffear.
(21:59) Oh, no wonder they used a chauffear on the day of trumpets because the word they use for trumpet is chauffear. So, let's go to I'm not going to go to Joel, right? If you go to the book of Joel, you see war and people getting ready for war, right? I could go I could have gone through those verses today, but let's go to Zechariah. Zechariah first.
(22:39) Okay. Zechariah 9 verses 9 and 10. So verse nine we have when Christ was here on earth it says rejoice greatly oh daughter of Zion shout oh daughter of Jerusalem behold your king is coming to you he is just and having salvation lowly and riding on a donkey a cult the f of a donkey and this is one of those verses which you say this prophecy was fulfilled right Christ came in riding a donkey And the people started referring to scripture and following like Zechariah and some other places. They started referring and the people watching is like they're
(23:31) they're saying that he's the king coming riding on a donkey. And then it switches in verse 10. Verse 10 says, "I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations. His domin dominion shall be from sea to sea, from the river Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
(23:58) This now in verse 10 is switched to when Christ returning right as king of kings and he's going to battle. Now for us part of the the called out the first fruits this is a time of great joy for us isn't it? So the sounding of trumpet for us at this time is a time of great joy. We want to be there. We're here today.
(24:31) We want to continue. We'll talk about that a little bit as well. So it switches. But drop down to verse 14 with me. says, "Then the Lord will be seen over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord God will blow the trumpet." What's the word? Chauffear. And go with whirlwinds from the south.
(25:02) So, and we can go to others, right? Also, the book of Isaiah, let's go there. Isaiah 27. I mentioned other minor prophets. Let's go to one of the ones that's referred to as a major prophet because he wrote down more words. When you read through the book of Isaiah, sometimes there's some things that are tricky to understand, right? There's imagery, but when you look at it, it's such a joyful book, such an encouraging book.
(25:35) Why? Because a big part of this book is talking about the return of Jesus Christ. And again, when it's when it mentions trumpet, the word there is chauffear. So, I've got the Strong's numbers up there. But let's look at verse 37. Sorry, chapter 27 and verse 12. It says, "And it shall come to pass in that day.
(26:11) " So, when he had that phrase, "In that day, I've got to be careful saying always, but I think it's always. It's talking about the return of Christ. Right? You have this phrase in in the minor prophets. It says in that day, it's looking to this future day. And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord will thresh from the channel of the river of the brook of Egypt, and you will be gathered one by one, oh you children of Israel.
(26:37) So it shall be in that day. So verse 13 now it's definitely because it's what it says here. So it shall be in that day that the great trumpet will be blown. So the word for great is the doll. And I've got the it's um 14 one nine in the Strong's numbering. Right. The great trumpet, the great chauffar, the gdole chuff.
(27:09) So just put that good old word in your brain because I'll refer I'll refer to a similar word shortly. Says they will come who are about to perish in the land of Assyria and they who are outcasts in the land of Egypt and shall worship the Lord in the holy mountain at Jerusalem. Right? This is talking about future events.
(27:33) I was talking about a day when there's the great trumpet, the gdole chauffear. So it actually makes sense that Jewish people today still traditionally blow on a trumpet, I specifically a ram's horn. Now, I've got one up here, and you know, this is not a very good version of one in that it's quite small. And I I haven't t try to blow on this because it's it's a little bit stinky.
(28:06) And I'm not going to try and blow on it for you because it wouldn't do justice. But the chauffeur rams horn on the day of blowing of trumpets, you can see that image there. um that man it's a lot longer than what I've got in front of me here right but in in time of Israel right ancient Israel there were priests that they had to really practice and work on this there were different sounds just like in numbers with the silver trumpets you know directing there were different sounds that were played so Um oh numbers 29 verse1 is that is that other verse that let's want to read that numbers 29 verse1
(29:02) and again numbers 29 verse1 use the word terua what it says and in the seventh month on the first day of the month you shall have a holy convocation you should do no customary work for it is a day of blowing the trumpets and again to it's like the sound that's coming out and they use this ram's horn. So the tradition of trumpets, the the blowing of trumpets, the ram's horn, there were three chauffear sounds, three distinct sounds that were used.
(29:42) There was the tea which was a single long blast unbroken and steady. Right? So it's like I shouldn't even I'm going to ruin if I start making sounds but it's like right now let's keep going right and my voice is not good. Okay. Then you had chevron which is three medium blasts right. So medium blast.
(30:12) So it's like you know right three medium blasts and then you also had the terua which was a stato stato blasts and so this was more you know and it had to be up at least nine times. Now the thing about the tequila blast, it had to be as long as the others put together. So it had to be held for quite a long time in that picture there. Now the last trumpet.
(30:55) Now the tradition of the last trumpet that was blown for the day of trumpets. It was one of those long blasts but it had another name. It was the tea, right? The long steady blast. The kier gdola. Now what did we read earlier? The gdole sha chauffar. So this was called the tea gdola. It was a traditional final trumpet. Now this trumpet right basically means the great trumpet the big tea if you like.
(31:41) Now this trumpet was limited only by the the blower's ability and breath. So what happened is he would blow he would do this sound for as long as he could but he was physical. He was limited. Now do you think he practiced? Do you think there were okay who this who who this year is going to get to now I'm this is total speculation part right? But was like okay who's going to get to blow the last trumpet this year out of the priests? Do you think that was um kind of an honor honorable thing right that to blow to be the the big tea the kier gdola
(32:28) and I put that up there because it was limited only by the blower's ability and breath. Now this what was this picturing? This is picturing a spiritual trumpet that's not limited by physical breath and ability. So they tried as best they could.
(32:54) It's a little bit like the sermon on on the Sabbath where John was trying to describe spiritual things in physical terms. So they did their best to sound it. It was also known as the trumpet to wake the dead. Don't you find that interesting? It's also known as the trumpet to wake the dead. That on this day of the memorial of trumpets, they had a trumpet sound that was designated as the trumpet to wake the dead.
(33:30) Does that sound familiar? trumpet to waken the dead. What scriptures come to your mind? Are you already ahead of me? First Thessalonians 4. All right, I'm I'm leaving plenty for Mr. LS this afternoon to talk about. I say that with a smile because Okay, so first Thessalonians 4, right? This is one of the section of scriptures that we traditionally read.
(34:03) I got so excited I I I went right past it. First Thessalonians 4:14. Right. So the the physical trumpets that were used and and are still used by people today are a representation of what is to come. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and I'll put my hand up for you. I'll put two hands up for right you in this room believe this.
(34:41) What a blessing. Oh, if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.
(35:07) For the Lord himself will descend from the heaven with a shout and with a voice of an archangel and with a trumpet of God. Now, how will that sound? Right? The the physical versions we have are are insignificant. Now, I'm sure you've heard listen to chauffear sounds. Physically, men do their best. But this is with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
(35:37) Right? The trumpet to waken the dead. And it's the dead in Christ. We know, right? This is those who are called who have accepted Jesus Christ as their savior. Says, "Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up to together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
(36:01) And thus we shall always be with the Lord." Thus we shall always be with the Lord. And where does the Lord go? I I didn't put this in my notes. This is off my head right now. But Zechariah 14, right, it says, "And the Lord will stand on the Mount of Olives and the saints with him." Right? Verses three and four. So they're going to stay with Christ.
(36:34) We're going to stay there. What's the other scripture we go to? 1 Corinthians 15. Let's read that. 1 Corinthians 15 1 Corinthians 15 verses 51- 52 says, "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, when at the last trumpet, for the trumpet will sound. Did I say that loud enough? Um, Mr.
(37:23) L said he's the loudest. The trumpet will sound and it will be this ter, right? and the dead will be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed. This day is a memorial of blowing of trumpets. And it's important. You may take this knowledge for granted, but this day is about the blowing of trumpets.
(37:55) And for good reason, because there is a trumpet that will sound that will waken the dead in Christ. That's very sure reassuring because some of probably everybody in this room has loved ones that have died in Christ. And we know God's plan goes on from the feast of trumpets, but I'm focusing on the feast of trumpets today. Okay? And now to tie in with the sermonet, knowing this knowing this blessing, right? I had I asked you to pause and just try and take in and and and I'm sure many of you did that this morning on your knees or last night or you'll do it later today.
(38:42) But our responsibility, this day of trumpets gives us direction. It gives us direction. Just like in ancient Israel times, trumpets were used to give Israel direction. This day, this memorial of blowing of trumpets gives us direction. Okay. So, you're already in 1 Corinthians 15. Let's read verse 50.
(39:14) Uh 57, right? So, the previous verse said about the sting of death. Verse 57. But thanks be to God who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, what does it say? It says, "Be steadfast. Be immovable. Always abounding." Always abounding in what? Always abounding in the work of the Lord.
(39:49) Knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. Now, I'll put my hand up. There's times during my sojourn in the church that I've got tired. I felt weak. Today I'm sitting on a chair. But we're all strong in Christ, aren't we? And that's how we can be steadfast, be immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord. And then 1 Corinthians 16, I believe this continues on right from chapter 15.
(40:38) It makes sense to me that chapter 16 follows on from chapter 15. Here's another little le list in verse 13. It says, right? It says, "Watch, stand fast in the faith. Be brave. Be strong." Now, this word watch, part of this is watching, right, what's around you and being aware, right, of the seasons. But the the emphasis in go of God's word when it says to watch is to be watching yourself, right? Watching am I standing fast? Watching am I being brave? Watching am I being strong? And then again, you can see how we're tying in with the first message here.
(41:34) Verse 14, it says, "Let all that you do." So all that's that's not some things. That's everything. All all that you do be done with love. That's a fulfillment of the law, isn't it? If everything we do now, as uh Mr. Ro mentioned that we we're we're working on this, aren't we? Right.
(42:10) I won't ask you to say this, but I've got to tell you that h is everything that I do done with love. Okay, I've got to work at this. This is not something that just happens. It takes effort. It takes conscious decision makingaking. And that includes when you're tired and you're hangry and you um appetite is not very good when you've got an affection right everything you do and there's times when I say ah okay and um as Mr.
(43:01) Ro said this morning from his dad. Okay, and I'm I'm just going to paraphrase with this. Okay, how could I have done that with love? says says immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened. The moon will not give its light. The stars will fall from heaven. The powers of the heavens will be shaken.
(43:28) And the sign of the son of man will appear in heaven. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn. Why are they going to mourn? Right? Because there's a time of war. So I didn't dwell on that very much today. And they shall will see the son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And how will he come? Verse 31. And who he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet.
(43:56) And they will gather together the elect from the four winds from one end of heaven to the other. What a time of joy and celebration. looking to Christ's return. Pictured by this day of a memorial of blowing of trumpets, right? The chauffear. Okay, let's end with Philippians. Yes, I've got the last scripture. Philippians 3 because I want us to have lunch.
(44:38) Philippians 3 verse 21. Sorry, 20 and 21, right? Giving us direction. This day should just you should we should be going out of this day, right? Like just celebrating, shouting for joy. Philippians 3:20 and 21. For our citizenship is in heaven from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body, that it may be conformed to his glorious body, according to the working by which he is able even to subdue all things to himself.