The
LORD said to Moses, "Give the following instructions to the people of
Israel. On the first day of the appointed month in early autumn, you are to
observe a day of complete rest. It will be an official day for holy assembly, a
day commemorated with loud blasts of a trumpet. You must do no ordinary work on
that day. Instead, you are to present special gifts to the LORD." Leviticus 23:23-25 
Blow the trumpet.
Blow
those trumpets. The seventh month in the Hebrew calendar is Tishri. The Days of
Awe or the High Holy Days, includes the month of Elul (prior to Tishri); Feast
of Trumpets; and Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, ten days after the Feast of
Trumpets. The month of Elul is a time of preparation for atonement, a time of
introspection and inspection. This year the Hebrew New Year, also called Feast
of Trumpets or Rosh Hashanah, which is also considered a judgment day, is on
September 22-24, 2025.
Blow
those trumpets. God commanded the Israelites to blow their trumpets. Typically,
the shofar horn or trumpet is blown every morning during the month of Elul,
except on Shabbat. This is to wake people up to the coming judgment.
Also in the day of your gladness
and in your appointed feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall
blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your
peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am
the Lord your God. Numbers
10:10 (NASB)
God is
Lord and King—He is the center of this feast—the center of life and judgment.
As King he would be coroneted, as other kings and this often occurred in the
fall.
Blow
those trumpets. Have a holy convocation or sacred assembly. This would occur in
the synagogue rather than in homes. The celebration would focus on the God and
King who is creator and would continue to renew his creation. This
commemoration of the birthday of the world is intertwined with God judging all
living beings creating a period of repentance. That is what is occurring in
this Days of Awe—personally looking into our hearts to see what we’ve done in
our lives in this past year—and what we need to change to improve our lives in
the coming year. Although this is a public convocation, it has personal time,
too. So, during Elul the Israelites took time for inspecting their lives. Now
celebrate the New Year with foods like apples dipped in honey to remind us of
the sweet life we desire for the coming year. Feast on festive foods and on the
Word of God, our creator and judge.
Are
you looking into your heart, evaluating your actions in this past year? Need to
repent?
Prayer
– Lord God of Heaven and Earth—be merciful to us in your judgment.
Meditate.
Consider God’s fall festivals. Listen for the trumpet.
Verse
of Salvation ~ I love you, LORD; you are my strength. The LORD is my rock, my
fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my
shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. Psalm 18:1-2
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Revised from September 17, 2012, Banquet with the King
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