Happy Yom Teruah/Rosh Hashanah!

 "And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the LORD." Leviticus 23:23-25

The main purpose of the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah, or Yom Teruah in Hebrew) was to announce the arrival of the seventh month in order to prepare the people for the Day of Atonement, which was ten days later. (I'll have a post on that next.) On the Feast of Trumpets, they blow the shofars extra long and extra loud throughout the day. The type of trumpet that were blown were ram's horns. In Hebrew, the word is shofar. God used trumpets in the Bible to communicate with His people. To the Hebrews, the sound of the trumpet represented both the voice of God and the might of God in warfare. 

One way Yeshua (Jesus) fulfilled this feast is that Jesus is the Comamander of the army of God. (See Revelation 19:11-16.) "Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, as He spoke by the mouth of HIs holy prophets, who have been since the world began, that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us."  Luke 1:68-71. Jesus defeated us from the enemies of our soul. When Jesus died for us, and rose again, He defeated satan. Jesus defeated death! 

The Feast of Trumpets relates to the believer's spiritual warfare. We need to learn to live in the victory of Jesus as the "Horn of our Salvation." 

"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places." Ephesians 6:10-12. Our armor is Jesus Himself. The believer's armor is simply Jesus in us living His life out of us; His victory over satan becomes our victory. This armor, as a description of the Lord, shows us how to live a victorious life and enter God's rest. 

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*Quite a bit of the information is from "Celebrating Jesus in the Biblical Feasts" by Dr. Richard Booker. Highly recommended!!* *Picture from "Restore Israel" Facebook*

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Happy Rosh Hashanah!!! Happy Yom Teruah!!!