Stagecoach, NV
Dear Brothers & Sisters:
A Wake-Up Call – To Awaken To The Holy
Spirit
Yon Teruah [Feast of Trumpets] means = The Day of the
Awakening Blast
Matthew Henry
Commentary (Revised) says,
“The institution of the feast of trumpets, on the first day of
the seventh month, #Leviticus 23:24-25. That which was now the seventh month had been
reckoned the first month, and the year of jubilee was
still to begin with this month (#Leviticus 25:8), so that this was their
new
year’s day. It was to be as their other yearly Sabbaths, a day of
holy rest—You shall do no servile work therein; and a day of holy
work—You shall offer an offering to the Lord; concerning these
particular directions were afterwards given, #Numbers 29:1. That which
is here made peculiar to this festival is that it was a memorial of blowing of trumpets. They blew
the trumpet every new moon (#Psalms 81:3), but in the new moon of the
seventh month it was to be done with more than ordinary solemnity; for they
began to blow at sunrise and continued till sun-set. Now,
1. This is said to be a memorial,
perhaps of the sound of the trumpet upon Mount Sinai when
the law was given, which must never be forgotten. Some think that it
was a memorial of the creation of the world, which is supposed to have
been in autumn; for which reason this was, till now, the first month. The
mighty Word by which God made the world, is called the voice of his
thunder (#Psalms 104:7); fitly therefore was it commemorated by
blowing of trumpets, or a memorial of shouting, as the
Chaldee renders it; for, when the foundations of the earth were
fastened, all the sons of God shouted for joy, #Job 38:6-7.
2. The Jewish writers suppose it to have a spiritual
signification. Now at the beginning of the year they were called by
this sound of trumpet to shake off their spiritual drowsiness, to search and try their ways, and to
amend them. And they say,
"The devout Jews exercised
themselves more in good works between the feast of trumpets and the day of
expiation [atonement, satisfaction] than at any other time of the
year."
You should also
note, that the day before, our date, Wednesday, September 20th this year, is what
Israel calls “Elul 29” meaning the last day of the year during a year of jubilee
which happens only once every 50 years. That’s this year, so all Israel
must forgive any debt owed them. If they
sold their land, they get it back, if they borrowed money, the loaner must
cancel their debt. Don’t you wish all
nations did this!
Anyway this is a
Law of Moses, so we’re not required to do this, but I did it anyway, to honor
the Lord. One person owed me $1,700 and
I told him he no longer owes me anything.
But now I’m careful not to loan any money unless it’s paid back before
Elul 29th.
One thing we can
be sure of… Is that there’s always more to learn as we grow in His Word!
Our Bible Study
has 5 Biblical Feasts a year we celebrate; Passover, Pentecost, Trumpets,
Atonement and Tabernacles. Atonement we
do not meet on because it’s a day to fast a meal or two and pray for Israel ,
we can each do that at home. Like the
Israelites, they do it to remember and probably because we will be doing these
Feasts in Heaven after rapture. I do it,
to practice and share the importance of each feast with the people. Heck, even the Woman’s group at church asked
if I’d do Passover at church – so we did – it was wonderful, for so many to
join in.
Did you hear,
it’s possible on Saturday the 23rd of September we may have the sun
covered for three hours [like when Jesus was on the cross]? Time will tell, but wouldn’t that be
something to watch. Some say Jupiter
will cover the sun, others say it’s that planet X they’ve been talking
about. Whatever, it will be sight to
behold, so don’t fear if it happens.
Blessings to all who read the bogs, share with your families
too.
Sandy F.
The Lord’s Servant
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