The Celebration of Rosh Hashanah – also known as the Feast of Trumpets
The name Rosh Hashanah in the Hebrew language means the beginning or head
of the year. It is New Years. This celebration marks the beginning of the High
Holy Days on the Jewish calendar.
Many will say that this is a Jewish holiday, but the Bible refers to Rosh Hashanah
as the Feast of Trumpets, and it begins the ten days of Awe, that concludes with
Yom Kipper – the Day of Atonement. Listen to it this way – At-one-ment. God
wants us to be at one with Him. This is a wonderful time to seek the Lord. After all
this is a Feast of the Lord.
The Feast of Trumpets is a festival recorded on God’s calendar (Leviticus 23:1-
2,4) “and the Lord spoke to Moses saying, Speak to the children of Israel and say
to them. Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy
convocations, even these are My feasts. These are the feasts of the Lord even
holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their seasons”.
The Festival of Trumpets was celebrated on the first day of the seventh new
moon. This month called Tishri was especially holy. The trumpets were blown on
the first day of this festival, and was to be observed as a solemn rest and holy
gathering together. The trumpets were sounded as a triumphant memorial to God’
s great provision for His people through the covenant He had made with them
through Moses on Mount Sinai.
God gave these joyous festivals especially to His people (Leviticus 23:23-25,
Numbers 29:1) “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying. Speak to the children of
Israel, saying, in the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall you have a
Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation”.
During these festivals the people rested most of the time, and thought about the
reason for the holiday, and told their children of God’s great love. God told Moses
to tell the Israelites to remember these feasts and tell them to their children.
These festivals were a reminder to the people of God of His gracious love toward
them. The time was set aside as reminder of an event in the past when God has
miraculously intervened to protect them.
Some would say, what does this mean to us today, and why would we observe this
feast? As you read through the Bible, you note that Jesus observed the feast of
the Lord, (John 4:45) “then when He was come into Galilee, the Galileans received
Him, having seen all the things that He did at Jerusalem at the feast; for they also
went to the feast”; also (John 7:8-10, 10:22-23), we are told to be followers of
Jesus as dear children, and we should observe them also.
All of God’s Feasts reflect on Jesus in some way. When you think that to the day,
God did something according to the first four feasts; Passover, unleavened bread,
first fruits, and Pentecost. The first Passover was when He spared the Israelites
on the night that the death angel went through Egypt and killed all the first born of
man and beast. On the same day it showed that Jesus died on Passover, to take
the sins of the world. Jesus was buried on unleavened bread, and He arose on
first fruits (resurrection day); then the Holy Spirit was poured out on Pentecost.
God used the same day that He gave the law to Moses on Mount Sinai for the
children of Israel, and He poured out His Holy Spirit for all mankind. Jesus died for
the sins of the whole world. We can be sure that He will do something to the day
according to the last feast; trumpets, atonement, and tabernacles, then Hanukkah .
Remember there was a long period between the first set of feast and the last set
of feasts, and some believe this is a sign showing the first and second coming of
Jesus.
We have to consider what the whole Bible says, Daniel prophesied about the latter
times, and was told to seal up the vision. Daniel predicted when the first coming of
Jesus would come and when He would be cut off (Daniel 9:26).
The sound of trumpets are mentioned many times in the Bible, the first was at the
battle of Jericho (Josh 6:4-5), Zechariah 9:14 “and the Lord shall be seen over
them, and His arrow shall go forth as the lightning and the Lord God shall blow the
trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. The Lord of hosts shall defend
them”. In I Corinthians 15:51-52 “behold I show you a mystery: We shall not all
sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the
last trump for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed”. God wants us to remember what He has done for us,
this gives us faith to stand on His word, even when things look at its worse.
Again in I Thessalonians 4:14-17 “for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. For this we say to
you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain to the coming of
the Lord shall not precede them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself shall
descend from heaven with a shout with the voice of the archangel, and with the
trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the
air and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with
these words”.
As we seek the Lord, we can repent for any wrong doing, and consecrate
ourselves to God, thanking Him for His work in our lives (I John 1:9) “if we confess
our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness”.
James 4:8a says “draw near to God, and He will draw near to you”. We draw near
to God, by coming in agreement with His word. The Bible tells us that these are
feast of the Lord, and because He set up these feasts, we honor Him by observing
them.
Zechariah prophesied of the last days (Zechariah 14:16-19) “and it shall come to
pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem
shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord Yahweh of hosts,
and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up
of all the families of the earth to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord Yahweh
of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up
and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague; wherewith the Lord
Yahweh will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that
come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles”. We have to remember that the
feasts of the Lord Yahweh are a statute forever.
Sermon by: Harriet Bond
Date: September 18, 2009
The name Rosh Hashanah in the Hebrew language means the beginning or head
of the year. It is New Years. This celebration marks the beginning of the High
Holy Days on the Jewish calendar.
Many will say that this is a Jewish holiday, but the Bible refers to Rosh Hashanah
as the Feast of Trumpets, and it begins the ten days of Awe, that concludes with
Yom Kipper – the Day of Atonement. Listen to it this way – At-one-ment. God
wants us to be at one with Him. This is a wonderful time to seek the Lord. After all
this is a Feast of the Lord.
The Feast of Trumpets is a festival recorded on God’s calendar (Leviticus 23:1-
2,4) “and the Lord spoke to Moses saying, Speak to the children of Israel and say
to them. Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy
convocations, even these are My feasts. These are the feasts of the Lord even
holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their seasons”.
The Festival of Trumpets was celebrated on the first day of the seventh new
moon. This month called Tishri was especially holy. The trumpets were blown on
the first day of this festival, and was to be observed as a solemn rest and holy
gathering together. The trumpets were sounded as a triumphant memorial to God’
s great provision for His people through the covenant He had made with them
through Moses on Mount Sinai.
God gave these joyous festivals especially to His people (Leviticus 23:23-25,
Numbers 29:1) “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying. Speak to the children of
Israel, saying, in the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall you have a
Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation”.
During these festivals the people rested most of the time, and thought about the
reason for the holiday, and told their children of God’s great love. God told Moses
to tell the Israelites to remember these feasts and tell them to their children.
These festivals were a reminder to the people of God of His gracious love toward
them. The time was set aside as reminder of an event in the past when God has
miraculously intervened to protect them.
Some would say, what does this mean to us today, and why would we observe this
feast? As you read through the Bible, you note that Jesus observed the feast of
the Lord, (John 4:45) “then when He was come into Galilee, the Galileans received
Him, having seen all the things that He did at Jerusalem at the feast; for they also
went to the feast”; also (John 7:8-10, 10:22-23), we are told to be followers of
Jesus as dear children, and we should observe them also.
All of God’s Feasts reflect on Jesus in some way. When you think that to the day,
God did something according to the first four feasts; Passover, unleavened bread,
first fruits, and Pentecost. The first Passover was when He spared the Israelites
on the night that the death angel went through Egypt and killed all the first born of
man and beast. On the same day it showed that Jesus died on Passover, to take
the sins of the world. Jesus was buried on unleavened bread, and He arose on
first fruits (resurrection day); then the Holy Spirit was poured out on Pentecost.
God used the same day that He gave the law to Moses on Mount Sinai for the
children of Israel, and He poured out His Holy Spirit for all mankind. Jesus died for
the sins of the whole world. We can be sure that He will do something to the day
according to the last feast; trumpets, atonement, and tabernacles, then Hanukkah .
Remember there was a long period between the first set of feast and the last set
of feasts, and some believe this is a sign showing the first and second coming of
Jesus.
We have to consider what the whole Bible says, Daniel prophesied about the latter
times, and was told to seal up the vision. Daniel predicted when the first coming of
Jesus would come and when He would be cut off (Daniel 9:26).
The sound of trumpets are mentioned many times in the Bible, the first was at the
battle of Jericho (Josh 6:4-5), Zechariah 9:14 “and the Lord shall be seen over
them, and His arrow shall go forth as the lightning and the Lord God shall blow the
trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. The Lord of hosts shall defend
them”. In I Corinthians 15:51-52 “behold I show you a mystery: We shall not all
sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the
last trump for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed”. God wants us to remember what He has done for us,
this gives us faith to stand on His word, even when things look at its worse.
Again in I Thessalonians 4:14-17 “for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. For this we say to
you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain to the coming of
the Lord shall not precede them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself shall
descend from heaven with a shout with the voice of the archangel, and with the
trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the
air and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with
these words”.
As we seek the Lord, we can repent for any wrong doing, and consecrate
ourselves to God, thanking Him for His work in our lives (I John 1:9) “if we confess
our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness”.
James 4:8a says “draw near to God, and He will draw near to you”. We draw near
to God, by coming in agreement with His word. The Bible tells us that these are
feast of the Lord, and because He set up these feasts, we honor Him by observing
them.
Zechariah prophesied of the last days (Zechariah 14:16-19) “and it shall come to
pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem
shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord Yahweh of hosts,
and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up
of all the families of the earth to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord Yahweh
of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up
and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague; wherewith the Lord
Yahweh will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that
come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles”. We have to remember that the
feasts of the Lord Yahweh are a statute forever.
Sermon by: Harriet Bond
Date: September 18, 2009
