THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS
I. GOD'S INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS
A. This is the fifth feast in the seven-feast cycle.
Trumpets -- Tishri 1
Atonement -- Tishri 10
Tabernacles -- Tishri 15
"Days of Awe" "High Holy days"
B. Lev. 23:23-25 lists three basic instructions concerning this feast:
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C. This is the only feast not given a name by God.
D. "7"
II. JEWISH OBSERVANCE OF THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS
A. Preparations begin for the Fall holidays begin one month in advance.
B. Although God ordained that this feast be celebrated for one day, a second day was added to the observance.
C. Feast of Trumpets -- called Rosh Hashanah
D. The sum and substance of this holy day is dependent upon a musical instrument called a ______________ or ram's horn.
1. Two types of trumpets mentioned in the Old Testament:
hatzotzerah
shofar
2. There are three types of blasts that are sounded with a shofar:
Tekiah
Shevarim
Teruah
3. There are several uses for the shofar in Scripture:
E. For two thousand years the liturgy of Rosh Hashanah has revolved around three themes:
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F. God opens three books on Rosh Hashanah:
1. Book of Life for the wicked
2. Book of Life for the righteous
3. Book of Life for the in-betweens
G. Tashlikh ceremony
III. JESUS AND THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS
A. Jesus' birth, baptism and temptation may have occurred in the Fall:
1. Baptism
2. 40-day testing
3. Beginning of public ministry
B. Rosh Hashanah may be fulfilled when Jesus comes for His bride.
C. Several Psalms are dedicated to the Feast of Trumpets.
IV. THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS FULFILLED
A. God's next great act in redemption history will occur during this feast.
1. I Cor. 15:51-52
2. I Thess. 4:16-18
3. Ancient Jewish tradition held that the resurrection of the dead would occur on __________________.
4. Scripture records two times when God blows a trumpet.
B. The Lamb's Book of Life
C. The Feast of Trumpets is Israel's dark day.