In ancient Israel, each city had a person positioned upon the wall in order to call out a warning about the approach of unexpected and possibly hostile people. This watchman had to “sound the trumpet” if an enemy was approaching, so that the townspeople could get ready for an attack. Prophets in Israel took on the function of spiritual “watchmen” (Ezekiel 3:17; Jeremiah 6:17), warning the people of impending punishment by God unless the nation changed its way.
But trumpets figure prominently in a variety of ways in Scripture — all of which have some bearing on our use of the symbol in this newsletter:
1. Trumpets summoned Israel to assemble before God:
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Author: George Booker
Keywords: Trumpet, Ram's horn, Blowing the trumpet, Blow the trumpet, Trumpet blowing, Trumpet blast, Shofar
Bible reference(s): Lev. 23:24, Lev. 25:9, Num. 10:1, Num. 29:1, Num. 10:9, Num. 31:6, 1 Kings 1:34, 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chron. 13:14, Psa. 81:3, Isa. 27:13, Joel 2:15, Ezek. 33:3, Mat. 24:31, 1 Thes. 4:16, 1 Cor. 15:52, Rev. 11:15
Source: “The Trumpet,” The Agora.
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