Rosh Hashanah - Festival of the
Blowing of the Trumpets

God’s ordained feasts and festivals are prophetic rehearsals unfolding the return of His kingdom. God ordained the memorial of blowing the shofar (trumpets) to occur on Tishri One, (Lev. 23: 23-25). As the first month on the civil calendar, the memorial became known as Rosh Hashanah, meaning the “head of the new year.” Although calendars have changed throughout time, the name Rosh Hashanah remains synonymous with the Festival of the Blowing of the Trumpets.

Rosh Hashanah is heralded by the sound of shofars. It is considered a time of new beginnings, and also as the Day of Judgment. Its many themes include resurrection, the coming Messianic Kingdom, the coronation and wedding of the Messiah.

Rosh Hashanah commences the ten days of awe, ending at Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. These ten days God allotted humankind for reflection, repentance and restitution.

Yom Teruah, the awakening blast, reminds the people to be ready when the trumpet sounds. The sounding shofar resonates within our spirit, calling us to repent and consider our walk with God. The Messianic believer’s heart leaps at the sounding shofar, which will certainly announce the triumphant return of Yeshua (Jesus) our Messiah to come and reign over all the earth.

Trumpets/Rosh Hashanah points to the future day when the Messiah returns to rescue the righteous and judge the wicked.