GUIDANCE OF THE SILVER TRUMPETS
Numbers 10:1-10
King James Version (KJV)
King James Version (KJV)
10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.
3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
4 And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.
5 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.
6 When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
7 But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.
9 And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the Lord your God.
10: 1-10 The final element in the preparation for the journey-the signal trumpets – enabled the camp to be directed from the center for assembles (vv. 3,4) and for moving in and out of camp formation (vv.5-8). When the Israelites were settled in their land, the trumpets would have a military function (v.9) and a worship function (v.10).
10: 5-8 Only the east and south sides of the camp are mentioned, due to their preceding the tabernacle in the march according to the order of ch.2.
10: 1-10 Trumpets and Spiritual Warfare. FAITH'S WARFARE. The employing of trumpets has a unique relationship to the exercise of spiritual authority in prayer. Here two silver trumpets were sanctified for use by spiritual leadership in Israel. One was appointed for the calling forth of the assembly and the other for the mobilization of the camps when they were about to journey (v.2.). Thus, the first trumpet's use was primarily to gather the people together while the second trumpet meant it was time to "go forward," usually in the sense of moving forward into battle. Regarding employment of the second trumpet note especially the words of v. 9. " ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets...and ye shall be saved from your enemies."
The sounding of trumpets in victorious spiritual warfare is especially significant in God's final plan for the ages (Rev. 8-12). All of the culminating events of Rev. 12 result from the sounding of the seventh trumpet does not occur until the prayers of God's saints are released with much incense (symbolic of worship) before the throne of God (see Rev. 8:1-6), quite possibly indicating that the prayers of God's people release the final trumpet blasts that herald the coming and establishing of Christ's eternal kingdom on Earth. Hearing the clear sound of the trumpet alerts us to the Holy Spirit's call to battle. (see 1 Cor. 14:8)
In Christ,
Janet Irene Thomas
Playwright/Director/Screen Writer/Producer/Lyricist
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
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