Introduction: This devotion is a continuation of our study on the Jewish Feast – called “Feast of Trumpets”. Moses was instructed by the Lord to give these “Timeouts” to the Jewish  people for the purpose of practicing them on an annual basis.

“1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.” (Lev 23:1,2)

There are (3) Feasts in the Spring:

1. Passover

2. Unleavened Bread

There is (1) Feast in the summer:

There are (3) Feasts in the Fall:

1. Trumpets

2. Day of Atonement

Moses writes,

“3And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 25Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.” (Lev 23:23-25)

 The shofar was blown 100 times each day during the Feast of Trumpets. As mentioned in Part 1 of our study, the “Feast of Trumpets” identifies more with the second coming of Jesus Christ than the rapture. Why? First, keep in mind, Moses is writing to the Jewish nation of Israel NOT the Church. Second, the message of the rapture is written to the Church NOT Israel (see Paul’s epistles to the Church of Corinth, Thessalonians, and Philippians, etc in regards to the Church and the rapture). There are those Jews who died before the Church was established; howbeit, today a Jew can be a part of the Church as they put their faith & trust in Jesus. Jesus spoke concerning the last days to His disciples in Matthew 24, which parallels with the “Feast of Trumpets”.

Keep in mind, the purpose of Matthew’s gospel was to present Jesus Christ as the KING of the JEWS. Jesus will come in the RAPTURE as the BRIDEGROOM, but in His second coming as the KING of Israel. Again, this is in reference to Jesus’ second coming.

Listen to the terminology:

“29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” (Matt 24:29-31)

Obviously, this is the catastrophic time during the tribulation (not before the rapture) and at the second coming of Christ. The focal point is God’s plan for the Jewish people through the tribulation and into the millennial reign of Christ. Many Jews who have rejected their Messiah will be saved….

“… and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.” (Zech 12:10, etc.)

Conclusion: So these special time-outs during the Jewish calendar have significant agricultural, historical, and prophetical implications. For us, it is a time to reflect on God’s faithfulness to both the Jewish people and the Church.

He will keep His promises!