Feast of Trumpets: “A day of complete rest for remembering”

On the Feast of Trumpets (also called Rosh Hashanah) we put aside our work and gather with other believers, share a meal, blow our shofars, present an offering and worship just as Yehovah commanded us in Leviticus 23.

But Leviticus 23:24 also tells us this is to be “a day of complete rest for remembering.”  Remembering what, it doesn’t say.  In fact none of the references to the Feast of Trumpets tell us what we’re remembering.

To get some perspective, let’s go back in time about 3,500 years when the observance of this day was first commanded.  (more…)

August 25, 2015 | Categories: Fall Feasts, Feast of Trumpets, Feasts, Holy Days, Mo'edim, Second Coming, Supernatural | Tags: 1 Thes 4, 2012 feast dates, Biblical Feasts, day of remembrance, Exodus 19, Fall Feasts, Jesus, Lev 23, Messiah, Mt. Sinai, rosh Hashanah, Shofar, Yeshua, Yom Teruah, zech 9 | 2 Comments