The Sound Of The Trumpet
What does the sound of the trumpet mean for you?
In most cultures across the world, one of the very first instruments that was developed was some sort of instrument made from animal horns. These are often called brass instruments, because in western civilization they are often made from brass. Yet, the section of an orchestra that contains these brass instruments is usually called the horn section. That is because they have evolved over the centuries from instruments that were literally made from the horn of some animal.
While in western civilization horn instruments evolved to be made out of brass, instead in many other cultures they evolved to be made out other materials.
The alphorn, didgeridoo, rozhok, and lur, are all made from wood. They were all developed in areas where either there are no animals with suitable horns for making horn instruments, or there are no animals with large enough horns to make the instrument. In some cases, it is quite possible that these instruments were originally made from horns of animals that have become extinct. In other cases, people brought instruments made from horn with them when they migrated to a new location, and there simply were no animals with suitable horns living there. In either case, they were forced to make replicas of the original instruments that were made from horns, out of wood.
This is similar to what lead to metal horn instruments. There have been many ancient horn instruments found throughout the area of the old Roman empire, and to the north and east of it, that were made out of all types of metals. The oldest ones all look similar to instruments made out of animal horns.
Some were made of cheap metals like tin, copper, and bronze, that were easily damaged. Others were made from stronger medals like iron and steel, but did not produce the tonal quality of copper. Others were made of expensive metals like silver and gold that produced a good tonal quality, but were too costly to be practical. So eventually, brass - an alloy of copper and zinc - became the standard material, because it produced a superior tonal quality like copper, it was strong like steel, and it was considerably cheaper than precious metals like silver.
Metal instruments also have the advantage of being able to be made into shapes that would be impossible to achieve with an actual animal horn. They can also have features, like valves and keys, added that would be about impossible to do with wood. For these reasons, the majority of horn instruments in western civilization are made from brass and are often called brass instruments.
In modern times, horn instruments have often been made from plastic as well. These plastic instruments, like the vuvuzela, are not usually meant to be used to play songs, but rather as noise makers in sporting events and celebrations.
Yet the earliest horn instruments were not carved from wood, or forged from metal, or molded from plastic. They were simply naturally occurring instruments like the conch shell - the exoskeleton remains of a giant sea snail.
The earliest horn instruments were made from actual animal horns that were hollowed out, like the shofar, an instrument made from a curved animal horn, usually from a ram.
The shofar has limited use as a musical instrument, because it basically only produces two notes. One is a bass sound called a "teqiah", and the other is a treble trill called a "teruah". The variation between these sounds entirely depends upon the blower altering the shape of their lips while blowing. These notes are played in alternating patterns of teqiah-teruah-tequiah to form the basic unit of play.
Combinations of this basic unit of play, then form the three basic sounds, two of which are confusingly called a "Teqiah" and a "Teruah". The third basic sound is called a "Sh'barim".
The Sh'barim consists of three basic units of play, with each basic unit of play being medium in duration, and no noticeable breaks between units of play. The Teqiah consists of the three sets of the basic units of play being short in duration, played in rapid succession, and with a noticeable break between sets. It is the same length in duration as the Sh'barim. The Teruah consists of one basic unit of play being long in duration. It is slightly longer than the Sh'barim.
Finally these three basic sounds are combined to form three series. Each series is called after words that are formed by their acronyms. The acronyms are formed using "SH" for Sh'barim, "T" for Teqiah and "R" for Teruah.
The first series is the TaSHRaT (Tashrat), that consists of a sequence of four basic sounds: Teqiah, Sh'barim, Teruah, Teqiah. The second series is the TaSHaT (Tashat), that consists of a sequence of three basic sounds: Teqiah, Sh'barim, Teqiah. The third series is the TaRaT (Tarat), that consists of a sequence of three basic sounds: Teqiah, Teruah, Teqiah, with final note being sounded as long as possible.
Everything else is just various combinations of these three series. This is probably close to how the original horn instrument was played, before various improvements were made to produce a wider variety of notes.
So the shofar is one of the instruments that is closest to the original horn instrument, still in use today. It is similar to the original horn instrument that evolved into brass instruments, and all other horn instruments in use today. So the question arises, where did the original horn instrument come from?
Like most things, the best place to begin is at the beginning.
A man named Jubal (Yubal) invented music instruments that are played by plucking strings, and music instruments that are played by blowing, before the Great Flood (Genesis 4:21). The original horn instrument was named after Jubal, the yubal, like the one that was played at Mount Sinai to announce that the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) was ready to meet with Moses (Exodus 19:13). [In the original Hebrew text, there were no vowel markers, and the Hebrew word translated as "trumpet" is "yubal", the exact same word as the name of the man, who invented instruments that are played by blowing.]
So the original horn instrument was made from a straight animal horn like that possessed by an oryx, and had an appearance like a long straight trumpet. This is why the word "yubal", is frequently translated as "trumpet".
In fact, an animal horn instrument that is straight, sometimes with a mouth hole on the side like a flute, instead of on the end, is called a "yubal", or "yuval". (People sometimes mistakenly call it a shofar, but that is a curved animal horn instrument.) However, the word "yubal" is sometimes used generically of any horn instrument, similar to the term "brass instrument". So "yubal" can also refer to a horn instrument of any type and made of any material.
This can lead people to miss useful information when reading a translation for the original Hebrew, for the word "trumpet" may appear later in the same passage, but not be as specific as the original text. For example, people again heard a "trumpet" on the third day when the Father of Truth arrived on Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:16). However, a shofar was the type of yubal, that people actually heard.
This is nothing insidious on behalf of the translators. They simply may not have been familiar enough to know what a shofar was, beyond some sort of trumpet. It would be like translating "rose" as "flower", by someone who had never seen a rose, but only knew that it was some sort of flower.
Neither "yubal" or "shofar" are the word for an ordinary animal horn. One is a musical horn instrument made of a straight animal horn originally, and then came to be used of any musical horn instrument made of any material. The other one is a musical instrument made from a curved animal horn.
The ram that was caught by the horns in the thicket became a substitute of Isaac (Yitzakh) (Genesis 22:13). These horns were not yubals or shofars. There is a completely separate Hebrew word, "qeren", for a horn that has not been made into a musical instrument.
A yubal can also be made of metal, like the silver trumpets that were made to call the congregation in the wilderness together (Numbers 10:2). Metal trumpets are not a shofar, and are usually not called a yubal, even though they are shaped like the original horn instrument. Just as shofar means a yubal made from a curved animal horn, so also "chatsotserah" is a yubal made from metal that was originally straight like the original horn instrument.
So a qeren refers to an animal horn that has not been made into a musical instrument. A yubal can refer to the original musical instrument made from a straight animal horn. A yubal can also refer to any musical instrument that is blown like a yubal, regardless of the material used to make it. A shofar refers to a yubal that is made from a curved animal horn. A chatsotserah refers to a yubal made from metal.
Except for the conch shell, all brass instruments, or musical horns, came from variations of one of these three instruments.
What really sets apart a shofar from a chatsotserah is what each one is used for. This can be determined by examining the passages where each one produces the sound of the trumpet.
The sound of the shofar announced that it was time for Moses (Moishe) to go up to meet with the Father of Truth (Exodus 19:18-20). The sound of the shofar announced that it was time for Moses to be separated from those who did not go up to meet the Father of Truth (Exodus 20:18-21). The sound of the shofar announced that presence of the Father of Truth had arrived (2 Samuel 6:15).
The sound of the shofar announced that it was time to show people their sins against the Father of Truth (Isaiah 58:1). The sound of the shofar announced that was time for people to fast and repent of their sins, so the Father of Truth could show them His mercy (Joel 2:15-18).
The sound of the shofar announced that the day of alarming had arrived (Psalm 81:3-4)!
The sound of the shofar announced that the time of liberty had come for those whose sins had been atoned for (Leviticus 25:8-10). The sound of the shofar announced that deliverance was coming for those who obeyed the Father of Truth (Judges 6:34-36). The sound of the shofar announced that the Father of Truth would come to defend those who carry out His work (Nehemiah 4:18-20). The sound of the shofar announced that the Father of Truth will come to save His people (Zechariah 9:14-16).
The sound of the shofar announced that it was time for the wicked to be destroyed (Joshua 6:4-21). The sound of the shofar announced that it was time for the enemies of the Father of Truth to be subdued (Judges 3:27-30). The sound of the shofar announced that destruction was coming to the enemies of the Father of Truth (Judges 7:16-22). The sound of the shofar announced that destruction was coming for those who refused to obey the Father of Truth (Jeremiah 6:16-19). The sound of the shofar announced that destruction was coming for those who refused keep His covenant (Hosea 8:1). The sound of the shofar announced that the destruction of the wicked was certain (Amos 2:1-3). The sound of the shofar announced that the Father of Truth would pour out His wrath upon His enemies (Zephaniah 1:15-18).
The sound of the shofar announced that it was time to gather for war (1 Samuel 13:3-5). The sound of the shofar announced that it was time to prepare for war (Jeremiah 4:5). The sound of the shofar announced that armies were gathering to wage war (Jeremiah 51:27-29). The sound of the shofar announced that the war was on the way (Ezekiel 33:3-6).
The sound of the shofar announced that the war had begun (Job 39:24-25). The sound of the shofar announced that the war was being fought (Jeremiah 4:19-21). The sound of the shofar announced that there was no escaping from the war (Jeremiah 6:1). The sound of the shofar announced that the war was in the land (Jeremiah 42:14). The sound of the shofar announced that the war was bringing great destruction (Joel 2:1-3). The sound of the shofar announced that the city was filled with the fear of war (Amos 3:6).
The sound of the shofar announced that the war was over (2 Samuel 2:26-28). The sound of the shofar announced that the rebellion was over (2 Samuel 18:14-16). The sound of the shofar announced that the destruction had ended, because the deceiver had been destroyed (2 Samuel 20:20-22).
The sound of the shofar announced that it was time for a new king to reign (2 Samuel 15:10). The sound of the shofar announced that the reign of the old king was over (2 Samuel 20:1-2). The sound of the shofar announced that the reign of the son of David had begun (1 Kings 1:33-43). The sound of the shofar announced that the reign of the king chosen by the Father of Truth had begun (2 Kings 9:11-13).
The sound of the shofar announced that the Father of Truth is coming to rule over all nations (Psalm 47:5-8). The sound of the shofar announced that the even the most fearsome of nations will pay tribute to the Father of Truth (Isaiah 18:3-7). The sound of the shofar announced the the Father of Truth will finish gathering the descendants of Israel back to the land of Israel (Isaiah 27:12-13).
The sound of the shofar announced that the Father of Truth is being praised for His power, might, and greatness (Psalm 150:1-3)!
So the shofar is about The King who leads people in obeying the Father of Truth, and destroys the wicked off the face of the Earth.
What about the chatsotserah?
It depended upon rather the chatsotserah was being blown to produce the teqiah - the bass sound, or the teruah - the treble trill. The chatsotserah was used to make two sounds with two different purposes. Sometimes the exact sound is not not important, so it is not specified.
The first word is "taqa", which means, "to bring one thing against another with force", whether to cause damage like a strong wind coming against an object, or to bring two objects together like clapping hands, or bringing a hammer against a tent peg to drive it into the ground. When used in reference to a chatsotserah, or a shofar, or a yubal, it means the bass sound that comes from forcing air through the mouth piece that is called the teqiah.
The second the word is "teruah", which means "to make a sound to get attention", whether to signal an event like the sound of a bell at school to let the students know that it is time to change classes, or an alarm that signals an emergency like the sound of the siren of a fire truck. It can be any kind of sound to get attention, including shouting, but when used in reference to a chatsotserah, or a shofar, or a yubal, it means the treble trill that is called the teruah.
There is also a third word, "chatsar", which means to sound a chatsotserah, without specifying what sound is made.
The bass sound of the chatsotserah announced that it was time for the congregation to meet together before the Father of Truth with the priests (Numbers 10:2-7). The bass sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests of the Father of Truth were carrying out His instructions (Numbers 10:8). The bass sound of the chatsotserah announced that sacrifices were being made to the Father of Truth by the priests (Numbers 10:10).
The bass sound of the chatsotserah announced that the people accepted the king who the priest had anointed (2 Kings 11:12-14). The bass sound of the chatsotserah announced that the people would no longer accept a ruler who the priest had not anointed (2 Chronicles 23:13-16).
The treble sound of the chatsotserah announced that it was time for the congregation to start moving (Numbers 10:2-6).
The treble sound of the chatsotserah announced that the Father of Truth was moving to bring salvation in the midst of the war (Numbers 10:9). The treble sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests of the Father of Truth were also fighting in the war, for it was spiritual as well as physical (Numbers 31:6). The treble sound of the chatsotserah announced, that the Father of Truth was bringing the deliverance that the priests had asked for (2 Chronicles 13:12-15).
The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the Ark of the Covenant was returning, so the priests could fully carry out their duties (1 Chronicles 13:6-8). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests were ensuring that the Ark of the Covenant was being handled correctly (1 Chronicles 15:24-26). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests could fully carry out their duties, after the Ark of the Covenant had been put in its place (1 Chronicles 16:1-6). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests had resumed fully carrying out their duties, after the Ark of the Covenant had returned (1 Chronicles 16:39-42).
The sound of the chatsotserah announced that priests could begin fully carrying out their duties in the Temple (2 Chronicles 5:11-14). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that priests had given an acceptable sacrifice in the Temple (2 Chronicles 7:1-6).
The sound of the chatsotserah announced that there was rejoicing in the Temple, because of the deliverance that came from the Father of Truth (2 Chronicles 20:27-29).
The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the duties of the priests were being fully carried out in the Temple once more (2 Kings 12:9-14). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests were making sacrifices in the Temple once again (2 Chronicles 29:22-28).
The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests could once again serve in the Temple (Ezra 3:9-11). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests had been restored to their rightful place in the Temple (Nehemiah 12:35-47).
So the chatsotserah is about the priest who leads people in worshiping the Father of Truth, and calls on the Father of Truth to deliver the people.
However, something else even greater occurs, when the shofar and the chatsotserah are both sounded together. This can be seen by examining the passages where this occurs.
The sound of the shofar and the chatsotserah announced that the king was dressed as a priest and leading the people in worship (1 Chronicles 15:27-29). The sound of the shofar and the chatsotserah announced that the king had caused people to return to the worship led by the priests in the Temple (2 Chronicles 15:12-18). The sound of the shofar and the chatsotserah announced that the Father of Truth is the King who the priests led people into worshiping (Psalm 98:4-6). The sound of the shofar and the chatsotserah announced, that the Father of Truth would destroy both the priest and the king who rebelled against Him (Hosea 5:1-8).
So the will of the Father of Truth is brought to completion when the shofar and the chatsotserah are blown together, because it announces that the king and the priest are united together as one, in leading people to obey the Father of Truth and to worship the Father of Truth.
This is pictured in the Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka The New Testament).
There is only one word for trumpet in the Renewed Covenant and that is "salpigks". There is only one word for the sound of the trumpet and that is "salpizo".
This is no accident.
This did not start with the Renewed Covenant, but rather with the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Original Covenant (Tanakh aka The Old Testament). In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word "yubal" is translated as "salpigks". In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word "shofar" is translated as "salpigks". In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word "chatsotserah" is translated as "salpigks".
So why is the shofar and the chatsotserah treated as the same in the Renewed Covenant?
It is because the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) is both the King and the Priest of the Children of Truth (those who obey The Father of Truth because they love Him). They are not listening for only the sound of the shofar to signify that he is coming as the King who will lead the world into obeying the Father of Truth. They are not listening for only the sound of the chatsotserah to signify that he is coming as the Priest who will lead the world into worshiping the Father of Truth. They are listening for the sound of the trumpet, without distinction, to signify that their priest is coming to reign as their king.
The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth has delivered them from death (1 Corinthians 15:51-54). The sound of the trumpet will announce that they are in the presence of their Priest and King (Revelation 1:10-18). The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth has brought them up to be with him (Revelation 4:1-3).
The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth is bringing about one of seven phases of the destruction of the wicked, each time that the trumpet is sounded (Revelation 8:1-6). The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth is bringing to pass everything, which the Father of Truth spoke about through the Prophets of Truth (Revelation 10:7). The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth has returned to the Earth with the Children of Truth to lead the entire world into obedience to the Father of Truth, and into worship of the Father of Truth (Revelation 11:15-18)!
The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth is bringing about the final gathering of the descendants of Israel into the land of Israel (Matthew 24:29-31).
This was all foretold by the Feast of Trumpets, the fourth act of the Greatest Play Ever.
The term "Shofarim" is totally contrary to the actual commandment about keeping this Feast of Truth. The commandment does not specify to use a shofar or a chatsotserah, because neither one is adequate alone. People are simply told to sound the alarm, because both the King who will deliver them, and the Priest who will bring about their deliverance, is coming. The sound of the trumpet, without distinction, is commanded, because it is announcing the arrival of the Man of Truth as both their King and Priest!
It is right for the Children of Truth to sound both the shofar and the chatsotserah to announce the arrival of their King and Priest!
They have the right to sound both, because they have also been chosen to be priests and kings (1 Peter 2:9)! Their Priest and King has made them into priests and kings (Revelation 1:5-7)! They will act as priests and kings when the Man of Truth returns to this Earth (Revelation 5:9-13)!
Just as many Gentiles have been grafted as wild branches into the olive tree that is the kingdom of the Man of Truth producing a greater diversity than previously existed when there were only Jews, so also a greater diversity is appropriate for sounding the alarm that their King and Priest is coming (Romans 11:13-25).
So the Children of Truth are not limited to only the shofar or the chatsotserah, but the many wild variations that came from these instruments, and the yubal, when they sound the alarm to let the world know in the context of their own culture that their Priest and King is coming!
Let them sound the alarm with their trombones, coronets, vuvuzelas, alphorns, didgeridoos, rozhoks, lurs, french horns, and every other form of trumpet! Let them have the loudest and wildest celebration with horns that the world has ever heard!
They are celebrating something greater than the greatest victory in sports! They are celebrating the day that their Priest and King will set into motion everything that will make them to reign with him as priests and kings! Let the sound of their trumpets proclaim everything that will begin with the sound of the trumpet!
Of course, the sound of the trumpet only heralds good things for those, who have come into the House of Truth. For everyone else, the sound of the trumpet is the sound of destruction. The sound of the trumpet heralds destruction that is so terrible, that no one on Earth would be left alive if it was not cut short, so the Children of Truth would have someone to be priests and kings over (Matthew 24:22).
It is not too late to join the winning side, and join in the celebration!
You can come into House of Truth right now, by making the Man of Truth your King who leads you into obedience to the Father of Truth, because you believe, that his Father raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9). When you come into the House of Truth the Man of Truth will become your Priest, who leads you into worship of the Father of Truth (Hebrews 4:14-16). When you come into the House of Truth, then you will be glad to hear the sound of the trumpet!
Come into the House of Truth!
In most cultures across the world, one of the very first instruments that was developed was some sort of instrument made from animal horns. These are often called brass instruments, because in western civilization they are often made from brass. Yet, the section of an orchestra that contains these brass instruments is usually called the horn section. That is because they have evolved over the centuries from instruments that were literally made from the horn of some animal.
While in western civilization horn instruments evolved to be made out of brass, instead in many other cultures they evolved to be made out other materials.
The alphorn, didgeridoo, rozhok, and lur, are all made from wood. They were all developed in areas where either there are no animals with suitable horns for making horn instruments, or there are no animals with large enough horns to make the instrument. In some cases, it is quite possible that these instruments were originally made from horns of animals that have become extinct. In other cases, people brought instruments made from horn with them when they migrated to a new location, and there simply were no animals with suitable horns living there. In either case, they were forced to make replicas of the original instruments that were made from horns, out of wood.
This is similar to what lead to metal horn instruments. There have been many ancient horn instruments found throughout the area of the old Roman empire, and to the north and east of it, that were made out of all types of metals. The oldest ones all look similar to instruments made out of animal horns.
Some were made of cheap metals like tin, copper, and bronze, that were easily damaged. Others were made from stronger medals like iron and steel, but did not produce the tonal quality of copper. Others were made of expensive metals like silver and gold that produced a good tonal quality, but were too costly to be practical. So eventually, brass - an alloy of copper and zinc - became the standard material, because it produced a superior tonal quality like copper, it was strong like steel, and it was considerably cheaper than precious metals like silver.
Metal instruments also have the advantage of being able to be made into shapes that would be impossible to achieve with an actual animal horn. They can also have features, like valves and keys, added that would be about impossible to do with wood. For these reasons, the majority of horn instruments in western civilization are made from brass and are often called brass instruments.
In modern times, horn instruments have often been made from plastic as well. These plastic instruments, like the vuvuzela, are not usually meant to be used to play songs, but rather as noise makers in sporting events and celebrations.
Yet the earliest horn instruments were not carved from wood, or forged from metal, or molded from plastic. They were simply naturally occurring instruments like the conch shell - the exoskeleton remains of a giant sea snail.
The earliest horn instruments were made from actual animal horns that were hollowed out, like the shofar, an instrument made from a curved animal horn, usually from a ram.
The shofar has limited use as a musical instrument, because it basically only produces two notes. One is a bass sound called a "teqiah", and the other is a treble trill called a "teruah". The variation between these sounds entirely depends upon the blower altering the shape of their lips while blowing. These notes are played in alternating patterns of teqiah-teruah-tequiah to form the basic unit of play.
Combinations of this basic unit of play, then form the three basic sounds, two of which are confusingly called a "Teqiah" and a "Teruah". The third basic sound is called a "Sh'barim".
The Sh'barim consists of three basic units of play, with each basic unit of play being medium in duration, and no noticeable breaks between units of play. The Teqiah consists of the three sets of the basic units of play being short in duration, played in rapid succession, and with a noticeable break between sets. It is the same length in duration as the Sh'barim. The Teruah consists of one basic unit of play being long in duration. It is slightly longer than the Sh'barim.
Finally these three basic sounds are combined to form three series. Each series is called after words that are formed by their acronyms. The acronyms are formed using "SH" for Sh'barim, "T" for Teqiah and "R" for Teruah.
The first series is the TaSHRaT (Tashrat), that consists of a sequence of four basic sounds: Teqiah, Sh'barim, Teruah, Teqiah. The second series is the TaSHaT (Tashat), that consists of a sequence of three basic sounds: Teqiah, Sh'barim, Teqiah. The third series is the TaRaT (Tarat), that consists of a sequence of three basic sounds: Teqiah, Teruah, Teqiah, with final note being sounded as long as possible.
Everything else is just various combinations of these three series. This is probably close to how the original horn instrument was played, before various improvements were made to produce a wider variety of notes.
So the shofar is one of the instruments that is closest to the original horn instrument, still in use today. It is similar to the original horn instrument that evolved into brass instruments, and all other horn instruments in use today. So the question arises, where did the original horn instrument come from?
Like most things, the best place to begin is at the beginning.
A man named Jubal (Yubal) invented music instruments that are played by plucking strings, and music instruments that are played by blowing, before the Great Flood (Genesis 4:21). The original horn instrument was named after Jubal, the yubal, like the one that was played at Mount Sinai to announce that the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) was ready to meet with Moses (Exodus 19:13). [In the original Hebrew text, there were no vowel markers, and the Hebrew word translated as "trumpet" is "yubal", the exact same word as the name of the man, who invented instruments that are played by blowing.]
So the original horn instrument was made from a straight animal horn like that possessed by an oryx, and had an appearance like a long straight trumpet. This is why the word "yubal", is frequently translated as "trumpet".
In fact, an animal horn instrument that is straight, sometimes with a mouth hole on the side like a flute, instead of on the end, is called a "yubal", or "yuval". (People sometimes mistakenly call it a shofar, but that is a curved animal horn instrument.) However, the word "yubal" is sometimes used generically of any horn instrument, similar to the term "brass instrument". So "yubal" can also refer to a horn instrument of any type and made of any material.
This can lead people to miss useful information when reading a translation for the original Hebrew, for the word "trumpet" may appear later in the same passage, but not be as specific as the original text. For example, people again heard a "trumpet" on the third day when the Father of Truth arrived on Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:16). However, a shofar was the type of yubal, that people actually heard.
This is nothing insidious on behalf of the translators. They simply may not have been familiar enough to know what a shofar was, beyond some sort of trumpet. It would be like translating "rose" as "flower", by someone who had never seen a rose, but only knew that it was some sort of flower.
Neither "yubal" or "shofar" are the word for an ordinary animal horn. One is a musical horn instrument made of a straight animal horn originally, and then came to be used of any musical horn instrument made of any material. The other one is a musical instrument made from a curved animal horn.
The ram that was caught by the horns in the thicket became a substitute of Isaac (Yitzakh) (Genesis 22:13). These horns were not yubals or shofars. There is a completely separate Hebrew word, "qeren", for a horn that has not been made into a musical instrument.
A yubal can also be made of metal, like the silver trumpets that were made to call the congregation in the wilderness together (Numbers 10:2). Metal trumpets are not a shofar, and are usually not called a yubal, even though they are shaped like the original horn instrument. Just as shofar means a yubal made from a curved animal horn, so also "chatsotserah" is a yubal made from metal that was originally straight like the original horn instrument.
So a qeren refers to an animal horn that has not been made into a musical instrument. A yubal can refer to the original musical instrument made from a straight animal horn. A yubal can also refer to any musical instrument that is blown like a yubal, regardless of the material used to make it. A shofar refers to a yubal that is made from a curved animal horn. A chatsotserah refers to a yubal made from metal.
Except for the conch shell, all brass instruments, or musical horns, came from variations of one of these three instruments.
What really sets apart a shofar from a chatsotserah is what each one is used for. This can be determined by examining the passages where each one produces the sound of the trumpet.
The sound of the shofar announced that it was time for Moses (Moishe) to go up to meet with the Father of Truth (Exodus 19:18-20). The sound of the shofar announced that it was time for Moses to be separated from those who did not go up to meet the Father of Truth (Exodus 20:18-21). The sound of the shofar announced that presence of the Father of Truth had arrived (2 Samuel 6:15).
The sound of the shofar announced that it was time to show people their sins against the Father of Truth (Isaiah 58:1). The sound of the shofar announced that was time for people to fast and repent of their sins, so the Father of Truth could show them His mercy (Joel 2:15-18).
The sound of the shofar announced that the day of alarming had arrived (Psalm 81:3-4)!
The sound of the shofar announced that the time of liberty had come for those whose sins had been atoned for (Leviticus 25:8-10). The sound of the shofar announced that deliverance was coming for those who obeyed the Father of Truth (Judges 6:34-36). The sound of the shofar announced that the Father of Truth would come to defend those who carry out His work (Nehemiah 4:18-20). The sound of the shofar announced that the Father of Truth will come to save His people (Zechariah 9:14-16).
The sound of the shofar announced that it was time for the wicked to be destroyed (Joshua 6:4-21). The sound of the shofar announced that it was time for the enemies of the Father of Truth to be subdued (Judges 3:27-30). The sound of the shofar announced that destruction was coming to the enemies of the Father of Truth (Judges 7:16-22). The sound of the shofar announced that destruction was coming for those who refused to obey the Father of Truth (Jeremiah 6:16-19). The sound of the shofar announced that destruction was coming for those who refused keep His covenant (Hosea 8:1). The sound of the shofar announced that the destruction of the wicked was certain (Amos 2:1-3). The sound of the shofar announced that the Father of Truth would pour out His wrath upon His enemies (Zephaniah 1:15-18).
The sound of the shofar announced that it was time to gather for war (1 Samuel 13:3-5). The sound of the shofar announced that it was time to prepare for war (Jeremiah 4:5). The sound of the shofar announced that armies were gathering to wage war (Jeremiah 51:27-29). The sound of the shofar announced that the war was on the way (Ezekiel 33:3-6).
The sound of the shofar announced that the war had begun (Job 39:24-25). The sound of the shofar announced that the war was being fought (Jeremiah 4:19-21). The sound of the shofar announced that there was no escaping from the war (Jeremiah 6:1). The sound of the shofar announced that the war was in the land (Jeremiah 42:14). The sound of the shofar announced that the war was bringing great destruction (Joel 2:1-3). The sound of the shofar announced that the city was filled with the fear of war (Amos 3:6).
The sound of the shofar announced that the war was over (2 Samuel 2:26-28). The sound of the shofar announced that the rebellion was over (2 Samuel 18:14-16). The sound of the shofar announced that the destruction had ended, because the deceiver had been destroyed (2 Samuel 20:20-22).
The sound of the shofar announced that it was time for a new king to reign (2 Samuel 15:10). The sound of the shofar announced that the reign of the old king was over (2 Samuel 20:1-2). The sound of the shofar announced that the reign of the son of David had begun (1 Kings 1:33-43). The sound of the shofar announced that the reign of the king chosen by the Father of Truth had begun (2 Kings 9:11-13).
The sound of the shofar announced that the Father of Truth is coming to rule over all nations (Psalm 47:5-8). The sound of the shofar announced that the even the most fearsome of nations will pay tribute to the Father of Truth (Isaiah 18:3-7). The sound of the shofar announced the the Father of Truth will finish gathering the descendants of Israel back to the land of Israel (Isaiah 27:12-13).
The sound of the shofar announced that the Father of Truth is being praised for His power, might, and greatness (Psalm 150:1-3)!
So the shofar is about The King who leads people in obeying the Father of Truth, and destroys the wicked off the face of the Earth.
What about the chatsotserah?
It depended upon rather the chatsotserah was being blown to produce the teqiah - the bass sound, or the teruah - the treble trill. The chatsotserah was used to make two sounds with two different purposes. Sometimes the exact sound is not not important, so it is not specified.
The first word is "taqa", which means, "to bring one thing against another with force", whether to cause damage like a strong wind coming against an object, or to bring two objects together like clapping hands, or bringing a hammer against a tent peg to drive it into the ground. When used in reference to a chatsotserah, or a shofar, or a yubal, it means the bass sound that comes from forcing air through the mouth piece that is called the teqiah.
The second the word is "teruah", which means "to make a sound to get attention", whether to signal an event like the sound of a bell at school to let the students know that it is time to change classes, or an alarm that signals an emergency like the sound of the siren of a fire truck. It can be any kind of sound to get attention, including shouting, but when used in reference to a chatsotserah, or a shofar, or a yubal, it means the treble trill that is called the teruah.
There is also a third word, "chatsar", which means to sound a chatsotserah, without specifying what sound is made.
The bass sound of the chatsotserah announced that it was time for the congregation to meet together before the Father of Truth with the priests (Numbers 10:2-7). The bass sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests of the Father of Truth were carrying out His instructions (Numbers 10:8). The bass sound of the chatsotserah announced that sacrifices were being made to the Father of Truth by the priests (Numbers 10:10).
The bass sound of the chatsotserah announced that the people accepted the king who the priest had anointed (2 Kings 11:12-14). The bass sound of the chatsotserah announced that the people would no longer accept a ruler who the priest had not anointed (2 Chronicles 23:13-16).
The treble sound of the chatsotserah announced that it was time for the congregation to start moving (Numbers 10:2-6).
The treble sound of the chatsotserah announced that the Father of Truth was moving to bring salvation in the midst of the war (Numbers 10:9). The treble sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests of the Father of Truth were also fighting in the war, for it was spiritual as well as physical (Numbers 31:6). The treble sound of the chatsotserah announced, that the Father of Truth was bringing the deliverance that the priests had asked for (2 Chronicles 13:12-15).
The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the Ark of the Covenant was returning, so the priests could fully carry out their duties (1 Chronicles 13:6-8). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests were ensuring that the Ark of the Covenant was being handled correctly (1 Chronicles 15:24-26). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests could fully carry out their duties, after the Ark of the Covenant had been put in its place (1 Chronicles 16:1-6). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests had resumed fully carrying out their duties, after the Ark of the Covenant had returned (1 Chronicles 16:39-42).
The sound of the chatsotserah announced that priests could begin fully carrying out their duties in the Temple (2 Chronicles 5:11-14). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that priests had given an acceptable sacrifice in the Temple (2 Chronicles 7:1-6).
The sound of the chatsotserah announced that there was rejoicing in the Temple, because of the deliverance that came from the Father of Truth (2 Chronicles 20:27-29).
The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the duties of the priests were being fully carried out in the Temple once more (2 Kings 12:9-14). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests were making sacrifices in the Temple once again (2 Chronicles 29:22-28).
The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests could once again serve in the Temple (Ezra 3:9-11). The sound of the chatsotserah announced that the priests had been restored to their rightful place in the Temple (Nehemiah 12:35-47).
So the chatsotserah is about the priest who leads people in worshiping the Father of Truth, and calls on the Father of Truth to deliver the people.
However, something else even greater occurs, when the shofar and the chatsotserah are both sounded together. This can be seen by examining the passages where this occurs.
The sound of the shofar and the chatsotserah announced that the king was dressed as a priest and leading the people in worship (1 Chronicles 15:27-29). The sound of the shofar and the chatsotserah announced that the king had caused people to return to the worship led by the priests in the Temple (2 Chronicles 15:12-18). The sound of the shofar and the chatsotserah announced that the Father of Truth is the King who the priests led people into worshiping (Psalm 98:4-6). The sound of the shofar and the chatsotserah announced, that the Father of Truth would destroy both the priest and the king who rebelled against Him (Hosea 5:1-8).
So the will of the Father of Truth is brought to completion when the shofar and the chatsotserah are blown together, because it announces that the king and the priest are united together as one, in leading people to obey the Father of Truth and to worship the Father of Truth.
This is pictured in the Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka The New Testament).
There is only one word for trumpet in the Renewed Covenant and that is "salpigks". There is only one word for the sound of the trumpet and that is "salpizo".
This is no accident.
This did not start with the Renewed Covenant, but rather with the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Original Covenant (Tanakh aka The Old Testament). In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word "yubal" is translated as "salpigks". In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word "shofar" is translated as "salpigks". In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word "chatsotserah" is translated as "salpigks".
So why is the shofar and the chatsotserah treated as the same in the Renewed Covenant?
It is because the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) is both the King and the Priest of the Children of Truth (those who obey The Father of Truth because they love Him). They are not listening for only the sound of the shofar to signify that he is coming as the King who will lead the world into obeying the Father of Truth. They are not listening for only the sound of the chatsotserah to signify that he is coming as the Priest who will lead the world into worshiping the Father of Truth. They are listening for the sound of the trumpet, without distinction, to signify that their priest is coming to reign as their king.
The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth has delivered them from death (1 Corinthians 15:51-54). The sound of the trumpet will announce that they are in the presence of their Priest and King (Revelation 1:10-18). The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth has brought them up to be with him (Revelation 4:1-3).
The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth is bringing about one of seven phases of the destruction of the wicked, each time that the trumpet is sounded (Revelation 8:1-6). The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth is bringing to pass everything, which the Father of Truth spoke about through the Prophets of Truth (Revelation 10:7). The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth has returned to the Earth with the Children of Truth to lead the entire world into obedience to the Father of Truth, and into worship of the Father of Truth (Revelation 11:15-18)!
The sound of the trumpet will announce that the Man of Truth is bringing about the final gathering of the descendants of Israel into the land of Israel (Matthew 24:29-31).
This was all foretold by the Feast of Trumpets, the fourth act of the Greatest Play Ever.
The term "Shofarim" is totally contrary to the actual commandment about keeping this Feast of Truth. The commandment does not specify to use a shofar or a chatsotserah, because neither one is adequate alone. People are simply told to sound the alarm, because both the King who will deliver them, and the Priest who will bring about their deliverance, is coming. The sound of the trumpet, without distinction, is commanded, because it is announcing the arrival of the Man of Truth as both their King and Priest!
It is right for the Children of Truth to sound both the shofar and the chatsotserah to announce the arrival of their King and Priest!
They have the right to sound both, because they have also been chosen to be priests and kings (1 Peter 2:9)! Their Priest and King has made them into priests and kings (Revelation 1:5-7)! They will act as priests and kings when the Man of Truth returns to this Earth (Revelation 5:9-13)!
Just as many Gentiles have been grafted as wild branches into the olive tree that is the kingdom of the Man of Truth producing a greater diversity than previously existed when there were only Jews, so also a greater diversity is appropriate for sounding the alarm that their King and Priest is coming (Romans 11:13-25).
So the Children of Truth are not limited to only the shofar or the chatsotserah, but the many wild variations that came from these instruments, and the yubal, when they sound the alarm to let the world know in the context of their own culture that their Priest and King is coming!
Let them sound the alarm with their trombones, coronets, vuvuzelas, alphorns, didgeridoos, rozhoks, lurs, french horns, and every other form of trumpet! Let them have the loudest and wildest celebration with horns that the world has ever heard!
They are celebrating something greater than the greatest victory in sports! They are celebrating the day that their Priest and King will set into motion everything that will make them to reign with him as priests and kings! Let the sound of their trumpets proclaim everything that will begin with the sound of the trumpet!
Of course, the sound of the trumpet only heralds good things for those, who have come into the House of Truth. For everyone else, the sound of the trumpet is the sound of destruction. The sound of the trumpet heralds destruction that is so terrible, that no one on Earth would be left alive if it was not cut short, so the Children of Truth would have someone to be priests and kings over (Matthew 24:22).
It is not too late to join the winning side, and join in the celebration!
You can come into House of Truth right now, by making the Man of Truth your King who leads you into obedience to the Father of Truth, because you believe, that his Father raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9). When you come into the House of Truth the Man of Truth will become your Priest, who leads you into worship of the Father of Truth (Hebrews 4:14-16). When you come into the House of Truth, then you will be glad to hear the sound of the trumpet!
Come into the House of Truth!
Labels: Feast of Trumpets, History, Horns, Rapture, Second Coming, Shofar, Shofarim, Tribulation, Trumpets, Yom Teruah
posted by The House Of Truth @ September 04, 2016
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