Blow the Trumpet in Zion

JOKE:  How many trumpet players does it take to change a light bulb?  None, because the world revolves around them!

SCRIPTURE:  Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand.  Joel  2:1

OBSERVATIONS: Got a cool trumpet part in one of our songs this week.  I wish I had a trumpet player to play it instead we are using track for that part. Trumpets are fun and loud instruments.  It takes a lot of practice to get good sound out of it.

• To announce- to take notice
• To blow the trumpet takes force and intention
• Call to action – to sound the alarm
• Certain message
• If no one hears – then no one can respond
• Certain people
•  Zion – the people of God - The church
• Loud
• To be heard
• intention
• Immediately at God’s bidding
• Playing specific instrument, place and people
• Not my own horn – it’s not about me

USED FOR:  Made of silver or rams horn, there are at least 55 verses about trumpets in scripture

• Calling to assemblies, procession. sacrifices, and ceremonies
• Calling to set up and tear down camp
• Assembling the people to war
• Sounding for a memorial from battle
• Proclaiming kings
• Sounding alarm in cases of danger
• For the priests to play
• The feast of trumpets
• The jubilee introduced by trumpet call
• The second coming of Christ

APPLICATION:

• Make sure I am not tooting my own horn
• How seriously am I taking the need for people to hear the gospel?
• What am I shouting out loud warning or announcing?
• What should I be?
• What can I do better?
• Whom or when?

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