Numbers 10:1-10
Two Silver Trumpets
1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps. 3 When they blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 4 But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall gather to you. 5 When you sound the advance, the camps that lie on the east side shall then begin their journey. 6 When you sound the advance the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall begin their journey; they shall sound the call for them to begin their journeys. 7 And when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but not sound the advance. 8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you as an ordinance forever throughout your generations.
9 “When you go to war in your land against the enemy who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God, and you will be saved from your enemies. 10 Also in the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be a memorial for you before your God: I am the LORD your God.”
The LORD ordered Moses to make silver horns that they might be blown to gather the congregation together and to direct their movements when ordered by God to pack up and journey on to the next stage of their journey to the Promised Land. Different numbers of blasts signified their actions to gather as one or only the leaders as well as indicating which camp on the compass was to begin moving in which order our when they broke camp. Even in battle these would be used to sound the alarm and remind them it was the LORD who would deliver them from their adversaries. That was not to call God to fight for them, but to call their attention to the fact that He was fighting for them so they would see and consider it. A final use of blowing their horns was in times of celebration at feasts and sacrifices. In all things, they would sound forth God’s goodness and faithfulness to them so they would remember and memorialize these times before their God. We do not sound trumpet sounds now as we journey in our sanctification together nor do we blow our horns when we meet or remember the Lord’s work among us, yet we celebrate with voices raised in praise to accomplish the same things as we acknowledge Him in all our struggles, the journey, and in celebrating His work for our salvation and good (Hebrews 13:15) with praise. Blow your horns for the Lord!
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