Feast of Trumpets
(Rosh Ha Shanah)

The next annual festival of YHVH’s (the LORD’s) festivals as found in Lev 23:23-25

The blowing of the trumpets is to remind them that "I am the Lord your God".

A special season known as Teshuvah, which in Hebrew means "to return or repent," begins on the first day of the month of Elul and continues 40 days, ending with the Day of Atonment. Thirty days into Teshuvah, on Tishrei l, comes the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh HaShanah). This begins a final ten-day period beginning on The Feast of Trumpets and ending on Atonment. These are known as the Awesome Days (the days of awe). The Sabbath that falls within this ten-day period is called the Sabbath of Return. Each morning during the 30 days of the month of Elul, the trumpet or ram's horn is blown to warn the people to repent and return to God.

Teshuvah speaks to all people. Those who believe in the Messiah are called to examine their lives and see where they have departed from God. It is a call to examine the Scriptures and the evidence that the Messiah was who He said He was.

God has always had a heart to warn people before He proclaims judgment. God warned the people before the flood, and He warned Nineveh before it was ruined. He does not want anyone to receive the wrath of His judgment [Zephaniah 2:1-3]; [2 Peter 3:9].

The whole month of Elul is a 30-day process of preparation through personal examination and repentance for the coming High Holy Days. The shofar (or rams horn) is blown after every morning service. There are idioms or phrases that help us identify the days in the season of Teshuvah (repentance). Just as unfamiliar foreigners may be confused when they hear Americans call Thanksgiving Day, "Turkey Day" or "Pilgrims' Day," non-Jewish believers in Yeshua (Jesus) can be confused by the different terms for the major feasts of YHVH (the LORD).

Some different names for the Feast of Trumpets:

Teshuvah (repentance)
Rosh HaShanah (Head of the Year, Birthday of the World)
Yom Teruah (the Day of the Awakening Blast, Feast of Trumpets)
Yom HaDin (the Day of Judgment)
HaMelech (the Coronation of the Messiah)
Yom HaZikkaron (the Day of Remembrance or memorial)
The time of Jacob's (Ya'akov) trouble (the birthpangs of the Messiah, Chevlai shel Mashiach)
The opening of the gates
Kiddushin/Nesu'in (the wedding ceremony)
The resurrection of the dead (rapture, natza1)
The last trump (Return of Mesiah) (shofar)
Yom Hakeseh (the hidden day)

Blowing the Shofar/Jewish New Year.

The Feast of Trumpets marks the Jewish (Civil) New Year and is a part of the season of repentance. The Feast of Trumpets is the head of the year on the civil calendar, and is also known as the birthday of the world. Jewish tradition believes that Adam was created on this day.

The Feast of Trumpets is observed for two days. It comes on the first and second days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (usually in September or October), which is the first month of the biblical civil calendar. The month of Tishrei is the seventh month in the biblical religious calendar. The reason that the Feast of Trumpets is the seventh month in the biblical religious calendar is that God made the month of Nisan the first month of the year in remembrance of Israel's divine liberation from Egypt (Exodus 12:2; 13:4). However, according to tradition, the world was created on Tishrei, or more exactly, Adam and Eve were created on the first day of Tishrei and it is from Tishrei that the annual cycle began. Hence, Rosh HaShanah (the Head of the Year) is celebrated at this time.

The Feast of Trumpets is celebrated for two days because of uncertainty about observing the festivals on the correct calendar day. The Feast of Trumpets is the only holiday celebrated for two days in Israel. As with all other festivals, the uncertainty was involved in a calendar that depended on when the new moon was proclaimed, designating the beginning of each new month by the rabbinical court in Jerusalem in ancient times. The problem of the Feast of Trumpets is heightened by the fact that it falls on the first, on the new moon itself. Therefore, even in Jerusalem, it would have been difficult to let everyone know in time that the New Year had begun. To solve this problem, a two-day Feast of Trumpets was practiced even in Israel.

The Resurrection of the Dead, the return of Yeshua.

A theme and term associated with the Feast of Trumpets in Hebrew is HaMelech (the King). The shofar blown on the Feast of Trumpets is known as the last trump, which the apostle Paul mentioned in [1 Thessalonians 4:16-17]. At this time, the believers in the Messiah who are righteous will escape the remainder of the tribulation, along with the righteous who had died before this time.

Hear the calling (Shofar) for our lives.

The Feast of Trumpets takes place on the new moon. [Colossians 2:16-17] says that the new moon will teach about the Messiah. The Jewish (biblical) month is based upon a lunar cycle. The moon can barely be seen as the cycle begins. But then the moon turns toward the sun and begins to reflect the light of the sun. The sun in the sky is a picture of Yeshua (Malachi 4:2), and the moon is a picture of the believers in the Messiah. The sun has its own light, but the moon's light is a reflection of the sun. When we first become believers in Yeshua, we can hardly be seen spiritually, and we know very little about God. But then our lives begin to revolve around the Messiah as the moon revolves around the sun. As we begin to turn more and more toward the center of creation, we begin to reflect that light (Yeshua) more and more, just as the moon reflects the light from the center of the solar system.

Reference for this article, from the book.

The Seven Festivals of the Messiah
by Eddie Chumney

Conclusion:

This is in no way intended to be a complete understanding on this feast. However, from scripture it seems evident it pictures the return of our Messiah. As we observe these festivals and continue to read and listen we will understand the fullness of reality in Yeshua.