The last three “Feasts” of Israel occurred in the seventh month (very significant, numerologically) and were named (variously) “Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles.”

They of course primarily speak to Israel as a Nation, this being her God given “Calendar,” sequentially outlined in Leviticus chapter 23.

For example, Trumpets is briefly discussed in a single (short) Paragraph: “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of TRUMPETS, an holy convocation. Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.” Leviticus 23:23-25, the Focus of tomorrow’s Lesson, Lord willing.

But today I’d just like to preview these last three Convocations. “Holidays” for Israel, if you will allow me that word, “Holy Holidays.”

Israel needed a day of “Trumpets” because she was a scattered people. (God used the sounding of such a trumpet to gather His people together. Among other things.)

Israel needed the “Day of Atonement” because she was a sinful people. (This Feast definitely involved the forgiveness of sin! Bloodshed!)

And Israel needed the “Feast of Tabernacles” because she was a suffering people. And those days of Tabernacles restored a time of sweet rejoicing and victory to a saddened little nation.

Wow!

God knows what He is doing!

Join us in the morning.

By the way, Trumpets has not only a direct Message to Israel, but an indirect Message to us Gentiles who are born again as well.

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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