What does the Bible say about trumpet?
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The Bible presents the trumpet as a God-appointed signal calling His people to worship, assemble, move, heed warning, and trust His saving power. In Numbers 10:1-10, silver trumpets summoned Israel, directed their journeys, sounded alarms in battle, and marked joyful feasts before the Lord. At Jericho, Joshua 6:4-6, 8, 13 shows priests blowing trumpets as Israel obeyed God, and the city fell by His power rather than human strength. The prophets use trumpet blasts to picture urgent warning of judgment: Jeremiah 4:19 and 6:1, 17 grieve that many refused to heed God’s alarm. Thus the trumpet calls believers to reverent obedience, watchfulness, and confidence in the Lord.
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- Made of ram’ s horn Joshua 6:4-6; Joshua 6:8; Joshua 6:13
- Made of silver Numbers 10:2
- Uses of, prescribed by Moses Numbers 10:1-10
- Used in war Job 39:24; Job 39:25; Jeremiah 4:19; Jeremiah 6:1; Jeremiah 6:17; Jeremiah 42:14; Jeremiah 51:27; Ezekiel 7:14; Amos 2:2; Amos 3:6; Zephaniah 1:16; 1 Corinthians 14:8
- To summon soldiers
- By Phinehas Numbers 31:6
- By Ehud Judges 3:27
- By Gideon Judges 6:34
- By Saul 1 Samuel 13:3
- By Joab 2 Samuel 2:28; 2 Samuel 18:16; 2 Samuel 20:22
- By Absalom 2 Samuel 15:10
- By Sheba 2 Samuel 20:1
- By Nehemiah Nehemiah 4:18; Nehemiah 4:20
- By Gideon’ s soldiers Judges 7:8-22
- In war, of Abijah 2 Chronicles 13:12; 2 Chronicles 13:14
- In the siege of Jericho Joshua 6:4-20
- Sounded in time of danger Ezekiel 33:3-6; Joel 2:1
- Used at Mount Sinai Exodus 19:13-19; Exodus 20:18; Hebrews 12:19
- On the great day of atonement Isaiah 27:13
- At the jubilee Leviticus 25:9
- At the bringing up of the ark of the covenant from the household of Obed-edom 2 Samuel 6:5; 2 Samuel 6:15; 1 Chronicles 13:8; 1 Chronicles 15:28
- At the anointing of kings 1 Kings 1:34; 1 Kings 1:39; 2 Kings 9:13; 2 Kings 11:14
- At the dedication of Solomon’ s temple 2 Chronicles 5:12; 2 Chronicles 5:13; 2 Chronicles 7:6
- In worship 1 Chronicles 15:24; 1 Chronicles 16:42; 1 Chronicles 25:5; Psalms 81:3; Psalms 81:4
- At Jehoshaphat’ s triumph 2 Chronicles 20:28
- At the foundation of the second temple Ezra 3:10; Ezra 3:11
- At the dedication of the wall Nehemiah 12:35; Nehemiah 12:41
- FIGURATIVE Isaiah 27:13; Ezekiel 33:3; Joel 2:1; Zechariah 9:14; Matthew 6:2
- SYMBOLICAL Matthew 24:31; 1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Revelation 1:10; Revelation 4:1; Revelation 8; Revelation 9:1-14; Revelation 10:7; Revelation 11:15
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