I used the transliterated Hebrew name for this Holy Day, Yom Teruah, because I wanted to talk about the word "teruah" as part of this. If you have seen my previous comics on Yom Teruah but haven't looked into the word you might have been confused. In our English Bibles this is translated as "the Day of Trumpets". However, when we look at the Hebrew word and its root, this doesn't necessarily mean a trumpet blast, but shouting. We do see instances of shouting going along side trumpets, such as Jericho. I am not saying "trumpets" is an incorrect translation, but I think it is not painting the full picture.

This Holy Day is commanded to rest and shout. There is a call for a "convocation", as some of the previously spoken about Holy Days. I neglected to go into the details of this word in those posts. The most common understanding of this word is to gather as an assembly. You will notice that most of our family observances are gathering with others. However, when looking at the Hebrew word and its root, this is a reading or calling out. I see this as possibly a command to get into the Word on these Holy Days, but we do still follow the traditional interpretation of gathering.

Prophetically, we see in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 a shout and a trump for the resurrection of the believers. This could be pointing to this Holy Day as timing for that event.

Our family's observance is gathering with others, sharing a meal and going outside to shout and blow horns (usually shofars).

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