'Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall also have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets.What is the significance of the seventh month? All the festivals and events I can recall are linked to some specific occurrence, or to remember how something happened. But this just seems to be called for no particular reason. It's like if God were to say to us that July would be a month of holidays, just because it's time for a break.
I wonder what the significance of the trumpets was. I'm assuming this is the origin of the Feast of Trumpets, which is one of the feasts I don't know much about. From what little is written here, it doesn't look like anyone knew much about it. What do the trumpets represent? Are they just to call the attention of the people to God, as a way to start the month with many holy days? If so, why not blow the trumpets on each of the special days, rather than just the first?
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