Archive for November 19th, 2009

Silver trumpets heralding the Israelites journey: Numbers 9 and 10

“Rise up, O Lord!
And let Your enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate You flee before You.”

– Numbers 10:35

The Israelites are setting out in Numbers chapter 10 to claim the land that God had promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. What an amazing site it must have been to hear the ring of a silver trumpet and then the orchestration of the multiple millions began as the Israelites set out and follow God. The image that is given in Numbers chapters 9 and 10 is one of dependance. The only time that the Israelites moved the camp was when God raised the cloud up from the Tabernacle. Read more