The Silver Trumpets

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

“Make two silver trumpets; you shall make them of hammered work, and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for breaking camp.

The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; this shall be a perpetual institution for you throughout your generations.

When you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you may be remembered before the Lord your God and be saved from your enemies.

Also on your days of rejoicing, at your appointed festivals, and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over your sacrifices of well-being; they shall serve as a reminder on your behalf before the Lord your God: I am the Lord your God.”

Offerings at the Festival of Trumpets

“On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not work at your occupations. It is a day for you to blow the trumpets,

Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for sounding the alarm in his hand.