Contemplative Bible Reading

Numbers 10:9-10 (New Living Translation)

⁹ “When you arrive in your own land and go to war against your enemies who attack you, sound the alarm with the trumpets. Then the Lord your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies. ¹⁰ Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month. And blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. The trumpets will remind the Lord your God of his covenant with you. I am the Lord your God.”

Have you ever blown a trumpet? Have you ever blown any brass instrument. They make a loud sound. They call attention.

God tells His people (verse 10) to blow trumpets when they bring offerings. Yes, this is part of the Old Testament law, and I am not calling for trumpet sounds every time we offer something to God.

Still, do we do anything that calls to God?