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Those who try to erase history may end up repeating it (Exodus 1–5)

What we fear, we want to eradicate. In the Torah reading שמות Shemot (“names,” Exodus 1:1–6:1), we read how one particular Pharaoh feared the Israelite’s because they refused to assimilate into Egypt. King Herod feared losing his earthy throne to a more rightful Davidic heir so he slaughtered all the young boys in Bethlehem to consolidate his power. This is how all despots deal with real or imagined threats to their control. 

Scripture shows us again and again that the rightful heir inevitably prevails, God makes sure of that, but those around them suffer difficulty and persecution and God takes care of them, too. 

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Appointments With God Discussions Trumpets

Hearing God’s trumpeted messages via Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets)

A dramatic 16:9 digital artwork in a layered paper-origami style illustrates the prophetic theme of Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets). The left side of the image is dark and stormy, with towering black clouds, lightning, and large crumbling stone idols breaking apart into fragments, symbolizing judgment and the fall of false worship. On the right, brilliant golden sunlight pours through a dramatic opening in the clouds, illuminating a majestic Jerusalem-like city with walls, towers, and a shining temple. An angelic figure in the upper-right corner blows a long silver trumpet toward the earth. In the foreground, crowds of paper-crafted worshippers raise their hands toward the radiant city, expressing hope, repentance, and celebration. A river winds through the landscape from the darkness into the light, visually connecting judgment with restoration. Large title text on the left reads: “Hearing God’s Trumpeted Messages via Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets).” The overall composition contrasts darkness and light, conveying a biblical message of tribulation, divine warning, and ultimate redemption.

The lesson of the Feast of Trumpets is a clarion call to Messiah Yeshua. We, as believers in Yeshua, are waiting to hear and respond to a certain trumpet sound, the last trumpet sound. That is what we wait for.

The Messiah says the last trumpet will be great, powerful sound. There is hope for us that we can rejoice that He is showing us and teaching us that He is the resurrection and the life. We live in the hope that He will restore Israel to her former glory and, according to the book of Acts, He will restore the Gentiles who have joined the House of Ya’akob (Jacob) too.