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Numbers 10:10
Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: Iam the LORD your God.

Psalm 89:15
Blessedis the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

Acts 13:38,39
Be it known unto you therefore, menand brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: …

jubilee

Leviticus 25:10-12
And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughoutall the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family…

Leviticus 27:17,24
If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand…

Numbers 36:4
And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

the day

Leviticus 16:20,30
And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holyplace, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: …

Leviticus 23:24,27
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the firstday of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation…

on the tenth day of the seventh month
This specific timing aligns with the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, which is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It is a day dedicated to repentance, fasting, and seeking forgiveness for sins. The choice of this day for sounding the horn underscores the themes of redemption and renewal, as the Year of Jubilee is a time when debts are forgiven, and slaves are freed. The seventh month, Tishrei, is a period rich with significant religious observances, including the Feast of Trumpets and the Feast of Tabernacles, highlighting a season of spiritual reflection and celebration.

the Day of Atonement
The Day of Atonement is central to the Jewish faith, representing a time when the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies to make atonement for the sins of the people. This day foreshadows the ultimate atonement made by Jesus Christ, who is seen as the High Priest and the sacrificial Lamb in Christian theology. The rituals performed on this day, including the scapegoat ceremony, symbolize the removal of sin and the restoration of the relationship between God and His people. The connection to the Year of Jubilee emphasizes the theme of liberation from sin and the restoration of spiritual and social order.

You shall sound it throughout your land
The command to sound the horn throughout the land indicates the communal and national scope of the Jubilee. It is not just a personal or local event but one that affects the entire nation of Israel. This widespread proclamation ensures that everyone, regardless of their status or location, is aware of the coming changes and can prepare for the social and economic reset that the Jubilee represents. The land itself is a significant element in the covenant between God and Israel, and the Jubilee serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over the land and His provision for His people. This proclamation throughout the land also prefigures the universal call of the Gospel, which is to be spread to all nations.

• A horn blast in Scripture is God’s chosen way to grab everyone’s attention (Exodus 19:16;Joshua 6:5).

• Here it is specifically a ram’s horn, the same instrument that later toppled Jericho’s walls, underscoring divine power behind the call.

• The sound marks the start of the Jubilee proclamation that follows inLeviticus 25:10, signaling liberty and restoration.

• For believers today, the image mirrors the future trumpet of1 Thessalonians 4:16 that will announce Christ’s return—another moment when God intervenes decisively for His people.

• God’s calendar is precise; this date is permanently fixed (Leviticus 23:27).

• The seventh month, Tishri, already holds the Feast of Trumpets and Tabernacles. Placing the horn blast here ties Jubilee to a season of reflection and celebration.

• The “tenth day” emphasizes completeness and order, reminding us that God appoints times and seasons (Genesis 1:14;Acts 17:26).

• Atonement is the holiest day of Israel’s year, when one sacrifice covered the nation’s sins for a year (Leviticus 16:29–34).

• Linking Jubilee to Atonement shows that true freedom begins with forgiveness. Debts are canceled only after sin is covered.

• The once-a-year blood offering points ahead to the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus (Hebrews 9:12;1 John 2:2).

• In practice, Israel first received pardon, then proclaimed liberty—a pattern echoed in every believer’s life.

• The horn wasn’t for one tribe or city; every corner of the land had to hear it. God’s freedom is total and nationwide (Leviticus 25:10).

• By passing the sound from village to village, the people became partners in spreading good news—foreshadowing the church’s mission (Isaiah 61:1–2;Luke 4:18–19).

• Social implications: slaves released, property returned, rest for the soil. Spiritual implication: no place is beyond God’s restorative reach (Romans 10:18).

Leviticus 25:9 is God’s orderly, grace-filled announcement of Jubilee. The ram’s horn proclaims liberty, the fixed date roots it in God’s timetable, the Day of Atonement grounds freedom in atonement, and the mandate to sound it everywhere makes the blessing universal within the covenant community. It is a vivid Old Testament portrait of the complete, nation-wide freedom that Christ secures for all who trust Him.

In the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound.--Better,In the day of atonement shall ye cause the cornet to sound.On the close of the great Day of Atonement, when the Hebrews realised that they had peace of mind, that their heavenly Father had annulled their sins, and that they had become reunited to Him through His forgiving mercy, every Israelite was called upon to proclaim throughout the land, by nine blasts of the cornet, that he too had given the soil rest, that he had freed every encumbered family estate, and that he had given liberty to every slave, who was now to rejoin his kindred. Inasmuch as God has forgiven his debts, he also is to forgive his debtors.

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