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2 Kings 12:13
Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the moneythat was brought into the house of the LORD:

2 Chronicles 5:12
Also the Leviteswhich were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren,being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)

of a whole piece

Exodus 25:18,31
And thou shalt make two cherubimsof gold,of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat…

Ephesians 4:5
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

the calling

Numbers 10:7
But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.

Psalm 81:3
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

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

to be used for calling the congregation
The primary function of the trumpets was to gather the people, emphasizing the need for unity and collective action. This reflects the communal nature of Israelite society, where the congregation was called together for worship, instruction, or to prepare for travel. The sound of the trumpet was a clear and authoritative signal, cutting through the noise of daily life. This practice is echoed in the New Testament, where the trumpet is associated with the gathering of believers at the return of Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:16). The call to gather also prefigures the call to worship and assembly in the Christian church.

and for having the camps set out
The trumpets also signaled the movement of the Israelite camps, indicating the importance of order and obedience in their journey through the wilderness. This reflects the nomadic lifestyle of the Israelites during their 40 years of wandering, where they relied on divine guidance for their movements. The orderly setting out of the camps underscores the discipline required to follow God's leading. This concept is mirrored in the Christian life, where believers are called to follow Christ's leading with discipline and readiness. The movement of the camps can also be seen as a type of the Christian journey towards the promised land of eternal life.

Numbers 10:2 opens with the simple, direct order: “Make two trumpets…”.

•Two—not one, not three—showing God’s precise design for worship and leadership (compare Noah’s “two of every kind,”Genesis 6:19, and the paired cherubim over the mercy seat,Exodus 25:18–20).

•They were fashioned for Aaron’s priestly sons to blow (Numbers 10:8), emphasizing that guidance for God’s people flows through divinely appointed spiritual leadership (Hebrews 13:17).

•In Scripture, trumpets consistently mark divine announcements: Sinai’s thunderous blast (Exodus 19:16), Jericho’s fall (Joshua 6:20), and the future resurrection “with the trumpet call of God” (1 Thessalonians 4:16). The pattern begins here in the wilderness.

Silver in the tabernacle often speaks of redemption and atonement; the “atonement money” collected from every Israelite was silver (Exodus 30:11–16).

•The trumpets themselves, born of redemptive metal, remind the people that every divine summons rests on the price God pays for His own (1 Peter 1:18–19).

•“Hammered” highlights both durability and beauty that come through shaping pressure—reflecting a God who forges instruments fit for holy use (Malachi 3:3).

•Their brilliance would catch the sun, a visual cue that God’s call pierces the darkness (John 1:5).

When both trumpets sounded, “the whole congregation is to assemble” (Numbers 10:3).

•God Himself creates community; He gathers rather than scatters (Psalm 50:5;Acts 2:44).

•Regular gathering safeguards unity and fuels worship (Psalm 133:1;Hebrews 10:25).

•The clear, unified note of two trumpets prevented confusion—echoing Paul’s warning that an “uncertain sound” fails to rally an army (1 Corinthians 14:8).

•Every blast reminded Israel that meeting together was a privilege, not a chore (Deuteronomy 12:5–6).

A distinct blast signaled movement: tribes east of the tabernacle at the first sound, south at the second, and so on (Numbers 10:5–6).

•This ensured orderly progress (Numbers 2:1–34) and kept the Ark at the center (Numbers 10:33), reflecting that God is “not a God of disorder but of peace” (1 Corinthians 14:33).

•The people advanced only when summoned—teaching dependence on God’s timing (Exodus 40:36–38).

•The pattern foreshadows the pilgrim life of believers who await a final trumpet signaling our own departure (1 Corinthians 15:52;Philippians 3:20).

•Obedience to the trumpet produced safety from enemy attack (Numbers 10:9); today, heeding God’s Word guards us from spiritual ambush (Ephesians 6:17).

Numbers 10:2 reveals a God who speaks with clarity, gathers His redeemed people, and guides them step by orderly step. Two gleaming silver trumpets—fashioned exactly as He said—echo through Scripture, reminding us that every call to assemble in worship and every cue to move forward in faith comes from the Lord who redeemed us at great cost and who will one day sound the final trumpet to bring His people home.

(2)Of a whole piece.--Better,of beaten(or,turned) work.(See Notes onExodus 25:18;Exodus 25:31.) The trumpets here spoken of are supposed to have been straight, like that on the triumphal arch of Titus at Rome and on the old Egyptian monuments. In this respect thehazozerahis supposed to have differed from the cornet or horn,kerenorshophar(which is interchanged withkeren),which was crooked. (SeeJoshua 6:5. compared with 6:4, 6, 8, 13.) We find reference to the jubilee trumpet inLeviticus 25:9, from which it has been inferred that the trumpets here mentioned were not first made at this time. It is true, indeed, that the first verse might be rendered: "Now the Lord had spoken unto Moses, saying"; but the word used inLeviticus 25:9 isshophar,nothazozerah,and the latter word occurs in this place for the first time. . . .