TED MONTGOMERY--- SEASON OF TESHUVAH.. ROSH HaShanah and YOM KIPPUR

I have learned a great deal from TED MONTGOMERY's Blog. I thought I would pass this along to many of you this morning:     Here is a question:   IF your husband or your Father invited you to meet with them on a very special occasion.   Would you deny them your presence?

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August 6, 2013

Tonight at sunset, the Hebrew month of Elul begins.  There also is a new moon, which always takes place on the first day of every Hebrew month.

This begins the season of Teshuvah.  Teshuvah means “return” or “repentance.”  It will encompass Rosh HaShanah = Feast of Trumpets, 30 days from now; and it will end in 40 days on Yom Kippur = Day of Atonement, the highest holy day on the Jewish calendar.

This season should involve prayer, seeking God’s face, and entering into spiritual intimacy with God.  In a deeper sense, it means to sacrifice our interests, desires, pleasures on behalf of others.

Furthermore, we should strive to let go of our self-motivated actions of judgment, criticism, and gossip.  This is easier said than done (especially for myself); but by seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we can be successful in this endeavor.

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the trumpet or shofar

In ancient Israel, a trumpet or shofar (ram’s horn) was blown for two major purposes.  One purpose was to announce an important assembly of the people, such as a festival, so as to gather them together into the presence of the Lord (Lev. 23:24b,25; Num. 10:2,3,7,10;Psalm 81:3; Joel 2:15,16).  Another purpose was to sound a fanfare or an alarm, so as to muster troops or gather people for war or for judgment (Num. 10:9; Josh. 6:5; Judg. 7:22a; 2 Chr. 13:14c,15a; Jer. 4:19e; Joel 2:1).

 

 

 

Rosh haShanah, Yom Teruah, or Feast of Trumpets

 .......Teshuvah, meaning “return” or “repentance,” is a forty-day season each year on the Hebrew calendar.  It begins on Elul 1, thirty days before Rosh haShanah (Tishri 1), and ends on Yom Kippur (Tishri 10).  During the month of Elul, one is to examine one’s life and to restore broken relationships with others and with God, knowing that the “Day of Judgment” (Rosh haShanah) is approaching.  On each day of Elul, a shofar (horn or trumpet) is blown, reminding everyone to repent because Rosh haShanah is drawing near.  

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