Sound off!

Numbers 10:9 
When you go to war in your land against the enemy who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the Lord your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.

Everything in the Bible has its purpose. Colors, names, even precious metals have a special meanings; they are placed in the Bible to give us a greater revelation of Jesus Christ. God’s commandments, His laws, His festivals, and His feasts were all given to expose who we are: sinful; and who Jesus is, was, and is to come: perfect. Reading the Bible for spiritual growth hinges on this one fact: it’s all about Jesus!

In Numbers 10, God gives a command to Moses: make two silver trumpets. God then goes on to tell Moses how to make them, what to make them out of, who can use them, and how to use them. Make them out of hammered silver. They can only be used by the priests, the sons of Aaron. Use them to call the congregation together, to call just the leaders together, to announce a move, and to arm the troops for battle. Use them to announce your feasts and your gladness. Sound them over your sacrifices.

What’s the big deal with these trumpets? They are made out of hammered silver!

In the Bible, silver speaks of redemption (Numbers 18:16). It’s safe to say that these two trumpets being silver isn’t a coincidence, but rather the perfect planning of God to conceal something about Jesus in the old laws.

These two trumpets speak of Jesus’ finished work. They are used to call people together, to worship, to fight, and to celebrate. They are used for every occasion. But more than their use is their form. They are made of hammered silver. God is specific for a reason. It would have been easy for them to melt the silver down and pour it into a mold, but that wouldn’t work for God. No, these trumpets had to fully represent the finished work of Christ. They weren’t just used to make sound; their appearance was important.

You see, Jesus was hammered for our redemption. He was beaten, bruised, and literally hammered onto a cross. Why did God want these trumpets? So that we would know how to use Jesus’ finished work!

Just as the trumpets were used and sounded in all occasions, we are called to use Jesus, to sound off about His finished work in all occasions. When we gather as a congregation or in a small leadership meeting: sound the redemptive finished work of Jesus Christ. When we’re preparing to move: sound the redemptive finished work of Jesus Christ. When we’re having a party, a celebration, a worship occasion, or just a happy day: sound the redemptive finished work of Jesus Christ. When the enemy comes and you’re prepared for battle: SOUND THE REDEMPTIVE FINISHED WORK OF JESUS CHRIST, and you will be saved!

It’s not about our works or deeds; it’s never been about our works or deeds. It’s all about Jesus’ finished work. It’s about redemption, salvation, and the blessings of Abraham through the finished work of Jesus Christ. Simply put: it’s all about Jesus!