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4 Mose 10

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1 Und der HERR redete mit Mose und sprach:

2 Mache dir zwo Trommeten von dichtem Silber, daß du ihrer brauchest, die Gemeine zu berufen, und wenn das Heer aufbrechen soll.

3 Wenn man mit beiden schlecht bläset, soll sich zu dir versammeln die ganze Gemeine vor die Tür der Hütte des Stifts.

4 Wenn man nur mit einer schlecht bläset, so sollen sich zu dir versammeln die Fürsten und die Obersten über die Tausende in Israel.

5 Wenn ihr aber trommetet, so sollen die Lager aufbrechen, die gegen Morgen liegen.

6 Und wenn ihr zum andernmal trommetet, so sollen die Lager aufbrechen, die gegen Mittag liegen. Denn wenn sie reisen sollen, so sollt ihr trommeten.

7 Wenn aber die Gemeine zu versammeln ist, sollt ihr schlecht blasen und nicht trommeten.

8 Es sollen aber solch Blasen mit den Trommeten die Söhne Aarons, die Priester, tun; und soll euer Recht sein ewiglich bei euren Nachkommen.

9 Wenn ihr in einen Streit ziehet in eurem Lande wider eure Feinde, die euch beleidigen, so sollt ihr trommeten mit den Trommeten, daß euer gedacht werde vor dem HERRN, eurem Gott, und erlöset werdet von euren Feinden.

10 Desselbigengleichen, wenn ihr fröhlich seid an euren Festen und in euren Neumonden, sollt ihr mit den Trommeten blasen über eure Brandopfer und Dankopfer, daß es sei euch zum Gedächtnis vor eurem Gott. Ich bin der HERR, euer Gott.

11 Am zwanzigsten Tage im andern Monden des andern Jahres erhub sich die Wolke von der Wohnung des Zeugnisses.

12 Und die Kinder Israel brachen auf und zogen aus der Wüste Sinai, und die Wolke blieb in der Wüste Paran.

13 Es brachen aber auf die ersten nach dem Wort des HERRN durch Mose.

14 Nämlich das Panier des Lagers der Kinder Juda zog am ersten mit ihrem Heer; und über ihr Heer war Nahesson, der Sohn Amminadabs.

15 Und über das Heer des Stamms der Kinder Isaschar war Nethaneel, der Sohn Zuars.

16 Und über das Heer des Stamms der Kinder Sebulon war Eliab, der Sohn Helons.

17 Da zerlegte man die Wohnung, und zogen die Kinder Gerson und Merari und trugen die Wohnung.

18 Danach zog das Panier des Lagers Ruben mit ihrem Heer; und über ihr Heer war Elizur, der Sohn Sedeurs.

19 Und über das Heer des Stamms der Kinder Simeon war Selumiel, der Sohn Zuri-Saddais.

20 Und Eliasaph, der Sohn Deguels, über das Heer des Stamms der Kinder Gad.

21 Da zogen auch die Kahathiten und trugen das Heiligtum; und jene richteten die Wohnung auf, bis diese hernach kamen.

22 Danach zog das Panier des Lagers der Kinder Ephraim mit ihrem Heer; und über ihr Heer war Elisama der Sohn Ammihuds.

23 Und Gamliel, der Sohn Pedazurs, über das Heer des Stamms der Kinder Manasse.

24 Und Abidan, der Sohn Gideonis, über das Heer des Stamms der Kinder Benjamin.

25 Danach zog das Panier des Lagers der Kinder Dan mit ihrem Heer; und so waren die Lager alle auf. Und Ahi-Eser, der Sohn Ammi-Saddais, war über ihr Heer.

26 Und Pagiel, der Sohn Ochrans, über das Heer des Stamms der Kinder Asser.

27 Und Ahjra, der Sohn Enans, über das Heer des Stamms der Kinder Naphthali.

28 So zogen die Kinder Israel mit ihrem Heer.

29 Und Mose sprach zu seinem Schwager Hobab, dem Sohn Reguels, aus Midian: Wir ziehen dahin an die Stätte, davon der HERR gesagt hat: Ich will sie euch geben; so komm nun mit uns, wollen wir das Beste bei dir tun denn der HERR hat Israel Gutes zugesagt.

30 Er aber antwortete: Ich will nicht mit euch, sondern in mein Land zu meiner Freundschaft ziehen.

31 Er sprach: Lieber, verlaß uns nicht, denn du weißest, wo wir in der Wüste uns lagern sollen, und sollst unser Auge sein.

32 Und wenn du mit uns zeuchst: was der HERR Gutes an uns tut, das wollen wir an dir tun.

33 Also zogen sie von dem Berge des HERRN drei Tagreisen, und die Lade des Bundes des HERRN zog vor ihnen her die drei Tagreisen, ihnen zu weisen, wo sie ruhen sollten.

34 Und die Wolke des HERRN war des Tages über ihnen; wenn sie aus dem Lager zogen.

35 Und wenn die Lade zog, so sprach Mose: HERR, stehe auf, laß deine Feinde zerstreuet, und die dich hassen, flüchtig werden vor dir!

36 Und wenn sie ruhete, so sprach er: Komm wieder, HERR, zu der Menge der Tausende Israels!

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 397

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397. And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. (8:6) This symbolizes their being prepared and ready to examine the state of the church and consequent life in people for whom religion is faith alone.

The symbolism of trumpets follows from the statute governing their use among the children of Israel, which Moses describes in this way: Jehovah told Moses to make silver trumpets for summoning the assembly and for the setting out of the camps, and they were also to sound them on days of celebration, feasts, new moons, and over burnt offerings and sacrifices. Furthermore, when they went to war against enemies oppressing them, they were to sound an alarm with the trumpets, and then they would come into remembrance before Jehovah God and be saved from their enemies. (Numbers 10:1-10)

It can be seen from this what sounding with trumpets symbolizes. Here, that the seven angels sounding symbolizes an examination and exposure of the state of the church and its character among people for whom religion is faith alone, as is apparent from the particulars in this chapter and from the particulars in the following chapters up to chapter 16 inclusive, understood in their spiritual sense.

[2] From the ways trumpets were used among the children of Israel it can also be seen what trumpets and sounding them symbolize in the following places:

Sound a trumpet in Zion, and sound it in My holy mountain! ...For the day of Jehovah is coming... (Joel 2:1-2)

Jehovah will be seen over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning; and the Lord Jehovih will sound the ram's horn... (Zechariah 9:14)

Jehovah shall go forth like a lion... (and) sound an alarm... (Isaiah 42:13)

...on that day a great ram's horn will be sounded, and those who perish in the land of Assyria, and those who are exiled in the land of Egypt, will come and bow themselves to Jehovah on the holy mountain... (Isaiah 27:13)

He will send His angels with the great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Matthew 24:31)

Blessed are the people who know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of Your countenance. (Psalms 89:15)

When the morning stars sing together, and... the sons of God sound the trumpet. (Job 38:7)

[3] Since the soundings of trumpets had these symbolic meanings, and in the Israelite Church everything was presented concretely in accordance with correspondences and the consequent symbolism, therefore it also came to pass, when Jehovah descended upon Mount Sinai, that there were voices and lightnings and a thick cloud, and the sound of a ram's horn, loud, with the sound of the ram's horn growing and becoming louder and louder, so that the people in the camp trembled greatly. (Exodus 19:16-25)

Therefore it also came to pass that when the three hundred men with Gideon sounded their ram's horns in the campaign against Midian, then every Midianite man's sword was set against his companion and they fled (Judges 7:16-22). Likewise that twelve thousand of the children of Israel with holy vessels and trumpets in their hands overcame Midian (Numbers 31:1-8). Also that the wall of Jericho fell after seven priests with seven ram's horns went around the city seven times (Joshua 6:1-20).

Therefore we read in Jeremiah:

Sound against (Babylon) all around..., her walls are thrown down. (Jeremiah 50:15)

And in Zephaniah:

...a day of darkness and blackness..., a day of ram's horn and its sounding against the fortified cities... (Zephaniah 1:15-16)

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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Joshua 6:1-20

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1 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.

2 Yahweh said to Joshua, "Behold, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty men of valor.

3 All your men of war shall march around the city, going around the city once. You shall do this six days.

4 Seven priests shall bear Seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city Seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

5 It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him."

6 Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Yahweh."

7 They said to the people, "Advance! March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before Yahweh's ark."

8 It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before Yahweh advanced, and blew the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed them.

9 The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went.

10 Joshua commanded the people, saying, "You shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout."

11 So he caused the ark of Yahweh to go around the city, going about it once. Then they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

12 Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh.

13 The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Yahweh went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them. The rear guard came after the ark of Yahweh. The trumpets sounded as they went.

14 The second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. They did this six days.

15 It happened on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and marched around the city in the same way seven times. Only on this day they marched around the city seven times.

16 It happened at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout, for Yahweh has given you the city!

17 The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is in it, to Yahweh. Only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

18 But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so would you make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.

19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are holy to Yahweh. They shall come into Yahweh's treasury."

20 So the people shouted, and the priests blew the trumpets. It happened, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.