God In Number 10: The Personal Faith of the Prime Ministers, from Balfour to Blair

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LXE Numbers 10:9 And if ye shall go forth to war in your land against your enemies that are opposed to you, then shall ye sound with the trumpets; and ye shall be had in remembrance before the Lord, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. i. They had been fully prepared to walk as people suited to God’s Promised Land, and the preparation work was focused on this exact point: bringing them to Canaan. Numbers 10:6 "When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that are pitched on the south side shall set out; an alarm is to be blown for them to set out.

and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God - NET = "so that they may become a memorial for you before your God:" NLT paraphrases it "The trumpets will remind the LORD your God of his covenant with you." The book opens with Arthur Balfour, Prime Minister from 1902-1905 and a senior and significant Cabinet minister until shortly before his death in 1930. The sound had a special significance to the people of God ( they shall be a memorial for you before your God: I am the LORD your God). By highlighting specific instances in the Bible where the number 10 appears, we can connect these references to broader biblical narratives. These stories reveal the significance of the number 10 in relation to spiritual themes such as redemption and divine judgment. The Ten Commandments and JesusAnd the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: “Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps. iv. “These instruments were about two feet long with very narrow tubes, and when blown in certain patterns, they emitted a bright and piercing sound that would communicate clearly to the people the desired intent.” (Cole) Another example of Jesus’ connection to the number 10 is found in the Gospel of John (1:40-42), where Jesus calls his first disciples. ASV Numbers 10:10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God: I am Jehovah your God.

And third, the Ten Commandments provide a framework for living a life of righteousness and moral integrity. a. When they blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather: Distinctive sounds were made to indicate gathering for assembly, marching, or warfare. Israel heard the trumpet and gathered as directed. The sound was made by someone called, cleansed, sanctified and anointed ( The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets). KJV Numbers 10:9 And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow without sounding an alarm - "The signal for moving camp was apparently different in tone and may have been sharper notes or a different sequence. It was in some way distinguishable." (NET)Numbers 10 – Two Silver Trumpets, the Departure from Sinai A. Two silver trumpets. 1. (1-2) Two silver trumpets.