Trumpet: God's Chosen Instrument

Reading:   Numbers 10

An instrument of warning, of calling, a mouthpiece of gathering, and a tool of great announcement, this is the grand design and purpose of the trumpet - God's chosen instrument.

NUMBERS 10:2

2 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. 

The entire body of chapter ten contains direction for the use of trumpets.  It's interesting because, like some of the other instructions, it seems as though this chapter could be omitted, like maybe this bit could have been figured out; but, to keep with the idea that these people have been slaves for hundreds of years and need direction in every aspect of life, well, I guess it's understandable.

The thing I find real attachment too is the idea of the trumpet being God's instrument.  Every great warning comes with the sound of trumpets.  Moroni stands atop every temple with a golden trumpet at his lips, ready to sound the call of assembly.  There are many examples of trumpet use throughout the scriptures including revelations of things to come in the future.  The trumpet is a big deal!  Why have I jus now understood this...ah well, at least I've made the discovery right?  And maybe, just maybe, I've helped one or two of you to also see the importance of this celestial instrument - the trumpet!

...I was done with this blog but didn't post it (still having problems with my blog access) so I am adding a bit more.  During some down time, I started looking up stuff about trumpets (still engaged in the subject) and, in my fumbling, I discovered I very appropriate conference talk from Durrel A. Woolsey, October 1995, Sunday afternoon session.  The entire talk is fascinating and a wake up call for action because it lays out all the strategies that Satan employs daily against us and, more importantly, it clearly states that the trumpet call is sounding now and has been blaring for some time.  Anyway, here is a snippet but I highly recommend that you read the whole address, A Strategy for War

The battle lines have been drawn since Adam: evil versus righteousness. In this the final dispensation and in preparation for the Millennium, the forces of evil have intensified and united under the powerful influences of Satan. On the opposite side of the line, the kingdom of God is clearly sounding the trumpet of righteousness, as perhaps never before. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is on the offensive in the declaration of good to be good and evil to be evil. 

Quite an enticing opening, right, yes, go then and read on...

~Kipling