April 15, 2026 4:00 am
The trumpet of God holds significant meaning in the Bible, first appearing in Exodus 19:19, where God speaks to Moses through a voice that sounds like a trumpet. The trumpet is associated with important occasions, such as the Israelites' entry into the Promised Land at Jericho, and is also linked to the return of Christ, as described in 1 Thessalonians 4:17.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. The Trumpet of God And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. Exodus 19, 19 This is the first reference to trumpets in the Bible, and it is significant that the voice of the trumpet was coming not from man but from God. The setting was the awesome scene at Mount Sinai when the Lord gave Moses the Ten Commandments for his people. The last reference in the Old Testament to trumpets again refers to God's trumpet.
And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning, and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. The trumpet, as used in Israel, the Hebrew shofar, was made of ram's horns, and it was used on many important occasions. One of the most notable was when the Israelites finally entered the Promised Land at Jericho.
So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets, and the wall fell down flat, and they took the city. These were human trumpets, of course, but they were sounded with the authority of God, and God gave the victory. We also today can speak with the authority of God if we speak His word plainly and clearly. But if the trumpet give an uncertain sound who shall prepare himself to the battle We ourselves may soon hear the trumpet of God for the return of Christ is drawing near For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with the trump of God. As we are caught up to meet the Lord in the air, we will hear a voice, as it were of a trumpet, saying, Come up hither, and then shall we ever be with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4.17 Thank you. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate and review so more listeners can find us. To support ICR's ministry, visit icr.org slash donate. Your gift of any amount helps us to reach others with biblical truth and encouragement.
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