Excellent post, my friend!!! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and your voice.
Taru‘ah, the day of shouting, the blast of the shofar, the cry of the soul. The shofar, the ram’s horn of authority, is blasted by the people to announce a warning, to prepare for war, and to signal joy. It is the raw, unrefined voice of creation pressed through authority and strength, the cry of the soul declaring that YHWH’s day is near. As Tsaphanyah records: “Sweeping, I will sweep away everything from upon the face of the earth, declares YHWH” (Tsaphanyah 1:2). As Yo’el warns us: “Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to YHWH your God; for He is gracious and compassionate,…
Excellent post, my friend!!! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and your voice.
Taru‘ah, the day of shouting, the blast of the shofar, the cry of the soul. The shofar, the ram’s horn of authority, is blasted by the people to announce a warning, to prepare for war, and to signal joy. It is the raw, unrefined voice of creation pressed through authority and strength, the cry of the soul declaring that YHWH’s day is near. As Tsaphanyah records: “Sweeping, I will sweep away everything from upon the face of the earth, declares YHWH” (Tsaphanyah 1:2). As Yo’el warns us: “Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to YHWH your God; for He is gracious and compassionate,…