Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.
Then you must sound the trumpet announcing the Year of Jubilee on the tenth day of the seventh month. On the Day of Atonement, you shall blow the trumpet throughout your entire land.
God is commanding His people to announce the special Year of Jubilee with trumpets on the Day of Atonement, marking a time of freedom and restoration for everyone.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Leviticus, God gave Moses instructions for the Israelites in the wilderness about the Year of Jubilee, which occurred every 50 years as a time of economic reset, land restitution, and liberation for the poor. This verse specifically commands that on the Day of Atonement, the tenth day of the seventh month, a trumpet should be sounded across the land to proclaim this holy year, emphasizing God's ownership of the land and His call for justice and rest among His people. These laws were part of the covenant framework that shaped Israel's social and agricultural practices in the Promised Land.
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