And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.
In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must gather together for a holy meeting. You must not do any regular work on this day. It is a day for blowing trumpets.
God is commanding the Israelites to set apart the first day of the seventh month as a holy day of rest and trumpet blowing, with no regular work allowed.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes what is now known as Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which occurs in the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar (Tishri, around September-October). The blowing of trumpets (shofars) was a sacred ritual that announced the beginning of the holiest time of the Jewish year, leading up to the Day of Atonement ten days later. This was one of several appointed festivals God gave to Israel through Moses to mark sacred times and seasons.
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