New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Trumpet

• An instrument of music 1 Chr. 13:8
• Called the trump 1 Cor. 15:52
• Made of
  • Rams' horns Josh. 6:4
  • Silver Num. 10:2
• Required to give an intelligible and understood sound 1 Cor. 14:8
• Used for
  • Regulating the journeys of the children of Israel Num. 10:2, 5, 6
  • Calling assemblies Num. 10:2, 3, 7
  • Blowing over the sacrifices on the feast day Num. 10:10; Ps. 81:3
  • Blowing at all religious processions and ceremonies 1 Chr. 13:8, 15:24, 28; 2 Chr. 5:13, 15:14
  • Assembling the people to war Judg. 3:27
  • Sounding for a memorial when the people went into battle Num. 10:9, 31:6, 7
  • Proclaiming kings 2 Ki. 9:13, 11:14
  • Giving alarm in cases of danger Ezek. 33:2-6
• Moses commanded to make two, for the tabernacle Num. 10:2
• Solomon made a great many, for the service of the temple 2 Chr. 5:12
• The priests to blow the sacred Num. 10:8; 2 Chr. 5:12, 7:6
• The feast of trumpets celebrated by blowing of Lev. 23:24; Num. 29:1
• The jubilee introduced by blowing of Lev. 25:9
• Miracles connected with
  • Falling of the walls of Jericho Josh. 6:20
  • Heard at Mount Sinai at giving of the law Ex. 19:16, 20:18
  • Confusion produced in the camp of the Midianites by sound of Judg. 7:16, 22
• The war-horse acquainted with the sound of Job 39:24, 25
• Sounding of, illustrative of
  • God's power to raise the dead 1 Cor. 15:52; 1 Th. 4:16
  • The proclamation of the gospel Ps. 89:15
  • The bold and faithful preaching of ministers Isa. 58:1; Hos. 8:1; Joel 2:1
  • The latter day judgments Rev. 8:2, 13