In the beginnings of your months— See on ch. Numbers 28:11.
REFLECTIONS.—God gives directions here for the making silver trumpets. They must be two, each of beaten silver, and the priests alone must blow in them. The ministers of God must always lift up their voice as a trumpet, boldly and zealously for God, and their word be not only pure as the silver, but musical as the trumpet's swelling note, big with the glad tidings of a free salvation through Jesus, and heard to the ends of the earth.
The use of these trumpets was, 1. If both trumpets were blown in a continued tone, the whole congregation were summoned to the tabernacle; if one, the heads of the tribes only. It is thus by the ministry of the gospel that souls are called to Christ; and in a resurrection-day they will be awakened by the trumpet's voice, to appear before the throne of God. 2. An interrupted blast intimated a march; and by this signal, at intervals, the several camps, first of Judah, then of Reuben, next of Ephraim, and lastly of Dan, were directed in their motions. They who would march aright to heaven, must attend to the word of God spoken by his servants. 3. In times of invasion and war, these martial instruments were to awaken their courage; and when sounded, God promises to fight for them. Though the world is full of enemies against the people of God, we may boldly go forth under the strength-inspiring promises of God's word, and be assured of certain victory through Jesus, the Captain of our salvation. 4. Their solemn assemblies and feasts were enlivened with the joyful sound, intimating, that when we draw near to God in holy duties, it should not be a wearisome service, but the very joy and rejoicing of our hearts.