YOM TERUAH – יוֹם תְּרוּעָה – FEAST OF TRUMPETS

1. NAME & MEANING
2. Hebrew Name: יוֹם תְּרוּעָה – Yom Teruah

• יוֹם – Yom = “day”
• תְּרוּעָה – Teruah = “shout, alarm, trumpet blast, awakening cry”
  Root: רוּעַ – rua = “to shout,” “to cry out,” “to sound an alarm.”

Thus Yom Teruah =
➡️ “The Day of the Awakening Shout.”

1. Common English Title

“Feast of Trumpets”
(because it involves blowing the shofar – שׁוֹפָר)

1. Alternate Names (Biblical & Traditional)

• יוֹם הַדִּין – Yom HaDin = Day of Judgment
• זִכָּרוֹן תְּרוּעָה – Zikaron Teruah = Memorial of Blowing (Lev. 23:24)
• יוֹם הַסֵּתֶר – Yom HaSater = The Hidden Day
• רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה – Rosh HaShanah = Head of the Year / New Year (later Jewish calendar tradition)

1. TIMING & BIBLICAL FOUNDATION
2. Date

• 1st day of the 7th month (Tishrei)
• The only feast on a new moon

1. Key Scriptures

• Leviticus 23:23–25
• Numbers 29:1–6

1. Unique Among the Feasts

It is the only biblical festival that begins with:
➡️ The sound of the shofar
➡️ No explanation given — a divine mystery

III. THE SHOFAR (שׁוֹפָר) – HEBREW  

       MEANING & PURPOSE

1. Symbolism of the Shofar

Made from a ram’s horn — remembering the ram sacrificed for Isaac.

1. Biblical Uses of the Shofar

1. Repentance — a wake-up call (Joel 2:1)
2. Warning — alert of danger (Ezek. 33:3)
3. Coronation — announcing a king (1 Kings 1:34)
4. Warfare — victory in battle (Judges 7:19–20)
5. Presence of Elohim — Sinai experience (Ex. 19:16–19)
6. Gathering of Elohim’s people (Isa. 27:13)

1. TERUAH – תְּרוּעָה – THE SOUND ITSELF

Not just “trumpet blast,” but:

• A broken, staccato sound
• An alarm cry
• A shaking sound
• A wake-up call to the soul

Three primary blasts:

1. Tekiah – תְּקִיעָה → long, straight blast (announcement)
2. Shevarim – שְׁבָרִים → 3 broken sighing blasts (brokenness / repentance)
3. Teruah – תְּרוּעָה → 9 short blasts (alarm, awakening)

Final blast:

• Tekiah Gedolah – תְּקִיעָה גְדוֹלָה = “The Great Last Trumpet”

1. THEMES OF YOM TERUAH
2. REPENTANCE – תְּשׁוּבָה – Teshuvah

40 days of repentance (Elul + 10 Days of Awe):

• Self-examination
• Turning to Elohim
• Softening of the heart

2. AWAKENING

Teruah is Elohim’s wake-up call:

“Awake, O sleeper!” (Eph. 5:14)

3. THE COMING KING

Shofars proclaim:

• Royal arrival
• Coronation
• Establishment of authority

Yom Teruah announces the King Messiah.

4. REMEMBRANCE – זִכָּרוֹן – Zikaron

Not remembering the past—
but calling on Elohim to remember His covenant with His people.

5. MYSTERY & HIDDENNESS

Called:

• Yom HaSater – The Hidden Day
  Because it begins with the unpredictable new moon:
  No one knew the exact hour it would start.

This aligns with the phrase:

“No one knows the day or the hour.”

1. PROPHETIC SIGNIFICANCE

Yom Teruah is a foreshadowing of end-time events.

1. The Resurrection of the Dead

• “The trumpet (shofar) of Elohim” (1 Thess. 4:16)
• “At the last trumpet” (1 Cor. 15:52)

Hebrew scholars connect this to the Tekiah Gedolah
(the Great Final Shofar blast).

1. The Return of Messiah

Yahshua returns with a trumpet blast:

• Matthew 24:30–31
• Revelation 11:15
• Isaiah 27:13

1. Coronation of King Messiah

Yom Teruah announces:
➡️ The King is coming!
➡️ The King is being crowned!

1. Opening of the Heavenly Books

Jewish tradition:

• Books of Life & Judgment are opened
• A preview of Revelation 20

1. Beginning of the Day of the LORD

A season of:

• Judgment
• Awakening
• Purification
• Divine intervention

VII. CONNECTION TO OTHER FEASTS

Yom Teruah begins the Fall Feasts, which are prophetic:

1. Yom Teruah – The King arrives (return of Messiah)
2. Yom Kippur – Atonement & judgment
3. Sukkot – Elohim dwelling with humanity (Kingdom Age)

VIII. SPIRITUAL APPLICATION FOR BELIEVERS

1. Hear the Wake-Up Call

Spiritual complacency must be shaken off.

1. Practice Teshuvah – תְּשׁוּבָה

• Return to Elohim
• Return to holiness
• Return to obedience

1. Prepare for the King

Live as those waiting for Messiah’s return.

1. Examine Your Heart

During the “Days of Awe” we ask:

• What must be repented of?
• What must be restored?
• What must be forgiven?

1. Live with urgency

The trumpet reminds us the time is short.

1. KEY HEBREW TERMS SUMMARY

1. CONCLUSION

Yom Teruah is Elohim’s prophetic festival announcing:

• Wake up!
• Repent!
• Prepare!
• The King is coming!

It is:

• A warning
• An invitation
• A prophetic rehearsal
• A declaration of the return of Messiah

The shofar echoes through history, calling all people to:
Ready their hearts for the coming King.