The Trumpet Call of New Beginnings: A Brief Theology of New Year


 

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Scripture on Bible.com | Leviticus 23:23-25 | Psalm 103:2 | Lamentations 3:22-23 | Acts 3:19 | 1 John 1:9 | Isaiah 43:18-19 |

2 Corinthians 5:17 | Psalm 51:10 | Psalm 139:23-24 | Joel 2:1 | 1 Thessalonians 4:16 | Psalm 119:103 | Psalm 34:8

Leviticus 23:23-25

The Feast of Trumpets

23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. 25 You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the Lord.”

Psalm 103:2

Bless the Lord, O my soul,     and forget not all his benefits,

Lamentations 3:22-23

22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;     his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning;     great is your faithfulness.

Acts 3:19

19 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Isaiah 43:18-19

18 “Remember not the former things,     nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing;     now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness     and rivers in the desert.

2 Corinthians 5:17

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Psalm 51:10

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,     and renew a right spirit within me.

Psalm 139:23-24

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!     Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,     and lead me in the way everlasting!

Joel 2:1

Blow a trumpet in Zion;     sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,     for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near,

1 Thessalonians 4:16

16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

Psalm 119:103

103 How sweet are your words to my taste,     sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psalm 34:8

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!     Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!