Rosh Hashana

The LORD is my light and my salvation?
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life?
of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1

Tonight begins Rosh Hashana or Feast of Trumpets.

Rosh Hashana celebrates the Jewish New Year, the coronation of historical kings - and also God's Kingship, and God's rememberance of us.

Rosh Hashana is celebrated with the blowing of the ram's horn to remind the people to turn to God and forsake evil. After a worship service, everyone goes to their homes and celebrates with a feast filled with sweet breads and fruits to symbolize a sweet new year to come. Also, people make amends with each other and seek forgiveness from anyone they have wronged. No work is done, except cooking.
It's a happy holiday, but also a somber one because it is a reminder of God's judgement over our sins.

According to Jewish Tradition all the following happened on Rosh Hashana:

Adam and Eve were created
The Flood waters dried up
Enoch was taken by God (Gen. 5:24)
Sarah, Rachel, and Hannah (1 Sam. 1) conceived
Joseph freed from prison by Pharaoh
The forced labor of Hebrews in Egypt ended
Job contracted leprosy
Start of sacrifices on the altar built by Ezra (Ezra 3:1)


Rosh Hashana also begins the Ten Days of Awe (High Holy Days) before Yom Kippur, or the Day of Attonement. The ram's horn blast also a warning that God's judgement will come. The next ten days are of contemplation and prayer for God's mercy.


Rosh Hashana for Christians

Rosh Hashana points toward the second coming of Christ. The trumpet blast is paralleled in Revelation when it talks about Christ returning. Many Messianic Jews and Christians believe that this is when the Rapture will happen. When Jesus says that no one knows the day or the hour, it actually works out because Rosh Hashana is celebrated on the new moon, and they never knew exactly what day it would be coming.
Anyway, there are so many details and interesting corolations, that I can not even begin to list them. It's so interesting, and it fills me with awe how the Bible works together and all fits so perfectly.

I got most of this information at www.biblicalholidays.com so if you want to read more, that is a good place to start.