was about 2 years ago when our family and 2 other families were starting a bible
study together. At the time we were studying the fall feasts of the
One of the families brought a shofar with them to show everyone
what it looked like. They told us a shofar was a ram’s horn and that in the
bible the Israelites were commanded to blow them on the feast days, at crowning of a new King, and at times of war.
Since then I have learned that the shofar is mentioned many
times in the bible, it is called a ram’s horn and a trumpet.
Here are just a few verses where the ram’s horn is
Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
At the full moon, on our feast day. (NASB)
So the people shouted, and priests blew the trumpets; and
when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great
shout and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the
city, every man straight ahead, and they took the city. (NASB)
At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.” (NASB)
There are three different types of sound for the shofar: the
first is called the Tekaih, it is a long single blast. The second is called
Shevarim, it is three short, wail like blasts. And the third is called Teruah, it is
nine quick blasts in rapid succession.
The Shofar is very fun to blow. It does take time and pratice to learn how to blow, but it is very fun once you learn.
I hope this encourages you to look up more on the significance of the Shofar in the bible.