The Gospel Trumpet
"The trumpet of the jubilee." -Leviticus 25:9 [KJV] My soul, pause over the subject of the jubilee trumpet; for surely much of gospel was proclaimed by it. It should seem that there were four distinct and special sounds of the trumpet in the camp of Israel. The trumpet of memorials, so called, (Leviticus 23:24) was blown on the occasion of the new moon, calling the people to the joyful assembly, Psalm 81:3. There was also the fast trumpet of which the prophet speaks, Joel 2:1. Besides these, the war trumpet gave a certain sound to prepare to battle (1 Cor. 14:8). And this of the jubilee, which differed from all. And although the jubilee trumpet was never heard but once in fifty years, yet so sweet and so distinguishing was the sound, that no poor captive among the servants in the camp of Israel, was at a moment's loss to understand its gracious meaning. Say, my soul, is not the gospel sound, when first heard by the ear of faith, precisely the same? When pard...