Leviticus 23:23-25 - Homilies By J.a. Macdonald

The Feast of Trumpets.

"The Old Testament," says Augustine, "when rightly understood, is one grand prophecy of the New." The New Testament is the key to the Old.

I. THE MOON WAS A SYMBOL OF THE CHURCH .

1 . Its luster sets forth her beauty.

2 . Its changes set forth her vicissitudes.

II. THE SEVENTH WAS DISTINGUISHED AMONG THE MOONS .

1 . It was a high sabbath.

2 . It was a holy convocation.

3 . It was a memorial of blowing of trumpets.