Numbers 10 | The LAWD of the Things: The Two Trumpets

God told Moses to make two silver trumpets for calling the community together and setting out camp.  God and Moses worked out what the trumpet blast signals meant and explained it to the sons of Aaron, as they would be the ones using the trumpets.
"Silver trumpets on bass drums.  So metal.  Yet so not metal."
So anyway, they all left Sinai and set out for the Paran desert.  Moses talked to some dude named Hobab about staying with the Israelites, 'cause Hobab had some experience hangin' out in the wilderness and, so far, not dying, which is quite handy.

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