following the release of "theophanies", five years earlier, hazakim released "son of man" on lamp mode recordings in 2014. they chose september 23, the jewish holiday of rosh hashanah, as the release date due to the album's heavy emphasis on biblical eschatology and the second coming of jesus. according to hazakim's belief system (expressed on their blog), rosh hashanah, also called "the feast of trumpets", will find its fulfillment in the second advent of the christ. in jewish tradition, the blowing of the shofar (a trumpet made from a ram's horn), is also associated with the story of the binding of isaac, as well as a call to assembly, repentance and introspection. all of these themes are heard on "son of man".