As the Jewish New Year Begins…

The Jewish nation is a nation founded by God when the descendants of Jacob left Egypt. The culture and laws were determined by God. God was the supreme leader of the Jews at that time so everything depended on Him. God gave these laws and cultural patterns to Moses and he (Moses) was instructed to build and establish things according to a pattern that God showed him on the mountain.

The intention of God was clear: “Your kingdom come, Your will be done on the earth as it is in heaven” (Matt 6:10). So the natural Israel was created for us to understand how things ought to be. Everything that God established in the natural Israel is a type of what truly exists in the spiritual Israel.

The calendar that was given to the Jews by God is different from the calendar that we use today. It has 12 months too, but it is not according to our January to December of the Roman calendar that we use today. Their new year starts in September and ends in August. However, the bible translation to English would not make us see this as the bible dates are written in old Roman calendar.

So, how does this affect us as believers? The significance of this to us is pictured in one of the ways of God. At every beginning, God always speaks! In Genesis, we saw how God began the recreation process through the Word. Also, in John 1:1, we see again that the Word was present at the beginning. It was also pictured in the journey of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan. Every morning, God sends manna which also signifies the Word.

With all these, I feel it is safe for us to conclude that God has a word for us as this New Year starts. In the Jewish calendar, there are 3 feasts that is celebrated in this month- Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement and Feast of Tabernacles. The first is the Feast of Trumpets, which is meant to call all Jews back to their God and offer sacrifices, is also meant to gather them at the door of the tabernacle of the assembly to get instructions from God.

This feast is still celebrated till today in Israel. They call it Rosh Hashanah. If the feast of trumpet is still going on in the natural Israel, it is safe for us to say that a trumpet is being sounded in the spiritual Israel. Paul said that Jesus will return at the last trump. It means that there will be many trumps before the last one.

I urge you to engage in spiritual exercises that makes believers sensitive at this time. Take time to fast and seek the face of the LORD for His directions in this New Year. It will also be a wise thing to listen to prophets at this time as they have been appointed by the Lord Jesus to point the direction to the body of Christ.

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