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The Hebrew Months Continued The 11th month of the Biblical year is named Sh’vat/Shebat – this month is first mentioned by name in Zechariah 1:7: Zechariah 1:7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, it is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the Word of YAHWEH was to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying… (HRB)   Shevat in Hebrew - Shin bet tet   The assumed Akkadian origin of the month is Šabātu meaning ‘strike or lashing’ that refers to the heavy rains of the season. What happened in Sh’vat...

This month brings to a close the celebration of Chanukah and also includes the Gregorian celebration of the new year. It is a challenging time of year for those who don’t celebrate the pagan times of Christmas and New year - which can create some tension in families and friendships.

These are appointed times with such purpose for us. It is His heart for us to fall in love with Him and He, our Adonai Elohim, created this pathway to lead us back to his garden where it all began. His times and His seasons lead us back to his Word

The second part of our 3 part series on z’man (time) will focus on the second letter  mem. The Mem The 13th letter of the alefbet Has a value of 40 Is a picture of a wave of water   This letter again links to the Word – the spring of Torah. Yeshua is the living water. Yeshua, as we can see from the study so far, is the zayin and the mem. The sword and the water. Jeremiah 2:13 “For my people have committed two evils: they have abandoned me, the fountain of living water, and dug themselves cisterns,...

Time. Our most precious resource Not renewable on this earth Limited Finite And the very first thing Adonai Elohim made holy – kodesh This is part 1 of a 3-part series unpacking the word z’man, looking at each letter individually and understanding the deeper meaning of what time means to us on a spiritual level. This is by no means a complete study of time or each of the letters as there are multi-dimensional layers to this word and concept. What I do hope for, is that it will begin to unlock the importance and seriousness of keeping rhythm with...