CHESHVAN 5782 October 6th to November 5th
May it be Your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers,
That you renew for us a good month in our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. Amen.
YEAR – 5782
In Hebrew, numbers correspond with letters, the letters are pictograms, and the pictograms give insight to what is to come.
Looking at the number 82.
“2” from 5782 correlates with the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which is the letter ‘bet.’
“Bet” means the house – “aleph” with “bet” means strength is in the House or the leader or the Father is the strength of the house. House is not necessarily brick and mortar.
As Believers, the second letter points to the second person of the Godhead. As well, ‘bet’ is used in the word ‘ben’ meaning, ‘son.’
In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God,
and (the Word was God Himself. He was [continually existing] in the beginning
[co-eternally] with God.
All things were made and came into existence through Him; and
without Him not even one thing was made that has come into being
John 1:1-3
80 is the word Pey. Pey means mouth, and open mouth.
The mouth is what we use for the purpose of communication.
God created the Universe by spoken language.
As kings, we rule and reign by declarations, proclamations, and decrees. Our language carries tremendous power.
When we speak, we are to bring inspiration to others.
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up,
as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 4:29
5782 is also a Shmita year, a sabbatical year, of letting the land lie fallow, trusting God to provide for the entire year. Leviticus 25:2-5:
“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which
I give you, then the land shall keep a sabbath to the Lord. Six years you shall show
your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather its fruit;
but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land,
a sabbath to the Lord.
You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard.
What grows of its own accord of your harvest you shall not reap,
nor gather the grapes of your untended vine,
for it is a year of rest for the land.'”
Jonathan Cahn recently wrote a book about the Shmita and how the principle of faith in God and obedience to Him applies to all of us. He also has shown that recent financial global upheavals have been connected with the Shmita years, including The Great Depression of 1930/31, the stock market crashes of 2000/01, and 2008/2009.
Our lesson here is not to try to protect ourselves, but turn to God to take care of our needs.
Ask God where you need to stop protecting yourself and trust Him a little bit more.
CHESHVAN
During Tishrei we;
Were awakened by the Trumpet sounding
Spent ten days of deep introspection to gain new revelation
Celebrated that our names are written in the Book of Life
Tabernacled with Jesus for the seven days
Cherished the eighth day lingering in His presence
Rejoiced in His Word.
This month we incorporate the revelation and insights we gained to align with what Jesus has for us.
Counting from Rosh Hashanah October is the second month. Counting from Nisan, the beginning of months, it is the eighth month. Eight meaning new beginnings and eternal revelation.
Remember, in Hebrew, the letters are pictograms, and the pictograms, give insight to what is to come.
So, the pictogram of Cheshvan is CHET, which is to separate, SHIN, which is destruction, VAV, which is secured, and NUN is new life. We begin new life separated from sin and walking in the righteousness of Christ.
Cheshvan is considered by the sages as “reserved” for the time of the Messiah, so there are no other feast days in the month. As Believers we look to the Fall Festivals for Christ’s return.
Constellation or Mazal for Cheshvan
The mazal or constellation of this month is akrav or scorpio. The month is associated with the snake as well.
God has given us authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, so remember to stand in your authority. Luke 10:19.
Jesus has given us Keys to the Kingdom and the ability to gain revelation for all the issues on earth.
Matthew 16:15-19.
But we need to understand the snake in the Garden of Eden.
Ask God what you need to understand about the snake, our enemy.
Letter
Nun – symbolizes the Messiah
It has the sound “N” and a numerical value of 50.
Meaning – Deceit (this is not conclusive)
To the human eye, this world seems to be controlled by the laws of nature, for one cannot see God. This false reality is a total deception.
Color
Black/ Black Onyx or Agate
The tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim share gemstones having only one stone in the breastplate for both sons of Joseph.
Tribe
Manasseh was the first-born son of Joseph. Manasseh and Ephraim were adopted by Isaac and received Joseph’s inheritance. They represent the next generation. Likewise, as Manasseh was to defend the holy things of the Tabernacle in times of war, we are to teach the next generation to guard what is holy.
Be holy for I am holy 1 Peter 1:16
Worship God in His holiness.
Ask God where you can grow in holiness.
Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh camped on the west side of the Tabernacle.
JUDGMENT
Cheshvan is also about judgement. It is the month God judged the world and found it lacking and brought forth the flood. It lasted for one year, from the 17th to the 27th of Cheshvan of the following year. The difference notes the discrepancy between the solar and lunar years. See Genesis 7:10-11; 8:14.
When Noah left the ark, God revealed the sign of the covenant – the Rainbow, also making this a month for covenant.
COVENANT
In these days the rainbow has been hijacked by culture, but it still reveals the sign of His Covenant with the world and the new beginnings.
Covenants are a way God blesses us. He promises to keep His conditions, and we show our acceptance to His terms by faith and obedience.
Ask the Lord to reveal any covenant breaking plan the enemy has devised against your life.
Jesus cut covenant with us after the Passover Supper on the night He was betrayed.
You have an established invitation to sit at His table, to take part in all He wants to give you, and to move into alignment in this new year.
He is inviting you…
“Take, eat; this is My body. “Take, drink from it, all of you. Matthew 26:26
Partake of His invitation at home, often.
RAIN
The “early” or “former” rains begin the latter part of October or the beginning of November.
It was understood that disobedience withheld the rain. So, if the rains didn’t begin by the seventeenth of Cheshvan, prayer and fasting did.
And if you will hear the order that I order you today and you shall love LORD JEHOVAH
your God and you shall work for him from all your heart and from all your soul: I shall
give the rain of your land in its time, early and late, and you shall gather in your grain
and your wine and your oil.
Deuteronomy 11:13, 14
Rain was considered a blessing from God, and through your obedience to love the Lord and go up to Jerusalem came the early rains.
And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against
Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the
Feast of Tabernacles. And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up
to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, on them there will be no rain.
Zechariah 14:16-18
Rain is one of the many symbols of the Holy Spirit and signifies a month of blessed rain. Obedience to God produces blessings, spiritual blessings, refreshment, and growth.
So rejoice, O children of Zion, And delight in the LORD, your God;
For He has given you the early [autumn] rain in vindication
And He has poured down the rain for you,
The early [autumn] rain and the late [spring] rain, as before.
Joel 2:23
RACHEL – Redeeming the Time
From Tishrei 1 to Cheshvan 11, there are forty-one days. Forty-one carries the numerical value for the Hebrew word, “eim,” meaning mother.
Cheshvan 11 commemorates the death of Rachel, who is known as the Mother of Israel.
While Rachel was Jacob’s first love, she was his second wife; Rachel married a married man. This is important to understand for what I am about to share.
Leah and Rachel were daughters of Laban, who was the brother of Isaac’s wife, Rebekah. Genesis 24:29.
Many sages believe that Leah and Rachel were identical twins, being distinguished only by their eyes.
Leah, the eldest, bore10 sons who became the Ten Tribes, including Judah.
Rachel was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Joseph became the father of Manasseh and Ephraim.
When reading Genesis 32- 35, there appears to be a significant amount of time that passes from the birth of Joseph to the birth of his brother Benjamin, but there is no way to tell just how many years were between the brothers.
What we do know is that Rachel dies, in child birth, in 2208 (from Creation), and Benjamin is the only son to be born in the Promised Land.
Her early death has been speculated to have been caused by Jacob’s curse.
Jacob cursed the person who stole Laban’s household idols, not realizing it was Rachel.
If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself
if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols. Genesis 31:32
I never could understand why Rachel took the idols, but in studying I realized that Laban worked out of divination (sorcery).
But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay.
I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.
Genesis 30:27
Consider this fact, perhaps, Rachel stole her father’s idols attempting to break the power of Laban over her family.
Rachel’s relationship with her sister was not an easy one. While Rachel loved Jacob and Jacob loved her, it was a known custom that the oldest daughter married first, and so it was Leah who was put under the chuppah on Rachel’s wedding night. To add to that sorrow, year after year, Leah conceived, and bore sons while Rachel remained barren longing for children of her own.
Rachel grows bitterly jealous, becoming insensitive to Leah’s sufferings. Out of desperation, she offers her maid to Jacob. And because she bears a son, she believes God has judged between her and Leah and that God is vindicating her instead of Leah.
Rachel says “God has judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Genesis 30:6
She names him Dan, meaning judged. There is a subtleness of being justified with her declaration.
Of course, not to be out done by her sister, Leah offers Jacob her maid, and she conceives two more sons. But then an interesting thing happens. Reuben, who is a young boy now, has been out picking flowers in the field and brings them back to his mother, Leah.
While the story speaks of the mandrakes, it appears to give significance to the flowers as an aphrodisiac, the importance is not the flowers, but who is giving the flowers.
Little Reuben goes out to the fields and picks flowers for the very first time to give to his mom. Rachel witnesses this and says to Leah, do you think you could give me, some of the wild flowers from your child?
Years had passed, and there is no child. Rachel is saying I don’t know if I will ever have a child. But, if I could share some of those flowers Reuben has picked for you, it would be like sharing in the joy of your motherhood. Then, I might not feel so resentful that you have six sons with the man I love, and I have none.
And then Leah responds with “Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? And wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also?” Genesis 30:15
Leah’s reply could have drawn a harsh response from Rachel because she is the one Jacob loved.
She is the one who waited for seven years and one week to marry Jacob.
But, something happened. When Rachel was at her rawest, for the first time, she saw through Leah’s eyes.
She understood how Leah felt about being forced to marry Jacob.
Rachel realized how this changed Leah’s life, too. Jacob was Leah’s husband, she was given in marriage to him and Rachel should not have married him, too.
And Rachel responds “Jacob shall sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.” Genesis 30:15
A conflict that had existed for years was solved. Solved by the one who paid a great price for the injustice done. At her greatest moment of pain, she stepped back and looked from Leah’s heart. She set her own feelings and injustices aside, bringing an end to a long-standing hostility.
“When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must sleep with me [tonight], for I have in fact hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night. God listened and answered [the prayer of] Leah, and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob. Then Leah said, “God has given me my reward because I have given my maid to my husband.” So she named him Issachar. “ Genesis 30:16-17
Interestingly, this act not only ended the disagreement, but it healed the past; one moment changes the other.
Leah’s wedding night was contrived by Laban, and neither women would disagree that they were forced into taking on roles neither of them wanted.
But this time, it is agreed upon. Rachel gave the invitation, and Leah is set free to enjoy the gift of companionship. There are no victims this night. This night will release the past. There is no deception. At her greatest moment of pain, she was able to make peace with her sister, allowing for their past to be redeemed.
Perhaps this is why God says in Jeremiah 31:15-16
Thus says the Lord: “A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children, Refusing to be comforted for her children,
Because they are no more.”
Thus says the Lord: “Refrain your voice from weeping, And your eyes
from tears; For your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord.
Rachel learned how to see passed her own pain and reconcile a seemingly impossible situation receiving redemption for her past.
Is there an impossible situation in your life?
Is God asking you to reconcile an impossible situation in your life?
Do you have a past you like to have redeemed?
Our God is a God of redemption. Jesus paid the price and bought back every situation in our lives that needs to be redeemed. We need to take full use of this.
Forgive others.
Ask for forgiveness.
Repent if necessary.
Give God the mistakes, the hurts, the wounds for a holy exchange, and then
Wait on God to see what He has for you.
Blessings,
Pastor Karen-Elisabeth
