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I Chronicles 12:32, “And of the children of Issachar, [which were men] that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.” The Hebrew calendar is lunar and to keep up with the correct annual solar cycle they add one month 7 times in 19 years.  The year is called “Shana Meuberet” (literally, “a pregnant year“), or a Leap Year.

The Tribe of Issachar was gifted with an understanding of heaven’s cycle patterns and timings. If the Tribe did not keep Israel with the correct timings, they would have missed their “fixed, appointed, times with God”, which are better known as The Feasts of the Lord. All men were to travel to Jerusalem at the Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles Feast seasons.

The 13 month year follows a pattern of  3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17 or 19. The current year on the Hebrew calendar is 5771, counting from Adam’s birth. That means that the next Leap Month on the Hebrew calendar will be 5774, which is in 3  years.

When there is a ‘pregnant year’, the month of Adar would become Adar 1 and the second month Adar 2. They are also shown as Adar Aleph or Adar A & Adar Bet or Adar B .

In the case of a leap year the Feast of Purim would fall on Adar B, always being the month before Passover.

Adar is called the Most Joyous Month on the Hebrew  Calendar, which means that this year we have 2 months to be joyful. The theme is ‘When Adar Comes Joy Is Increased’. If we keep our eyes on God and His promises we will have great joy, if we look at the current news you will lose joy.

One of the most joyous celebrations of the year fall on Adar, which is the memorial Feast of Purim. The entirety of the scroll of Esther is read on Purim, Adar 14. The scroll begins with Esther 1:1, “And it came to pass in the days of….“. This phrase is mentioned six times in the Bible and it always markes a time of trouble ending with blessing. The times when Esther was queen marked a time when the enemy of God schemed to wipe all the Jews off the earth. INSTEAD, the enemies of God were defeated and the Jews have another excuse to praise God every year!!! (I will have a full teaching on this blog before Purim)

Six months from now will be the Hebrew month of Av, the most dreaded month on the Hebrew calendar. If anything bad is going to happen with Israel it normally would be around this time. (The Dire Straights set of 2 CDs in available for sale on our website and tells of the entire story around Av and the dreadful happenings associated with the month of Av)

In my research the Tribe of Naphtali was listed for both Adars, but in my research for the Signs in the Heavens Levi has this leap month. If it is true that Pisces is the constellation for  both months of Adar it may be because the constellation of Pisces has 2 fish. (I will have to do further research on this and will correct this article when I complete my study)

The first of 2 months of Adar begins this Friday night at sundown.  The first day of the month is called Rosh Chodesh, which means ‘the head of the month’.

This year the Hebrew calendar has a leap year and adds another month of Adar. Both are called the 12th month and one is called Adar Aleph (A or 1) and the second month is called Adar Bet (B or 2). In the lunar Hebrew calendar,  there is a leap year 7 times in 19 years. When there is a leap year the Festival of Purim is on Adar 2, always being the month before Passover. The first month of Adar still has a Purim remembrance, but it is called PURIM KATAN – Little Purim. The 14th and 15th of Adar 1 on a leap year are traditionally called “Little Purim”. On these days also one is supposed to celebrate, is forbidden to mourn or fast and omits certain prayers.

“When Adar arrives, we increase our joy”. Jewish Talmud- Taanit 29a

Adar is the 12th month on the Jewish calendar and represents completion of a cycle (yr). The sages say that this is the best month to try to remove your personal barriers to holiness, thereby creating potential for great joy.  Adar gives us keys to victory, that will bring hope producing faith to be victorious over any opposition, both personally or nationally. YEAH!!!!

The name Adar  is found as a proper masculine name as a descendant of Benjamin or a city in Judah. (many patterns about the Church are found in the life of Benjamin).  The name means “exceeding glorious“.  The word Adar as a month is found in Ezra 6:15 and numerous times in the Book of Esther and means ‘glorious.  The Lexicon comments that ‘perhaps this month is so-called from the flowers and trees being so splendidly covered with leaves’.   Since we have 2 months of Adar, I am expecting 2 months full of  double favor and multiplied glory!!!    And I am expecting for Israel to have double honor instead of shame!!   These are double blessing months so expect the favor of God to come into every and all of your areas of attack. THIS ARE THE MONTHS OF FOR KINGS AND PRIEST UNTO GOD TO DECLARE AND DECREE  INSTEAD!! (See Isaiah 61)

Purim is very important to watch because it falls on a full moon, middle of the lunar month. Only The Feasts of the Lord of Passover and Tabernacles fall on a full moon and qualify for a possible ‘blood moon’. (Joel 3:21)   NASA projects there will be a lunar eclipse (blood moon) on Passover & Tabernacles 2014 & 2015.   That back-to-back eclipse cycle is called a Tetrad,  and it is an incredible sign to watch for when it falls on God’s fixed appointed Feast Days.   Note: There were no astronomical back-to-back blood-red moon events in the 1800’s, the 1700’s or the 1600’s. In the 1500’s there were six, but none fell on Passover or Tabernacles. The 2014/2015 events will be the last in this century.    In 1492 following Spain kicking the Jews out of the country or death by Av 9 (the most dreaded day on the Jewish calendar) a Tetrad followed, Passover and Tabernacles 1493 & 1494 (full blood moons on each). Other years there were back-to-back blood red moons on Passover & Tabernacles followed the 1948 War of Independence and  the 1967 Six Day War.

The most eclipses (solar and lundar) that can occur in one year to fit with the Jewish Feasts & Holy Days is seven, and that would have to include Purim.   Two times in our century there were 7 eclipses in one year, 1917 and 1973.   In 1917 Communism settled into the world, Balfour Declaration allowed Jews back to their homeland, General Allenby took Jerusalem away from the Turks after a 400 year rule without a shot fired.  In 1973 was the Yom Kippur War, the famous Oil Embargo, President Nixon left the office in disgrace and 27 nations were in famine. 2014-2015 we will see 7 eclipses in one year, all of Jewish Feast & Holy Days.

It is interesting  that today Russia’s crops have gone into failure because of the incredible heat and drought and were unable to plant the winter wheat and Australia’s crops are under water.  In addition, Egypt is very much in the news and it is so clearly connected with Israel.   (Do you know the Hebrew word for coincidence? There is none!!!) Remember, History repeats itself.

Some of the Month of Adar History & Happenings

Adar 1-Ezekiel 32, Ezekiel received the word of the Lord of lamentation for  Pharaoh & Egypt, Elam (Iran) mentioned [expect troubled systems to be troubled by Almighty God]

Adar 3– Ezra 6:15, the Temple repairs were done after the 70 year captivity in Babylon (515 BC) [expect restoration]

Adar 4- 1992, Death of former Israel Prime Minister Menachem Begin who signed the 1979 peace treaty with Egypt

Adar 5- 1957, Israel withdrew troops from Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula. This followed the Suez Wr of 1956, in which France, Britain and Israel teamed up to stop Egyptian interference with shipping through the Suez Canal. In response to the Suez War, the Egyptian government expelled 25,000 Egyptian Jews and confiscated their property, and sent 1,000 more Jews to prisons and detention camps.

Adar 6,  Moses completed his farewell address to the Hebrew children and God (Deut 31:14). Amazingly, the anniversary of Moses’ completing his teaching coincides with the date in 1482 of the first printing of the standard format used for Jewish Bibles today.

Adar 7– Birth day of Moses, also day he died 120 years later [expect deliverance]

Adar 10- 1980, Israel and Egypt exchanged ambassadors, marking a new era of cordial diplomacy.

Adar 13– Nicanor Day, remembrance of the defeat of wicked Syrian Nicanor by the Maccabees in 161 BC (Josephus Antiquities Book 12, Chapter 10, pt 5) [expect your enemies to be overthrown]

Adar 13, 2003– Eve of Purim, March 17, 2003- President George W. Bush announces War on Iraq (12 Purims after Iraq war under President Bush, Sr)  

Adar 18- 1953, Death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Historians contend that Stalin was preparing a Soviet-wide pogrom, a ‘Second Holocaust’, but the scheme was cancelled upon Stalin’s death.

Adar 20- Special Torah reading regarding the Red Heifer cleansing (Numbers 19:2) This is for the special purifying before Passover (I’m not sure but I believe this will be in Adar 2 instead of this month)

Adar 26, Marks the death of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 561 BC.

Adar 27– 1979,  Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed the Camp David Peace Agreement at the White House. Sadat had orchestrated the Egyptian attack on Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, but after suffering defeat he became resigned to Israel’s existence. As part of the Camp David deal, Israel withdrew from the entire Sinai Peninsula. For forging this first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab state, Sadat and Begin were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Much of the Arab world was outraged by Sadat’s overtures toward Israel, and he was assassinated by a Muslim extremist in 1981.

The Dakes Bible comments on page 516: It has been observed by many that the name of God is not found in the book of Esther. This is more remarkable in view of the fact that the 167 verses of the book, the king is mentioned 192 times; his kingdom 26 times; and his title Ahasuerus [Mary’s note- his name means ‘silent and poor] is given 29 times. Howver, In the ancient Hebrew text there were 5 places where the name of God was hidden, being abbreviated JHVH for JeHoVah, 4 times, and EHYEH (I AM THAT I AM) once. These letters were used as acrostics in certain statements, and in 3 of the MSS, they were written larger than the rest of the text so that they stood out boldly on the scroll. The statements wherein these letters occurred in the Hebrew text are: 1- all the wives shall give, uttered by Haman (1:20) 2- Let the king and Haman come this day, uttered by Esther (5:4) 3- This avails me nothing, uttered by Haman (5:13) 4- That there was evil determined against him, uttered by author of Esther (7:7) 5- Who is he, and where is he (7:5) This is where the acrostic EHYEH was used while in the above points JHVH was used.

TRIBE- NAPHTALI

Naphtali is the 6th son of Jacob and the 2nd son of Rachel’s handmaid. Naphtali means to ‘wrestle’ and comes from his birth as Rachel proclaims, “With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” So she called his name Naphtali.” Those from that Tribe do not look for a fight, but when they do enter into a fight they win. For this reason the Tribe of Naphtali makes great intercessors. Their banner symbol is that of a hine. A hine is a 3-year-old red deer. The unique thing about a hine is that it has no gall bladder. Gall is symbolic of bitterness and an intercessor cannot carry bitterness and win. One of the heroes from Naphtali’s lineage was Barak from Judges 4-5, who battled alongside Deborah. The men from that tribe are masculine, but not intimidated by women in ministry. The weakness of the tribe  is compromise. Since they do not like to fight they did not drive out the enemy on their alloted land in the Promised Land and eventually were full of idol worshippers. His land was north by Lebanon and was one of the first of the Lost Tribes sent into dispersion and captivity. (Don’t compromise with your weakness and enemy, you will win the fight if you press in to defeat the enemy one and for all)

HEBREW LETTER- KAF (pronounced kaf) This is the 11th letter with the numerical value of 20. It is a pictograp of a wing or an open hand symboizing 1) to allow 2) to cover 3) to open. 

Kaf also looks like a mask. It is interesting that the festival of Mardis Gras is usually in the month of Adar. It is also the month that Queen Esther revealed her true identity as a Jew, removing the so-called Gentile mask she had been wearing. It is time to remove all human, man-made masks of your self worth and reveal who you are in Christ.

Each of the stanzas of Psalm 119:81-88 begin with Kaf and teach us when we cry out to God in a time of need. It is not the hand of man that will bring us help in a time of need, but our loving Father who is waiting for us to ask.

The literal meaning is of a ‘palm’ which is considered the location where potential of Yod (hand). For this reason we bless children with palms facing them asd we envision God as having His palms over us.

KAF words: (1) Yes- – (Kaf Noon), yes (ken) is to open your hand to life or activity (2) Priest– (Ken Hey- in center of yes) Ko-hen, placing HEY in the heart of yes (ken) tells us the job of a priest is to reveal the heart of the ‘yes’. (3) To Forgive– (Kaf Pey Reysh) To Atone- (kee-per), forgiveness comes when, instead of pronouncing judgment, you cover the mouth of the person.: 

Constellation- Pisces, The Fishes (Hebrew, Dagim)  This constellation always represented Israel, who were strangers and pilgrims on this earth, looking for a heavenly city whose builder and maker is God. However, the symbol of the Church is a fish. So, these 2 fish, one swimming heaven-ward & one swimming on the path of the sun represent Israel and the Church, the Old Covenant and the New Covenant- the one new man spoken of in  Ephesians 2:15. The two fish are held together by a cord called ‘al Risha’, which means ‘a common bond’.

Jesus is what ties the two together. He did not come to destroy the law and the prophets, but fulfill them (Mt 5:17). Prominent stars of the 113 that make up the constellation are, Okda (Hebrew) meaning ‘the united’; Al Samaca (Arabic) ‘the upheld’.

Isaiah 41:10b, “Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand“. The Church is forever tied to Israel. Pray for the Peace (shalom, nothing missing, nothing broken) of Jerusalem. They shall prosper that love thee (Ps 122:6)

This is a special month on a special year. We should expect favor to come our way, for our mountains to be thrown into the sea and be ready to shout ‘instead’ at every attack of the evil one. To God be the glory!!

Adar 14-15- (February 18-19, 2011) Little Purim, There are no funerals, eulogies, mourning or fasting allowed on this day- only joy, laughter & feasting!  [Rejoice in expectation of  your mess become a message and your test to become your testimony of God’s faithfulness]

The Hebrew month of Shvat began tonight at sundown and is 30 days long, concluding sundown, February 4, 2011. At that time we begin 2 MONTHS OF ADAR (ADAR A (Adar 1) & ADAR B (Adar 2). Since the year of 5771 is a leap year they add an entire month 7 times in a 19 year cycle  

Shvat is a month for stirring our zeal for Jerusalem and our awareness and cooperation with heavenly messengers. The understanding of the angels this month is taken from the only time Shevat (aka S’vat, Shebat, Shvat) is mentioned in the Bible, Zechariah 1:7, where angels had been patrolling, watching, around the world and seemed quiet. However, the Lord of Hosts released a warning that he was angry with the nations and that anger was related to their actions towards Jerusalem. He continues, “I am exceeding jealous for Jerusalem and Zion.” In this vision Zechariah sees the four horses of Revelation.

Every Hebrew month has a Tribe, Constellation and Hebrew letter associated with it. These hold keys to our promises for that month and help us to pray in line with God’s timing and to get our lives into time with His specific appointed times.  

Shevat (shev-at) is known as the ‘eleventh month’ in the Bible according to the Biblical Calendar and is the fifth month on the civil calendar. The word Shevat is not a Jewish word, but a word coming most likely from Babylon. The word means ‘rod’, which is a symbol of judgment to God’s enemies. For us, we find the rod and the staff of our Shepherd as a comfort (Ps 23:4). As we walk through these dark last days we find comfort that the Lord, Jehovah Rohi, is protecting us with His rod and staff.  

The 15^th of the month of Shevat is called Tu B’Shvat, the “New Year of Trees”, which is the Jewish Arbor Day. No fruit is allowed to be eaten from a tree under three years old. Tu B’Shvat is celebrated by eating some of the varieties of fruit found in Israel (dates, pomegranates, figs, grapes). Food is made from dried fruit and gifts of fruit are often given and received. This is also a celebration for the Tree of Life, which symbolizes the Messiah., who gives true life. The first blooming in Israel is the almond, and this week the almonds were blooming in the birth site of John. (Hmm, days of Elijah?) Nehemiah 10:35, “And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD.” This is one of the four Jewish new years.

Letter: Tzadik– the 18^th letter in the Aleph Bet with the numerical value of 90 (a number representing fullness of life, Ps 90:10, Sarah was 90 when she became pregnant with Isaac).  In the classic Hebrew script it looks like a tree. The word tzadik means ‘righteousness or righteous one’.  The pictograph of this letter is of a man lying down and represents need.  Tzadi got its name from the shape of a ‘fishing hook’ because the root is tzod meaning ‘to hunt, catch, capture’.  Another meaning of the letter in the sofit form is of a faithful servant with his arms raised before the LORD in humility, therefore representing the righteous ones. The entire chapter of Psalm 119 has a Hebrew letter assigned to each section or stanza.  The eighteenth stanza, verses 137-144 warn us that we can be hooked by trouble, desire and righteousness. Lift up your hands in submission to our Lord Jesus Christ in every area.

Heavenly Sign: Aquarius– ‘The Water Bearer’. This represents the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The symbol is shown of a man, symbolizing Jesus Christ who physically poured forth literal waters from an inexhaustible source, removing the curse and turning the world into a paradise. Expect a refreshing of the Holy Spirit this month.

Tribe: Asher, means ‘happy’, 8^th son of Jacob and 2^nd son of handmaiden Zilpah. His symbol is a fruitful olive tree.  This symbol is given to Asher because of the abundance of joy that comes from the Holy Spirit. It is not that Asher never had problems, but he was able to overcome all of the problems, making lemonade out of every lemon situation. Asher is fearless, optimistic and has the strength to go to hard or dangerous places. Asher loves strong teaching and preaching. An Asherite can bring forth a hard word from God, but it will be easy to receive, you will receive it with joy. Anna the prophetess of Luke 2:36-38 is of this tribe. Dip you foot in the oil (Deut 33:23-25) of the Holy Ghost this month and expect God to make you fruitful in every area. (It is interesting to note this past week Israel  discovered a huge natural gas field, the largest field to date. The fields are found in the territory given to the Tribe of Asher and the oil field is called Leviathan)

HISTORICAL DATES IN SHEVAT

• Shevat 1– Anniversary of Moses’ last message to the Hebrew people as recorded in Deuteronomy. This concludes 37 days later on Adar 7. Deuteronomy 1:3 is the only time the 11th month is mentioned in the Bible.
• Shevat 1– Many believe this was the date of the plague of locusts (Exodus 10:12)
• Shevat 3– Jewish mourners attacked in Fostat, Egypt, 1012.
• Shevat 3– Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, 1933.
• Shevat 3– The same day saw the founding of the Society of Youth Aliya, which brought the Israel over 115,000 children 12-16
• Shevat 5– Jews of Sicily and Naples were invited to return (having been expelled previously) by Charles the Bourbon, 1740.
• Shevat 6– Jews of Majorca were guaranteed protection, 1393. This was “forgotten” about 20 years later, when persecution started up again. 20 years after that, the Jewish community was destroyed
• Shevat 10– Shabbat Shirah (The Sabbath of Song) The Sabbath that the Torah reading begins B’Shalach (“When he let go”) is the only reading with the Song of Moses, a song of great victory after crossing the Red Sea. Revelation 15:3 records that we will be singing the Song of Moses as we celebrate the victory over the beast around the Sea of Glass.
• Shevat 12– Nazis provoked the first anti-Jewish riots in Amsterdam, 1941. The Jews successfully fought off their attackers. Two years later, 1943, to the day (12 Shvat), Jews in the Warsaw ghetto put up their fist resistance to the Nazi effort at liquidation. We years later, to the day, the Russian army liberated 2819 survivors of Auschwitz.
• Shevat 15– Tu B’Shvat, the “New Year of Trees”, which is the Jewish Arbor Day.
• Shevat 19– Jews of Basle were burned alive, 1349, in wooden houses constructed for that purpose.
• Shevat 22– Nazis raided the Jewish community of Amsterdam and seized 429 young Jews for deportation, 1941.
• Shevat 23– First transport of Jews to concentration camps, 1941.
• Shevat 30– Jews of Rome had been subjected to a humiliating medieval practice of running a race in the Roman carnivals, scantily clad, amid insults and blows. This practice of “Black Monday” (the day of the weekly carnival) ended in 1667.

From my study linking the Hebrew letter, Tribe and heavenly sign I conclude that this month is for us to be like a tree, lifting out heavenly branches to our Lord Jesus Christ, expecting a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit. With that fresh anointing, cry out for mercy for our country’s part in the decisions that are being made regarding Jerusalem and continue to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

• Isaiah 52:8, But I [am] like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
• Psalm 1:3, And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
• Psalm 92:12, The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon
• Proverbs 15:4, A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.
• Jeremiah 17:8,  For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and [that] spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.