Today we read the story of Noah and his family from the portion NOACH!
5146 נֹחַ Noach {no'-akh}
Meaning: Noah = "rest" 1) son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth; builder of the ark which saved his family from the destruction of the world which God sent on the world by the flood; became the new seminal head of the human race because his family were the only survivors of the flood Origin: the same as 5118
We are celebrating the 8th new moon of Bul (meaning produce of the Earth).
It is connected to yevul (meaning wealth, fruit, increase, to flow, to bring forth).
945 בּוּל Buwl {bool}
Meaning: Bul = "increase: produce" 1) the eighth Hebrew month, corresponding to modern Nov-Dec Origin: the same as 944 (in the sense of rain);
We call it today Cheshvan. It is also referred to as Mar-Cheshvan (meaning bitter, drop, refers to the first rains of the year “3138 - the yoreh”. This is also representative of the first coming of Yeshua and the birth of the Ecclesia or Church. Also the word teacher is rooted in this word. Point to the target.
3384 יָרָה yarah {yaw-raw'} or (2 Chr. 26:15) יָרָא yara' {yaw-raw'} Meaning: 1) to throw, shoot, cast, pour 1a) 1a1) to throw, cast 1a2) to cast, lay, set 1a3) to shoot arrows 1a4) to throw water, rain 1b) to be shot 1c) 1c1) to throw, cast 1c2) to shoot 1c3) to point out, show 1c4) to direct, teach, instruct 1c5) to throw water, rain Origin: a primitive root; Usage: teach, shoot, archers, cast, teacher, rain, laid, direct, inform, instructed, shewed, shooters, through, watered
It also means “sprinkling”. (Isaiah 52:13-15, this scripture is “5137 – naza” meaning to spirt or sprinkle)
5137 נָזָה nazah {naw-zaw'}
Meaning: 1) to spurt, spatter, sprinkle 1a) to spurt, spatter 1b) to cause to spurt, sprinkle upon 2) to spring, leap 2a) to cause to leap, startle Origin: a primitive root
They fall in Cheshvan. The Jews named this month Cheshvan after the Babylonian Exile. At this time the earth is said to be thirsty for water. This month is when plowing and planting begin in Yisrael.
1. It is seen as Mabul (meaning flood) because Noah’s flood began on the 17th of this month.
2. Solomon’s Temple (the 1st Temple) was finished on the 17th day of this month (1st Kings 6:38).
3. The numeric equivalent to the Hebrew word Tov (meaning good) is 17.
4. Yeshua and others were first-fruits “bikkurim” of the resurrection. Isn’t it interesting that He resurrected on the 17th of Nisan or Aviv.
The word for latter rain, referring to the end of the 6000 years of man and the beginning of the 1000 year Shabbat, is “4456 – malkosh”. That means “eloquence”. Also means to gather the after crop or gather the latter growth.
Ezekiel 34:26 – There will be showers of blessing in the Messianic Kingdom. This is geshem in Hebrew.
1653 גֶּשֶׁם geshem {gheh'-shem} Meaning: 1) rain, shower Origin: from 1652;
It is the last violent heavy showers of the winter season. The latter rains very much represent the time of the second coming of the Messiah. It is a blessing even though these rains can be violent. A woman must travail to bring forth the new life, the baby. The Earth will travail to bring forth the sons of light. (Romans 8:18-23)
Prayer for Rain (from Aish.com site)
We pray for rain on Sukkot. In Israel, we also add a request for rain to our prayers starting from the 7th day of Cheshvan. We see rain as the physical manifestation of life force at its very source. Everything that lives depends on water to survive. Our bodies are close to 86 percent water. The spiritual source of life, God's compassion and creativity, is manifested concretely through His gift. In fact the Hebrew word "gashmiut - physicality," literally means "raininess," the word for rain being "1653 - geshem". The rain we see is the source of being and becoming. We have to be mindful enough to see it all, and not to fall into the trap of thinking that it is just a source of having and consuming.
When we open our hearts to see the rainfall for the blessing it is, each time it rains, our awareness is altered. The Talmud tells us that rain is an enormous statement of God’s presence in the day to day world, just see the comparisons that Talmud presents to us.
1. A rainy day is greater than the day the Torah was given
2. A rainy day is greater than the day the heavens and earth were created.
3. It makes salvation multiply
4. It tells us that our sins are forgiven
5. Whatever we own is blessed
6. It is greater than the day when the exiled Jews return to Israel.
7. Even the armies are stopped by its force.
Why is rain considered to be greater than the most significant moments in all of history? In what sense is it s source of inspiration and blessing?
The answer is that we were put in a physical world with all of its temptations and inherent concealment of God's presence. Our role is to light a candle in a dark place, and let the goodness that it reflects illuminate the entire world. Rain gives everything material life. God is as much there as He is in the realms of being. There is one critical difference. In the higher realms of being, and in the more dramatic moments of history, it took very little soul searching for us to know God. When the world is in its less dramatic mode, far more is required for us to have an authentic relationship to know God.
In Cheshvan, we have choices to make about our relationship to the real world, the ordinary days and months that we have yet to face. We have to make commitments to not flinch in the face of the mundane things we see, and the simple choices we make.
Cheshvan is a time of great opportunity. Let's close our eyes, swallow the phrase "just be normal" with a cup of water to wash it down, and fight the good fight, the one in which goodness, in its highest sense, always prevails.
There are no appointed feasts in this month. So seemingly it seems like nothing is happening. But there is something happening.
The Ruach haKodesh is compared to water. Actually, the living water (mayim chayim). This is a month to focus on the living water and receive all that the Ruach pours out on us that we may grow like the produce of the Earth. We actually have that living water of Yeshua with us always, but this month, the physical and spiritual are happening together. [John 4:5-14; John 16:5-15; Romans 8:1-14]
There is also light in the glory of the Ruach. [Exodus 34:27-35 (2nd Cor. 3:1-18)]
Wisdom, understanding, and knowledge. [Exodus 35:30-35; Daniel 4:8,9; 5:11]
Prophetic Words. [Numbers 11:23-30]
Imparting the Ruach and gifts, Healing, Speaking in Tongues[Acts 9:17-19; 10:38-48]
What is coming to believers in Yeshua haMashiach
[Joel 2:23, 28-32; Zech 10:1; Ezek. 34:20-26]
Conclusion: Acts 1:1-8, 1st Cor. 2:1-5, and Mark 16:14-20
This is what we as believers are called to do. However, we must know the Ruach haKodesh’s nature to do these things. We should begin a greater pursuit to know the Ruach.
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