SIVAN:
Month 3 | Sivan: Revelation, giving of the Word and Spirit. God reveals Himself to us to bring lasting change to our lives.
Month 3 | Sivan: Revelation, giving of the Word and Spirit. God reveals Himself to us to bring lasting change to our lives.
Focus: Purpose, Revelation, Giving of the Torah
Letter: Zayin (ז)
Tribe: Zebulun
Sense: Walking
In the month of Sivan, the Jewish people celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, when God gave the Torah to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai, more than 3,300 years ago. Every year on the holiday of Shavuot, we renew our acceptance of this gift, and God “re-gives” the Torah.
Followers of Yeshua commonly refer to this month’s holiday, Shavuot, as “Pentecost,” as it arrives 50 days after Passover. On this day, God poured out His Holy Spirit and inaugurated the movement of the gospel from Jerusalem to the “ends of the earth.” It is a day to celebrate Word and Spirit.
This date was not chosen randomly. This annual festival was the anniversary of the creation of the Mosaic Covenant at Sinai. Jewish tradition claims this to be the anniversary of the creation of prior covenants between God and man. Notably, the covenant of Ruth and Boaz and the Davidic covenant are both traditionally linked to this day. In that respect, Sivan in general—and Shavuot/Pentecost in particular—allow us an opportunity to renew our covenantal relationship with God.
The Children of Israel arrived at the foot of Mount Sinai at the beginning of Sivan and heard God declare His intention for them: to be a “a kingdom of kohanim and a holy nation” (Exodus 19:6 / TLV). Similar words were spoken by the Apostle Peter over the people of God in the wake of Pentecost, “you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession” (1 Peter 2:9 / TLV).
02 Sivan: God told Moses to tell Israel: “You shall be My chosen treasure…”
06 Sivan:
15 Sivan: Birth and Passing of Judah (1565 and 1446 BC)
29 Sivan: Moses dispatched 12 spies to tour the Holy Land
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There are many joyous dates on the Jewish calendar, but besides Purim, none affect an entire month, causing it to be auspicious and joyous. Purim is the celebration of Israel’s rescue from the Persian leader Haman’s genocidal plot (as recorded in the Book of Esther). The Rabbis teach that Purim is like Yom Kippur (the “Day of Atonement”). While on Yom Kippur we achieve holiness through the mortification of the flesh and long hours of prayer, we realize that same level of holiness on Purim through feasting, celebration, and joy.
According to Tradition, the first of Shevat is when Moses began giving his final address to Israel. “Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this Torah saying, ‘Adonai our God spoke to us at Horeb saying: ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain’” (Deuteronomy 1:5-6). For the entire month of Shevat, he would sit in the meeting tent and elucidate the Torah.
2 Kings 25 tells us Nebuchadnezzar began Babylon’s siege of Jerusalem on the 10th day of Tevet (a fast day known as Asarah B’Tevet). Ironically, the Jewish people adopted the name “Tevet” during the Babylonian exile. It is believed to connote “sinking” or “immersing.”