Rosh Chodesh Nisan 2017
26 Mar, 2017
Judah Goes First –
Release a new sound for breakthroughs!!!
In Hebrew calendar Nisan - first month in God's yearly cycle of feasts....
Usually begins in Mar & spills over to April....
How can Nisan be the first month?
Biblical year starts in the fall Sept!!
Exo 34:22; Lev 25:9
but one does not start counting the months
of the year until the spring.
(Exo 12:2)
Biblical timing often begins with a hidden
season a pregnant preparation
A new life begins at
Conception
At birth, begin to
count the age.
1,2,3,4……..
9 months of hiddenness
Same with hours of the day......
Sunrise
daily activity begins.....
Long dark night
Sun down
God's yearly calendar is the same.....
spring
- life begins!!
Life
begins
…
New year
begins
at Rosh
Hashana in
September
Fall…
Winter
Nisan is very significant
1. Root word Nissim - miracles!!
Declare Miracles are happening in your lives !!
Expect miracles this month!!
2. Also means
redemption !!
• Month of Passover - a time to celebrate
redemption via blood of lamb and miracle of
resurrection!!
• Jews call this Month - Aviv - spring......
having come thru winter and spring has come!!
• Another Hebrew word for spring is
Tishuvah - repentance!!
• Turn from cold dead season & move into a
season of life....
• Part of Passover celebration - remove every
defilement in house.....
3.
Nisan - a month of Firstfruits!!
• Barley harvest is Firstfruits of all
harvests.....first crop to harvest in the spring!!
• 2 sheaves are brought before God on Sun after
Passover -Feast of First Fruits!!
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Crops ripen all thru the year!!
Barley in early Spring
Wheat in early Summer
Grapes in late summer
Olives in the Fall
4.
Nisan a Beginning month
• beginning of harvest for the year (barley)
• month of Passover, the beginning of God's yearly
cycle of Feasts....
• The beginning of Israel as people of God.....month
God redeemed them out of bondage in Egypt.....
• Month of Exodus when God split Red Sea to bring
them into Promised land.....beginning of Miracles!!
• Jews would bring Firstfruits of
every crop throughout the year ...
• Barley is Firstfruits of harvests first of the firsts!!! That is why
God chose that day for 1 of the
greatest events in history - Jesus'
resurrection!!!
• Jesus died on Passover to be our
Passover lamb but was raised on
Feast of First Fruits- a guarantee
our resurrections to come.....
5. Tribe associated
with Nisan – Judah
• Every month is linked with
an understanding of 1 of
the 12 tribes.
• This month is linked with
Judah– the apostolic
leadership, warring tribe
who knew how to operate
with sound
• (Nisan is associated with
the Hebrew letter ‘Hei’
signifying violent praise!!)
• Nisan is also the time of Spring when kings
go out to war (2 Sam 10:1).
• War for what is rightfully yours!! War for your
covenant promises!!
• Loose a sound of praise that will break you
into a new dimension of victory and wholeness.
• Declare it’s a time for healing and miracles!!!
• Symbol - lion.....
• Kingly tribe, tribe of Messiah...
• Lions must roar!!!
• Judah means Praise.....
• From Heb word Yadah....
‘extend the hand!!’
Picture of a child with
hands lifted running to
mum!! To praise God
with lifted hands!!
• Hand - a symbol of
strength & power.....
• Lifting up hands to God
is giving God your
strength & abilities,
putting yourself in His
hands!
• Extend the
hands in
praise & in
Battle
• In warfare, Yadah means to extend the hand, throw a
stone, spear or use a weapon to defeat the enemy!!
• Judah is thus a tribe of Praise & War.....
• Biblically praise and warfare are connected.
Ps 149:1-9
Psalm 149 (NKJV)
149 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise in the assembly of saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3 Let them praise His name with the dance;
Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
5 Let the saints be joyful in glory;
Let them sing aloud on their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in
their mouth, And a two-edged
sword in their hand,
7 To execute vengeance on the
nations, And punishments on the
peoples;
8 To bind their kings with chains,
And their nobles with fetters of
iron;
9 To execute on them the written
judgment— This honor have all His
saints. Praise the Lord!
诗篇 149:6-9 (Simplified) (CNVS)
6 愿称赞 神的话常在他们口中；
愿他们手里拿着两刃的剑，
7 为要报复列国，
惩罚万民；
8 用锁炼捆住他们的君王，
用铁镣锁住他们的权贵，
9 要在他们身上施行记录在册上的审判。
这就是他所有圣民的尊荣。
你们要赞美耶和华。
• Praising God is an act of war!!
• Expect warfare this month....be prepared to
stand against the enemy this month!!
• In this year of 5777, use your Crowned Sword well!
Judah represents Praise!
• The Jews were a people of praise.
• It was their identity!
• They hosted God’s presence in the earth through
continual praise.
• They were created to be a praise and a blessing to
the entire earth.
Hebrew words that describe various
aspects of praise –
Hebrew Word
Yadah
Barach
Teruah
Meaning
lift up hands in praise, give thanks,
acknowledge God’s works…
kneel down, bow, greet, bless
split the ear with sound, to shout,
make a joyful noise, trumpet blast…
Hebrew Word
Halal
Tehillah
Zamar
Towdah
Meaning
to praise God in free and
unrestrained celebration…cf
hallelujah,
to sing praises…
to strike the strings of musical
instruments, praise God on an
instrument, sing praise with musical
accompaniment…..
to extend the hand and to thank, give
a thank offering, praise His
goodness….
What can we learn from Judah?
4 pictures
1. Journey in the Wilderness
• Where is Judah? At the
forefront leading the
way!!!
• God put Judah at the
forefront in the march
through the wilderness.
Num 2:3; Num 10:14
Numbers 2:3
3 On the east side, toward the rising of the sun,
those of the standard of the forces with Judah
shall camp according to their armies; and
Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the
leader of the children of Judah.”
民数记 2:3 (Simplified) (CNVS)
3 在东方向着日出之地，按着队伍安营的，是
犹大营的旗号；犹大人的领袖是亚米拿达的
儿子拿顺。
Numbers 10:14
14 The standard of the camp of the children of
Judah set out first according to their armies;
over their army was Nahshon the son of
Amminadab.
民数记 10:14 (Simplified) (CNVS)
14 犹大营的旗号，按着他们的队伍，首先起
行；统领队伍的，是亚米拿达的儿子拿顺。
2.
Fighting the enemy
• Where is Judah?
• In Jud 1:1-2, when Israel inquired of the Lord
about who will go to fight against the Canaanites,
God stated clearly, ‘Judah shall go up’
• In Jud 20:18, Israel again asked God who should
go first to battle against Benjamin, answer is
again, ‘Judah first!’
Lesson – whatever you do, whether in your journeying or
warring, always begins with praise!!
3. Tabernacle position –
gateway position- Praise is the key!!
• Judah was positioned on the east of the
Tabernacle, guarding the gateway to the
Tabernacle!! Num 2:3
• God is showing that the way into His Presence
is through Praise!!
4.
Jerusalem – (where the Temple was )
a picture of God dwelling with
His people in the midst of Praise!!
• God assigned a portion of the land to each of the
tribes.
• He chose to establish His presence in Jerusalem, in the
territory allotted to Judah.
• Hence, when all the tribes wanted to meet with God,
they came to Judah’s territory in Jerusalem because
God’s presence always dwells in the midst of praise.
• 2 Sam 6
Summary
• Praise is a very important key God has given
in every aspect of life.
• Judah represents Praise.
• Praise God for all occasions – when we are
down or when we are up!! It’s the key to
victory wherever you are!!
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Journeying in the wilderness
Fighting the enemy
Becoming His tabernacle – praise Him
Becoming His temple together with others
– let praises arise!!
Using the
Key of David!!
• Key is related to opening and shutting of doors.
• This is the year of open doors!!!
Isaiah 22:22
22 The key of the house of David
I will lay on his shoulder;
So he shall open, and no one shall shut;
And he shall shut, and no one shall open.
以赛亚书 22:22 (Simplified) (CNVS)
22 我必把大卫家的钥匙放在他肩头上；
他开了，就没有人能关；他关了，就没有人能开。
Revelation 3:7
7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write,
‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He
who has the key of David, He who opens and no one
shuts, and shuts and no one opens”
启示录 3:7 (Simplified) (CNVS)
给非拉铁非教会的信
7 “你要写信给在非拉铁非教会的使者，说：
‘那圣洁的、真实的，
拿着大卫的钥匙，
开了就没有人能关，
关了就没有人能开的（
“拿着大卫的钥匙……没有人能开的”引自赛22:22）
What is the key of David?
What does David represent?
• Priest, prophet and king!!
• The key of David represents 3 dimensions of worship
(expressed in the book of Psalms)
Priestly worship
intimacy with God
Prophetic worship
receiving revelation
from God
Apostolic worship
executing His
authority in
worship!!
• Let’s strategically & continually use the Key of
David to open doors which no one can shut,
and shut doors which should not be opened!!
• God is shaking nations & opening new doors!!
• We need to be positioned like Judah to praise
Him, declare what He is saying & executing His
authority !!
• May His Kingdom come & His Will be done
here as it is in heaven!!
• Release a new sound that aligns with Heaven
to bring breakthrough on earth.