‘Av’ means ‘father, fullness, fruit’. It is the month that is aligned with the tribe of Simeon who was the second born son of Jacob and Leah. Simeon means ‘answering, God has heard.’

The time frame of Av is the season of the Father’s promise that He wants to fulfill in our lives.

 

 

The biblical month of ‘Av’ is the time frame in which we should listen carefully in order to discern what we have heard and to connect our faith with God’s plan or promise for our lives. Therefore it is necessary to put aside the things that are contrary to the standard of the Word of God and its values in order to bring about reconstruction and not allow destruction to take place.

 

It is important for us to choose by faith God’s given promise for us and not to mix it with unbelief.

It is the month that is linked with the power of our choice which means to receive the promised words of God for us by mixing it with our faith.

 

The reason for this is because the biblical month of ‘Av’ is the month when the people of Israel in Kadesh Barnea (Note: means ‘consecrated – moving spring’) decided to accept the negative report of the ten spies and refused to enter the promised land because of unbelief (cf. Numbers 32:8-9).

 

Numbers 32:8-9:
8 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to look over the land.
9 After they went up to the Valley of Eshkol and viewed the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land the Lord had given them.

 

 

Av is the month to hear and discern what we have heard so that we only do the things which are on the heart of the Father.

 

It is as well the month where Jeremiah carried the prophetic word of God against a wrong prophecy by the prophet Hananiah. Jeremiah pressed God’s word through the ‘wall of resistance’ by Hananiah to secure it in the center of truth (cf. Jeremiah 28:1.15-16).

 

Jeremiah 28:1.15-16:
1 In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the Lord in the presence of the priests and all the people: …
15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord has not sent you, yet you have persuaded this nation to trust in lies.
16 Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. This very year you are going to die, because you have preached rebellion against the Lord.’ ”

 

 

The month of Av is as well linked with the destruction of the first and second Temple in Jerusalem.
The following events took place on the 9’th of Av:

 

 

Based on this, we can recognize how crucial the month of Av and its historical events is.

 

 

In the blessing of Jacob, Simeon is mentioned together with Levi by their father (cf. Genesis 49:5-7).

 

Genesis 49:5-7:
5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers – their swords are weapons of violence.
6 Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
7 Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel.

 

As we can see in this scripture, there was no blessing at all that was spoken about Simeon and Levi by Jacob because they murdered Hamor, his son Sichem and all other aligned men with them due to the rape of their sister Dina by Sichem.

 

Although Hamor, his son and their fellows came in agreement with the arrangement of Simeon and Levi to circumcise themselves to get Dina as the wife for Sichem (Note: after the rape). Simeon and Levi murdered them while they were still in pain due to their circumcision (cf. Genesis 34).

 

As Simeon and Levi had not kept their promise which they gave to Hamor this was the reason why they didn’t receive the blessing from their father Jacob.

 

 

It is important that we as God’s people are people who keep the word and not allow anger to run over God’s set time line (Note: the hours of the day) so that we are able to move on in divine peace by the power of forgiveness (cf. Ephesians 4:26-27).

 

Ephesians 4:26-27:
26 “In your anger do not sin” (cf. Psalm 4:4): Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
27 and do not give the devil a foothold.

 

Furthermore, the dimension of Simeon deals with the emotions.
Emotions are more powerful than feelings because they are embedded in our body. Feelings are the result of what happens to us according to the extent of our needs being fulfilled or being unfulfilled.

 

This implies that decisions should be made from the sobriety of the spirit regarding circumstances. This includes a mature response, not from passion or soulish patterns, but from the embedded emotions previously purified by the fire of God and from the fruit of the Holy Spirit.

 

 

If we recognize that walls (Note: boundaries) are broken down in our lives, it is time to rebuild them by the apostolic counsel of the Father so that we walk on secured in our future.

As Jesus Christ said, we are a city built on a hill and this is why we have to secure our walls or restoring them if they are broken (cf. Jeremiah 1:18a i.c.w. Matthew 5:14).

 

Jeremiah 1:18a:
18 Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land – …

 

Matthew 5:14:
14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. …”

 

 

The walls of the city Jerusalem are the foundation of the prophetic anointing to watch and to see during all the time (cf. Isaiah 62:6).

 

Isaiah 62:6:
6 I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, …

 

Nehemiah who understood the ‘taste of the wine’ for the king ‘reviewed’ the wall of Jerusalem because of the report of Hanani and other men from Judah (cf. Nehemiah 1:2-3.11c; Nehemiah 2:13).

 

Nehemiah 1:2-3.11c:
2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
3 They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” …
11c I was cupbearer to the king.

 

Nehemiah 2:13:
13 By night I went out through the Valley Gate toward the Jackal (Note: serpent/dragon => symbol for accusation, curse, lies = words) Well and the Dung Gate (Note: symbol for shame = circumstance), examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire.

 

 

Nehemiah understood the season of the Holy Spirit, the movement of the Holy Spirit and the moment of the Holy Spirit.

 

This is revealed by how he arranged his coming to Jerusalem to inspect the walls and to initiate the different phases of restoration at the right time with the right people in order to bring back the security of Jerusalem.

 

 

If we are restored and secured by God, we will function by faith as ‘belly button’ (Note: Jerusalem is described as the navel of the earth; cf. Ezekiel 38:12) in order to release the movement of the Holy Spirit with revelatory truth for such a time as this (cf. John 7:38).

 

John 7:38:
38 Whoever believes in me (Jesus Christ), as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”

 

Here it is essential to allow the Spirit of God to position us within His orders and instructions, and not to run the risk of seeking our own righteousness outside the promise of God on our own initiative.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm

We move within the structure of the kingdom as God’s people, which is why we should understand its different levels of heavens coupled to the element of water. This is revealed from the Hebrew word ‘mamlākāh’, which is used for the term ‘kingdom’.

 

This Hebrew word begins twice with the Hebrew letter ‘Mem’, which is associated with ‘water’, among other things, as well as carrying the numerical value ‘40’. The Hebrew word used in the Word of God for ‘water’ is ‘Majim’ and is used exclusively in the plural form. It begins with the Hebrew letter ‘Mem’ and ends with it at the same time. (Note: part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible on the word ‘mamlākāh – kingdom’ with the word key number 4542)

 

Accordingly, it is no coincidence that, among other things, the creation record is linked to the Spirit of God hovering over the waters and that there is also a sea of glass before the throne of God (cf. Genesis 1:1-2; Revelation 4:6a).

 

Genesis 1:1-2:
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

 

Revelation 4:6a:
6a Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. …

 

 

In this context, I was led to the Bible passage from Luke 10:38-40, where Jesus was in transition with His disciples and went to a certain village to the house of Martha. At that time, there was also her sister Mary who was sitting at Jesus’ feet while He was speaking on an important subject, which I assume was about the power of prayer and intercession.

 

Luke 10:38-40:
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.
39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.
40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

 

I see this connected with the fact that after this encounter Jesus taught His disciples how to pray by using the structure of the later called ‘Lord’s Prayer’ (cf. Luke 11:1-4).

 

Luke 11:1-4:
1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: “ ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’ ”

 

In the same way how Jesus Christ entered the house of Martha and Mary, there are phases in our lives when Jesus Christ, as the Word of God, enters our sphere to teach us, through His Spirit, the things of God that are on His heart (cf. John 1:14 i.c.w. Revelation 19:13).

 

John 1:14:
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

 

Revelation 19:13:
13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.

 

This visitation is akin to the movement of the revelatory Word of God that went forth from the mouth of God at the beginning of creation to align as light with the Spirit hovering over the waters. This happened to reveal the dimension of ‘contrasts’ or ‘Yes!’ and ‘No!’ that contribute to a new day in the church – the Ekklēsia (cf. Genesis 1:2-5 i.c.w. Matthew 5:37).

 

Genesis 1:2-5:
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day.

 

Matthew 5:37:
37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

 

 

When Jesus entered Martha’s house with His disciples, He stirred up the ‘waters’, which is evident from the name of Martha and Mary as their names carry revelation.

 

The name ‘Mary’ is of Hebrew origin and originally reads ‘Miriam – מִרְיָם’, which means ‘bitterness, fatness’. The name carries the numerical value 260.

 

The name ‘Martha – מרתא’ is of Aramaic origin and means ‘mistress’ and carries the numerical value of 641.

 

It is of great importance that both first names begin with the Hebrew letter ‘Mem’, which is related to the ‘stirred water’.

 

The Hebrew name ‘Miriam’ as well as like the already mentioned Hebrew word for ‘water – Majim’ has a ‘Mem’ at the beginning as well as at the end.

 

In this, the realm of heaven and earth as well as spirit and soul is evident in the identity of God as the ‘Alpha’ and ‘Omega’ and the impact of His kingdom (note: Hebrew ‘mamlākāh’; cf. Revelation 1:8).

 

Revelation 1:8:
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

 

The name of Mary or Miriam clearly show that it is necessary for us as believers in Christ to go forward with a humble heart through the experiences we have had, as indicated by the numerical value and meaning.

 

Based on the Word of God, it is also clear that some women with the name went through challenges and achieved beneficial results through the help of God. Women such as Mary Magdalene, who received adoption, forgiveness and release from demonic powers; Mary the sinner, who received forgiveness through Jesus Christ, as well as Mary the mother of Jesus, through whose soul a sword passed, but later received comfort through Jesus’ victory on the cross and His resurrection.

 

It was the sonship of God (Note: Jesus Christ) that entered the realm of the relationship of the church – Ekklēsia (Note: Martha) with the apostolic standard of the Heavenly Father (Note: the disciples of Jesus) to point to the higher or better way of the Spirit expressed in true discipleship in the kingdom of God (Note: Mary) to Jesus Christ (cf. Luke 10:39-42 i.c.w. 1 Corinthians 12:31b).

 

Luke 10:39-42:
39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.
40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed – or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

 

1 Corinthians 12:31b:
… 31b And yet I will show you the most excellent (higher) way (Note: the way of God’s true love – agąpē).

 

True discipleship points to believers in Christ who are continually learning, growing, and humbly seeking more knowledge of their callings and purposes, as well as implementing what they learn based on the truth of God’s Word (cf. John 14:23).

 

John 14:23:
23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.

 

Jesus’ presence in Martha’s house caused her to strive in her own strength in ‘serving’, instead of listening to Jesus’ teaching at that moment. This teaching carried great importance for the future, since the death and resurrection of Lazarus was yet to come, in which the intercession or power of a righteous man’s prayer played an important role (cf. James 5:16b).

 

James 5:16b:
… 16b The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

 

The meaning of the name ‘Martha – mistress’ and the numerical value of her first name of 641 indicate a high spiritual potential, but in turn must be properly administered. An unreasonable eagerness and existing arrogance here point to the unnecessary danger of losing the right focus in the end.

 

We can learn here not to miss the moment of the necessary instruction of the Word of God.

 

A humble attitude of heart and true submission to Jesus Christ is crucial in order to get into an elevated spiritual position and to correctly recognize the moment of visitation (cf. 1 Peter 5:5b).

 

1 Peter 5:5b:
… 5b All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble (cf. Proverbs 3:34).”

 

Waters are also linked in the Word of God to soul attitudes and the Spirit of God is the one who searches our hearts, so it is up to us to let the Holy Spirit lead us deeper into the structures of the Kingdom of God.

 

Leaving this dimension of Martha and entering the dimension of Mary requires a renunciation of our own aspirations and subtle pride in order to clear the way for God’s power and His glory, based on the reflection of God’s greatness in sincere humility.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm