This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you. Exodus 12:2
Every blossom tells a story, doesn`t it?!
I just found out that one of the meanings of Nisan, the first month on God`s calendar, is `bud`, or `blossom` from `nitzan` (link here to reference in Bible Hub)
as in the verse in Song of Songs ,
Blossoms appear in the land,
The time of singing has come.
הַנִּצָּנִים נִרְאוּ בָאָרֶץ, עֵת הַזָּמִיר הִגִּיעַ
That is the only place in all the Tanakh where that word occurs!
We just entered the month of Nisan this past Sunday. It is an exciting time of springtime and Passover approaches.
The word Nisan may also come from the root word Nissim, which means Miracle and also means banner.
The original commandment by God was given to the children of Israel to observe the month of springtime, called Aviv. Aviv means springtime. The month became called Nisan from the time of the Babylonian exile.
Something spectacular we have noticed in
God`s design of the seasons. In Japan, Passover is always perfectly timed with
the blossoming of the cherry trees. And first blossoms open just around
Nisan 1 (I saw the first blossom today, Nisan 4)!
The glory of
the LORD bursts forth in a canopy of pink (stay tuned!) as we celebrate this season of
new life, rebirth and deliverance in Yeshua.
As
the pink buds are ready to burst into bloom, may our
hearts too be eager in anticipation as we clear out the `hametz`
(leaven) from our hearts and homes, and celebrate under the `Chuppah`
(canopy) of God`s everlasting Love.
PS A sweet personal story on the last photo. This tree is in front of a spot where my husband and I sit in the mornings and have coffee and feed the sparrows! This is the first blossom we spotted there!!
Much love and happy Nisan, Chag Sameach Pesach!!
Love, Shayndel
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Get rid of the old hametz, so you may be a new batch, just as you are unleavened—for Messiah, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us celebrate the feast not with old hametz, the hametz of malice and wickedness, but with unleavened bread—the matzah of sincerity and truth.
1Corinthians 5:7~8 TLV