The Month of Aviv - An Appointment with Destiny  The head of the year

The theme of the month of Aviv is rebirth, cleansing, and new beginnings.  From the Exodus, Yahweh commanded the Children of Israel to change their New Years from the autumn to the 1st day of Aviv, in the spring to align them with the rest of nature.

First of Aviv (New Years)

 

“Yahweh spoke unto Moses and A’aron in the land of Egypt, saying, ‘This month [Aviv] shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. (Exodus 12:1-2)”

            

            The Sacred Scripture is clear that Yahweh has commanded the Commonwealth of Israel to keep, the First of Aviv as the solemn feast day of Rosh Hoshanna
           Dedication of the Tabernacle   Exodus 40:17         
            The Cleansing of the Temple by King Hezekiah   2 Chronicles 29:2-3, 17        
After the death of King Solomon, there was a splitting of the Kingdom causing a Civil War between the Kingdom of Judah lead by King Rehoboam and the Kingdom of Israel lead by Jeroboam. The war finally ended when Assyria came and hauled the Northern Tribes of Israel into captivity leaving the Kingdom of Judah alone.  After a series of wicked Kings, finally came a righteous King in Hezekiah.  By then, the Temple had been desecrated and lay in disrepair.  King Hezekiah oversaw the complete sanctification and repair stopping only to eat the Passover on the 14th day of Aviv.  By the 16th day of Aviv the Sanctuary was cleansed. 

            Ezra begins Aliyah to rebuild the Commonwealth of Israel    Ezra 7:9, 25
            Nehemiah joined him 13 years later with a second wave of immigrants. 
            The Decree to Rebuild the Walls of Jerusalem  Nehemiah 2:1, 4-8
            The Cleansing of the Messianic Temple  Ezekiel 45:18 
             

Tenth of Aviv

            The 10th of Aviv is the time of sanctification.
            Sanctification of the Passover Lamb     Exodus 12:3-6
            Israel Crosses Over Jordan and Enters the Promise Land     Joshua 3:5, 16; 4:19
            The Anointing of Messiah     John 12:3-11
            Ezekiel Receives a Vision of the Messianic Temple  Ezekiel 40:1-2
            

 

Fourteenth Day of Aviv

                Passover Seder  Leviticus 23:4-5
               The Torah Was Rediscovered    2 Chronicles 34:2-3, 14, 31
                Dedication of the Second Temple    Ezra 6:13-22
               The Last Supper    John 14:28,  Matthew 26:20-30
              The Crucifixion – the offering of the Lamb     John 6:35,     John 12:23-24, 27-28
 

Fifteenth Day of Aviv

               First Day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread  Leviticus 23:6,  Deuteronomy 16:3,  Exodus 12:19
               The First Exodus Begins  Exodus 12:41
            

Seventeenth Day of Aviv

              The Splitting of the Red Sea    Exodus 14:21-31
              Feast of First Fruits / Bikkurim    Leviticus 23:9-14 
             At the time of Messiah Crucifixion, the Feast of Firstfruits fell on the 17th day of Aviv. 
            The Resurrection of Messiah
“But Messiah has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. (1 Corinthians 15:20)”

            King Messiah Yahshua celebrated the feast by conquering Death, Hell and the Grave, himself, then he offered himself up as the firstfruits of all future resurrections.  He foreshadowed this by opening the graves of the ancient worthies: “The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Yahshua’s resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people. (Matthew 27:52-53)”

“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Messiah died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Kepha, and then to the Twelve. After that, He appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep... if Messiah has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Messiah are lost…But Messiah has indeed been raised from the dead… I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of Yahweh, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.’ Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to Yahweh! He gives us the victory through our King Messiah Yahshua.

Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the King, because you know that your labour in the King is not in vain. (1 Corinthians 15:3-6, 17, 18, 20, 50-58)”

 

Used with Kind permission from Rabbi Rob Miller