Personal Intimacy and Noah's 10-Day Devotional

But also, just understand, we're just doing this for a 10-day intimate journey. This is not biblical in the way that I'm saying it. There's not a 10-day journey that you're going to find from Heshvan 17 to 27 in the Bible. I just personally, from my personal experience, off the biblical calendar, when we just traject with the calendar and understand where we are on the calendar, which is where we are on Heshvan 17 to Heshvan 27, you will have an intimate moment with the Most High with understanding the biblical narrative of Noah and what he went through. And again, it's not going to be exactly, but just the prophetic understanding of being sealed in and being shut in the ark of God for 10 days, or for a year, or 40 days, or wherever He's got you. Because the flood was for 40 days. We're going to get into that as well. So, what am I trying to say, my friends? It's just about being intimate with the Most High.

And this is just a super understanding to have with the great man Noah and what he went through and the applications that we can get personally from that beautiful story of Noah. So, the 10-day journey of Heshvan 17-27. The biblical timeline: the flood begins on the 17th day of the second month. The ark rests on the mountains of Ararat on the 17th day of the seventh month. So, why is that important? So, again, if we understand the biblical calendar, whenever we see that in the scriptures, the 17th day of the seventh month, that should light all of us up, because that is the Feast of First Fruits. Nisan 17, Nisan 18 is when Yeshua was resurrected from the dead. So, again, that's when the ark landed on the mountains of Ararat. So, again, we just have to correlate it to Messiah, you know, and all of these things. And it's really cool because it's going to go on the biblical calendar: Heshvan 17 to Nisan 17, which is in the spring, the Feast of First Fruits.

And then Genesis 8:5, "The mountain tops became visible on the first day of the tenth month." Why is that important? Because that's when the summer solstice happens. You can read this in the Apocrypha. And again, those are just oral, extra-biblical sources. But in the Apocrypha, it says that Noah celebrated the Tammuz 1, Tishrei 1, Tevet 1, and Nisan 1, because that's the changing of the years, right? Seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter. Noah celebrated those according to the Apocrypha. So, again, Noah's journey is going along very important dates on the biblical calendar. Then we get to Genesis 8:13: "The waters had dried from the earth's surface on the first day of the first month of Noah's 601st year." Please excuse the misspelling there. That would be on the Feast of Trumpets. So, whenever you read Genesis 8:13, it says "on the first day of the first month." That is the Feast of Trumpets.

That's the 601st year of Noah's life. So, Noah was born on the Feast of Trumpets. That was his 601st year. That doesn't mean it was the 601st year from Adam. No, it was the 601st year from Noah's life. So, again, Adam lived a lot longer than 600 years from Noah. So, very important to realize that. And then we get to Genesis 8:14: "After the Feast of Trumpets, there's 58 days to Heshvan 27, which is pretty interesting. Why is that? Because the number 58 is associated with Noah's name, and his name is associated with comfort and with grace. Very awesome." So, again, if you look at the trajectory of what God did for a year and 10 days, even though we're just doing a little 10-day journey of intimacy, just on our channel, so to speak, but if you look at what He did for the year and 10 days, they were all on very important days, everybody. Heshvan 17, Noah's life is very prophetic. Of course, that's an important day if Noah, if Noah's story lands on it.

Nisan 17, the Feast of First Fruits, Yeshua. Genesis 8, Genesis 8:5, Tammuz 1, that's the beginning of the summer calendar, if you will, solstice, and that's when Noah, according to the Apocrypha, he would celebrate the seasons when they changed. Then we get to Genesis 8:13. That is the Feast of Trumpets. The first day of the first month of Genesis 8:13 would have been the Feast of Trumpets. And that was when Noah's birthday was. And then 58 days from there, he walked out of the ark on Heshvan 27. And 58 is associated with his name, which means grace and comfort. And then in Genesis 8:15-19, God commands Noah to leave the ark, and he walked out. So, the interval from the 17th day of the second month to the 27th day of the second month of Heshvan of the following year is traditionally understood as approximately one year and 10 days, or 360 days using a 360 calendar year. The spiritual significance of the flood began on the 17th day of the second month.

God later instructed Noah to emerge after the earth had dried. The biblical story moves from judgment and confinement towards renewal, worship, and covenant. And there is something beautiful about using this historical framework as an invitation to examine our own lives. So, this is just, again, people can use it or not use it, but this is just again something that someone can go on for 10 days for intimacy if they choose to. But this is day one, day two, day three, day four through 10. And here's the focus of each day, and also the scripture that you can refer to. So, day one, which is today, would be entering the ark. Obedience would be the main focus, and that's Genesis 7:1-16. Day number two would be Heshvan 18, of course, trusting God when circumstances change. Proverbs 3:5-6. Day three, dwelling in the secret place of the Most High. Psalm 91. Day four, entering into your chambers.

Isaiah 26. Day five, remaining spiritually watchful. Matthew 24. Day six, preparing your lamp. Matthew 25. Day seven, abiding in Yeshua. John 15. Day eight, hearing the Shepherd's voice. John 10. Day nine, seeking direction for your calling. Psalm 25. And then the last day, day 10, preparing for renewed obedience. Romans 12: "The renewal of the mind. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind."