Iyar's Symbols: Messiah, the Ox, and Issachar

The Hebrew letter for the month is the Vav, the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Vav resembles a nail, a tent peg, or a hook. The hook is Messiah Yeshua — He is the connector. The nail: who was nailed to the cross for all of our sins? None other than Yeshua the Messiah. He became the mediator, the connector between heaven and earth. God created man on the sixth day, the Vav is the sixth letter, and Messiah the Son of Man was on the cross for six hours. He is the Vav, the connector between the heavenly realm and the earthly realm, as we read in Hebrews 4. He is the one who tore the veil in two, giving us access to the Father through Messiah Yeshua, the divine connector.

In this connecting month, have your petitions ready with a humble, repenting, broken, and contrite heart, and petition that the spiritual blessings — the verdicts in the courts of heaven — be connected down upon the earth through the Vav, through Yeshua.

The constellation of the month is the Taurus — the ox. Psalms 19:1 says, "The heavens declare the glory of God." We do not worship the created; we worship the Creator. But these are His constellations, ordained by Him, and unfortunately mankind has polluted them with worldly astrology. The prophets understood these constellations, as did Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The ox plows the fields, creating a new path — just like the journey from Exodus to Sinai: a month of passage, with the Rock, Messiah Yeshua, leading the way. In Numbers 23:22: "God brings them out of Egypt; He has strength like a wild ox." In Psalms 92:10: "But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil." I pray that over you right now — fresh oil poured over you, and for Him to plow the ground for you like a wild ox.

Last but not least is the tribe of the month — the tribe of Issachar. His name means wages. He was the ninth son of Jacob, and the number nine means completion and finality. This is the month that everything was completed on two great occasions: the receiving of the Torah at Sinai, and the pouring out of the blessed Holy Spirit at Pentecost. He was also the fifth son of Leah, and the number five means grace. I pray grace, mercy, and loving kindness over you.

The tribe of Issachar knew the times and the seasons and what Israel should do — you can read that in 1 Chronicles 12:32. They knew because they knew the seasons, the calendar, and the divine appointments. They were mighty warriors, very wise and knowledgeable about the Torah. They traveled together with Judah and Zebulun — Judah was last month, Issachar this month, and Zebulun is in the month of the Torah's revelation at Sinai.

In Genesis 49:14-15, Jacob said: "Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between two burdens. He saw that rest was good, and that the land was pleasant; he bowed his shoulder to bear a burden." Think about it: Issachar is a strong donkey — and who else rode a donkey into Jerusalem? Messiah Himself. A donkey carries a messenger.

In Deuteronomy 33:18-19, Moses blesses Issachar and Zebulun together: "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar, in your tents! They shall call the peoples to the mountain; they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness; for they shall partake of the abundance of the seas and of treasures hidden in the sand." Moses groups them together because Issachar studied the Torah and the seasons, while Zebulun financed them. Together they called the peoples to the mountain and offered sacrifices of righteousness. What a phenomenal blessing — pray into it personally throughout the month.