Welcome to week 29! The 29th week is the beginning and first week of the fifth 49 days of the year. The 29th week is a first-season week. The Lord is the first; and the first is the Lord’s. The 29th week, therefore, is the time to lay foundation for the fifth 52 days through obedience, repentance, prayer, worship, faith, and other means of coming into alignment with God. If the Lord is not honored in the first season, He claims His right of Lordship and reacts to the rebellious. This is the week of July 16 – 22 in a clear year and July 15 – 21 in a leap year.
The Bible patterns for understanding the 29th season are first day of creation narrative, the 29th book of the Bible, the 29th chapters of the Bible, and the first five chapters of the the book of Deuteronomy.
The 29th week is a first day of creation week because it is the week opening the fifth 49 days of the year. God decreed light against darkness on the first day of creation. That light was not the sun, moon, or stars. God is Light and there is no darkness in Him. God is first and the first is God’s. Light was the first thing that came from God. Light is the Firstborn of God; and the Firstborn of God is Light. The 29th week is a week of conflict between light and darkness, truth and falsehood, and righteousness and wickedness. It is a time to seek alignment with God. It is a time to prevail against darkness with light
The 29th week is a book of Joel week. Joel is the 29th book of the Bible. Beginning with a prediction of a disastrous invasion of the land by a fierce and well organized ‘northern army’, the prophet challenges the leadership to call for a solemn assembly to seek the Lord with fasting and repentance. It was a call to keep darkness from overtaking the people through disasters. The book ends with a promise of God’s intervention to revive and restore His people; and judge the enemies of His people. The 29th book of the Bible indicate that the key to divine intervention in the 29th week is seeking alignment with God through repentance-prayer. It is time to cry out against the invasion of any ‘northern army’.
The 29th week is a 29th chapters of the Bible week. In Genesis 29, Jacob met Rachel by a well of water, served Laban 14 years, and married Leah and Rachel and got four sons from Leah – Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah. That is the fruitfulness of the fifth season. He enjoyed a blessed 29th season – because He went with the presence of God (See his encounter with God in Genesis 28). Exodus 29 is about the consecration of Aaron and his sons as priests; and about the daily offerings – to ensure the presence of the Lord among His people. Numbers 29 is about the feasts and offerings of the seventh month – Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles. It is the presence of God that blesses in the fifth season; and the first day of the week is the time to secure it. Deuteronomy 29 is about the renewing of covenant at Moab. Peace with God is the key to blessings in the 29th season. In First Samuel 29, God delivers David from going to war against Saul and Israel. The Philistines rejected him and his assistance. He must have prayed to God to intervene and keep him from going to war against His nation and master. In First Chronicles 29, David received offerings, from the people, for the building of the temple. The 29th season is the time to make preparations for the presence of God. The people gave willingly and generously. Second Chronicles 29 is about Hezekiah’s reformation. He cleansed the temple and restored temple worship. In Job 29, the servant of God recalls the good old days. The 29th season is a blessed season; not bad season of recalling the good old days. Psalm 29 calls us to give to the Lord the glory due to His name and to worship Him in the beauty of holiness. It goes further to speak of the wonders of the voice of God. If you give glory to God, His voice goes to work on your behalf. The voice of God announces the presence of God. Proverbs 29 gives wisdom for success in the 29th season – obedience, righteousness, wisdom, justice, etc. Isaiah 29 is a prophecy of woes against Ariel (Jerusalem) for disobedience. Disobedience brings curses in the 29th season. Jeremiah 29 is Jeremiah’s letter to the captives to let them know the captivity will last 70 years. He cursed the people who spoke lies to the people in the name of the Lord. The 29th season is a season of curses for those who turn away from the Lord. Ezekiel 29 is prophecy against Pharaoh and Egypt. The Lord promises to give Egypt to Babylon.
The 29th week is a Deuteronomy 1-5 week. The first five chapters of the fifth book of the Bible is applicable to the first week in the fifth 49 days of the year. Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Bible. In the first five chapters of Deuteronomy, Moses reviewed the history of Israel’s journey from Horeb – the Law, the battles, and the tastings – with a hope to prepare the people to hold on to the commandments of God as they go to the promised land.
This week, Light will prevail against darkness by the presence of God in your life and affairs. Stay in alignment with God. Happy 29th week!
The 29th week is a week of rehabilitation. It is a season of healing from devastation, desolation, emptiness, lack, and ruin. This is a book-of-Joel week. The third day of this week is the game-chancing day. It is the day of revival. This a week of Revival. In First Chronicles 29 (the last chapter of the book), David and Israel gave generously and willingly for the work of the temple. Second Chronicles 29 is also applicable to this third day of the 29th week. In this chapter, Hezekiah undertook the cleansing of the temple and the restoration of temple worship. He opened the door of the temple, cleaned and repaired the temple. He spoke to the people and mobilized them for the work of the Lord. The priests and the Levites sanctified themselves and offered up praises and offerings to the Lord. The opening of the door of the temple is the opening of the heart. Cleaning and repairing the temple speak of repentance. The resumption of worship and offerings in the temple represents restoration.
This is a week of thoughts of good. This week, God will fulfill His good purpose for your life in His own way. Rejoice and be thankful. In Jeremiah 29:11, God said to His people, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope”. The Jews in Babylon were disappointed to learn that their captivity would last 70 years but God said it’s for good. In Genesis 29, Jacob was caught off guard by the craftiness of his uncle Laban. He and Jacob had agreed that Jacob would serve him seven years to marry Rachel. When it was time to take his wife, Laban gave him Leah, Rachel’s older sister, instead. Jacob was compelled to serve additional seven years to marry the girl of his dream. He went through difficult fourteen years of service to get his dream wife. Obviously. It was a trying time; but he went through it with joy. That was how he ended up with two wives and their maids. That was how how God delivered Jacob the barrenness that plagued his father and grandfather and laid the foundation for the 12 sons and tribes of Israel What happened to David and his men in First Samuel 29 was a blessing in disguise. The Lords of the Philistines refused his participation in the battle I against Israel. David was spared the trouble of having to face Saul and Jonathan in battle.
The beginning may be bitter but the end will be sweet. His love for Rachel was tested. The Lord blessed him eventually. It was from Rachel’s womb that the savior of the family, Joseph, came. The enemy had wanted him to settle for Leah or back out his commitment to uncle Laban. Disappointed in the 29th season? Do not worry. In Jeremiah 29:11, God says, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope”. What Jacob suffered in Genesis 29 worked for him.
Happy 29th week!
