The 13th week is the sixth week in the second 49 days. The days in this week are the 85th to the 91st. The 13th season is for restoration or returning to where you belong. The thirteenth season is when things are expected to go to where they belong. It is a season of separation from, or to, family. It is a time to return to the original word, the original mandate, or the original place. The Bible-keys for understanding the thirteenth day are the sixth day of creation event, the sixth book of the Bible, the sixth chapters of the Bible, the thirteenth book and chapters of the Bible.
Week 13 is a sixth season week and has its pattern in the sixth day of creation.
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE SIXTH DAY OF CREATION?
1. God perfected the creation of flesh and blood. So, manifestations of the flesh attain perfection in the sixth season.
2. God gave governance of the earth to man. The sixth season is the season of administrators and rulers. Strong leaders emerge in the sixth season. God gives power to His representatives in the 13th season.
3. God instituted partnership and companionship. The sixth season is not for lone rangers. It is a “Let us” season.
4. God made very rational and sensible creatures on the sixth day. It is inventors season. It is thinkers and problem-solvers season.
5. God gave the earth to man as inheritance. God gives inheritance in the sixth season
6. God created man in His image. This is the day of God’s image. God seeks His image and representation in the sixth season. The sixth season is the season of the master-piece.
7. God blessed man with fruitfulness and multiplication. The sixth season is a season of fruitfulness and increase.
8. God communicated with man concerning provisions. God gives guidance through commands and instructions in the sixth season.
9. On the sixth day, God returned to work on the earth as He did on the third day. The sixth season is a season for the earth to cry to God to return. It is also a season for the earth to return to God. The 13th season has so much to do with ‘the land’, or dwelling place. It is a season of returning to where you should be. In Genesis 13, Abraham returned from Egypt to the Land God showed him. Even after Lot left him, God spoke to him about the Land. In Exodus 13, Israel took off from Egypt to return to the land where their fathers had lived. In Numbers 13, Moses sent 12 men to go and spy the Land and bring back report. They went and returned to Moses; some with evil report and some with good report. In Joshua 13, God took Joshua back to the matter of conquering the land. In the 13th chapter of First Chronicles, the 13th book of the Bible, David attempted to bring the ark back from Kirjath-Jearim. In John 13, Romans 13, First Corinthians 13, and Hebrews 13, attention is drawn to Love, the principal commandment. Returning to love is returning to God; because God is love. In Acts 13, the Holy Spirit demanded that Paul and Barnabas be separated for what He had called them to do. In Revelation 13, the beast gave marks to his own. Those who do not belong to the beast rejected the mark of the beast. In Matthew 13, Jesus focused on parables about the kingdom of God; and ended it with the separation of wheat and tares. That was the message he preached at first. In the early thirteenth century, in a season when things go to where they should be, Archbishop Stephen Langton assigned chapter numbers to Bible books and narratives. God led him to put the narratives where they belong. All things happen in their time! This is a week of freedom and release. This week, may the Lord guide to find and be where you belong in life and work.
Week 13 is a book of First Chronicles week. First Chronicles is the thirteenth book of the Bible. Opening with the genealogy of Adam, it moves to Abraham, to Jacob and Jacob’s descendants; and then David. The story of David begins from the 11th chapter and runs till the end of the book. In this book, David is the man after God’s heart and is blameless. The thirteenth book of the Bible reveals that the thirteenth season is the season of families – human families. It is a season of organizing things and people and putting them where they belong. It is also the season of the man among men – the man in the image and likeness of God. In the thirteenth season, God seeks the man who will express his heart and do His will. In First Chronicles, David’s affection and zeal for God is highlighted. With the first as exception, every other day of this week will express four chapters of First Chronicles as follows: first day (1-5); second day (6-9); third day (10-13); fourth day (14-17); fifth day (18-21); sixth day (22-25); seventh day (26-29).
Week 13 is a ‘thirteenth chapters of the Bible’ week. In Genesis 13, Lot departed from Abraham and God spoke to Abraham about inheriting the land. In Exodus 13, Israel separated the all firstborn to God and departed Egypt for the Promised Land. In Leviticus 13, God gave commandments concerning the isolation of lepers. In Numbers 13, Joshua and Caleb stood out from the other spies as the agents of God. Deuteronomy 13 is about separation from apostates. In Joshua 13, God commanded Joshua to separate lands for the people. In Judges 13, barrenness ended in the house of Manoah; and Samson was born a Nazirite, fully dedicated to God to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines. In First Samuel 13, Saul began to rebel against God; and faced rejection from being king. In Second Samuel 13, Absalom separated from his father’s house and fled to another country after killing Amnon for raping Tamar. In First Kings 13, a man of God fell for failing to separate himself totally to the word of God. In Second Kings 13, Elisha died but his bones raised a dead man burued near him. In John 13, Judas Iscariot is introduced as the one to betray Jesus. He stood out. In Acts 13, Paul and Barnabas departed Antioch to begin their missionary journeys. In Revelation 13, the beast, the false prophet, and the mark of the beast are introduced; as the antithesis of the image of God in man.
The thirteenth chapters of John, Romans, First Corinthians, and Hebrews, reveals that love is important in the thirteenth season. Love is the expression of God. It is the mark of people made in the image and likeness of God. The thirteenth season is an expression of the sixth season in which God made man in His image and likeness. While the Beast marks his own with 666, Go marks His own with Love. Love is the mark of God upon His people.
Week 13 is an Exodus 31-35 week in the second 49 days. The sixth section of the second book of the Bible is applicable to the sixth week in the second 49 days. In the 31st chapter, God chose and called Bezalel and his company, to undertake the task of constructing the tabernacle and the things in it. That was a holy separation. The Golden Calf error, the breaking of the Tablets of the Law, the separation of the sons of Levites to the Lord’s side is recorded in the 32nd chapter. In the 33rd chapter, God commanded Israel to depart Sinai and move on. There Moses desired to see God and have the presence of God go with them. In the 34th chapter, Moses received new tablets of the Law and led Israel to renew covenant with God. In the 35th chapter, Moses received Sabbath regulations, received offerings from the people for the work of the tabernacle, and commissioned Bezalel and his company to do the work. The thirteenth season is a season of separation to God’s assignment.
THE 13TH SEASON AND UNITY
In Genesis 13, Abraham said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.” In John 13, Jesus said all men will know we are His disciples if we love one another. John 15:13 says there’s no greater love than what Jesus did for us. Romans 13 says, “Love is the fulfilling of the law”. First Corinthians 13 is the love-chapter of the New Testament and tells us that “the greatest is love”. Hebrews 13, opens with “Let brotherly love continue”. What does that tell us? Love is the heart of the 13th season. It is a season we must strive for peace by compromise or force. The 13th President of the United States, Millard Fillmore, kept the Union together with the Compromise of 1850. In the 13th seven years of the United States (1860-1867), the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, secured peace through force. In the Civil War that broke out, one part fought to leave the Union. The Lincoln administration fought to keep the Union together. His emancipation proclamation recognized slaves as humans and not property. Think of this: in the 13th seven years of the US, the 13th amendment made slavery unconstitutional. In the 13th year of Nigeria, NYSC kicked off as a force for peace and national unity. In Second Chronicles 13, there was war between brethren – the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel. In the 13th century, the Fourth Crusade was unfortunately also between Christians – Rome and Constantinople! In the same 13th century, Bible narratives were separated into numbered chapters. This 13th week of the year, keep it in mind that we are brethren . Let there be no strife between us!
Week 13 is Ephesians – Philemon season in the second 49 days. Going through a 7-week season is like taking a journey through the Bible. The season has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four weeks is the Old Testament side. The remaining three weeks is the New Testament side of the season. The 13th week is the 6th week in the second 49 days. It is the second week in the New Testament side of the second 49 days; and has its guiding light in the second 9 books of the New Testament. They are books of instruction on the Christian life and ministry. This is a week of instructions and guidance concerning life and work.
Although week 13 is a week to manifest the image and likeness of God in man, without understanding, week 13 can become a week of disagreements and provocations leading to war, destruction, and death. It can become a week of hate and oppression. It can become a week of rebellion against God leading to judgmental misfortunes. Pray this week into alignment and conformity to God’s will; and stay in line as well.
PRAYER
This week, Lord, lead me to where I belong. Lead me back to the original vision and word. This week, Lord, speak the word that would move me to where I should be. Let the things that belong to me locate me. Let things and people that are not part of me go away from me. Cause division between me and things that are not part of me. Unite me with mine. Deliver me from fighting to unite what you had divided; and from fighting to divide what you have united. This week, separate people and things that should not be together; and join people and things that should be together.
This is the week of organization and packaging. Happy 13th week!
