Welcome to the 25th day of the year! Day 25 is the fourth day of the fourth week of the year. It is a core fourth-season day. God’s word is our lamp and light for the day.
The Bible patterns for understanding the 25th day are 1) the fourth day of creation narrative; 2) the 25th book of the Bible, 3) the 25th chapters of the Bible, 4) the fourth five chapters of the fourth book of the Bible.
Day 25 is a fourth day of creation day. On the fourth day of creation, God made the luminaries and gave them power and authority to rule over the creation of the first day (day and night) and to divide the light from the darkness – something God also did on the first day of creation (Genesis 1: 4-5, 16-18). The fourth is the perfecter of the first; the first returns in the fourth! God also gave the luminaries the task of regulating and signaling seasons – days, months, and years. The luminaries were made for light, government, separation, and regulation-signs.
Day 25 is a book of Numbers day in a Book of Numbers week. It is a Numbers 16-20 day in the fourth week. If you divide the book of Numbers into seven parts, you would have five chapters and a remainder of one. Numbers 16-20 is the fourth part. Day 25 is the fourth of the fourth. The fourth five chapters of the fourth book of the Bible is applicable to the fourth day of the fourth week of the year. In Numbers 16, there was rebellion against Moses and Aaron and this resulted in the death of about fifteen thousand people. In Numbers 17, Aaron’s dry rod, out of 12 rods belonging to tribal heads, budded and brought forth ripe almond fruit overnight. This ended the contention against Aaron’s Levitical Priesthood. Numbers 18 is about the duties and privileges of the priests; including tithes for Levites and tithes from Levites. Numbers 19 is about laws of purification. The first returns in the fourth. Both the duties of the Levites and the laws of purification had been touched within the first five chapters of the book of Numbers. God wiped a whole generation in the book of Genesis. He did the same in the book of Numbers. It is for this reason that God visits iniquity to the third and fourth generation. In Numbers 20, Moses committed his fatal error of striking the rock twice, to bring water for Israel, instead of speaking to the rock. Edom also refused Israel passage through her territory. It was another grave error in this passage. This chapter opened with the death of Miriam and ends with the death of Aaron. God said Aaron would not enter the Promised Land because of the rebellion Israel mourned Him thirty days. The fourth five chapters opened with rebellion, death, and mourning, and ended with rebellion, death, and mourning. Rebels do not survive, but perish in, the fourth season! The fourth 5 chapters of the fourth book of the Bible reveal that Day 25 is a day of reaction against rebellion and foolishness.
Day 25 is a book of Lamentations day. Lamentations is the 25th book of the Bible. Jeremiah wrote the five-chapter book following the destruction of Jerusalem and the final captivity. The prophetic message of the book of Lamentations is that if we reject guidance in the fourth season, the end would be lamentations. The 25th President of the United States was William McKinley. He was assassinated. Franklin D. Roosevelt was President in the 25th seven years of the United States. He also died in office in 1945. That was the year the Second World War ended; following the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Day 25 is a 25th chapters of the Bible day. The 25th chapters of the Bible reveal that the 25th season is a time to walk cautiously to avoid turning it into a season of tears and mourning. Genesis 25 records the death of Abraham and Ishmael; and Esau’s sale of his birthright to Jacob. In Numbers 25, Israel fell into Balaam’s trap and committed idolatry and immorality with Moabites. 24, 000 Israelites died of plague on that day. In First Samuel 25, Nabal died of drunkenness . The death of Samuel the prophet is also recorded in this chapter. The fall and captivity of Judah is recorded in Second Kings 25. The assassination of Gedaliah, whom the Babylonian King made governor of Judah, and the people with him, is recorded in this chapter also. In Second Chronicles 25, Amaziah became king and executed his servants who had murdered his father, Joash, the king. Amaziah later became idolatrous and obstinate after defeating Edom. Israel defeated him in battle. The death of Amaziah is recorded in this passage. In Matthew 25, Jesus gave the Parable of the ten virgins and of the talents. He also spoke of the judgment of the sheep and goat nations. In this chapter, Jesus said there would be weeping and gnashing of teeth. In Acts 25, Paul escaped death at the hands of the Jews because he wisely appealed to Caesar for judgment. He refused to go to Jerusalem for judgment.
Day 25 is Obadiah – Malachi day in the fourth week. Every week is like a journey through the Bible. Every week has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four days of the week belong to the Old Testament side and express the 39 books of the Old Testament. The remaining three days of the week constitute the New Testament side and express the 27 books of the New Testament. The fourth day of the week is the day closing the Old Testament side of the week; and expresses the last nine books of the Old Testament. Today is the bridge-day leading to the New Testament side of the week. The books of ‘the minor prophets’ are part of the last 9 books of the O.T. They are about judgment and promises of restoration. Today is a day of the dominion of the Voice of God in the nations. Let His Voice dominate in your life.
LESSONS:
Be wise. Think before you act.
Be prayerful. Ask God to deliver you from traps and snares on your way,
Respect divine order and honor His word. Do not fight, or rebel against, God’s order
Do not ignore warning signs from God.
DECREE AND DECLARE: God made us in His image and likeness to rule, have dominion, and impose His will on seasons; as He did with the seven days of creation. He decreed what He wanted for each day. We are to decree what is revealed concerning each day. Today, decree the downfall of the wicked and the lifting and establishment of the just. Today, prophesy an end to something in your life, family, business, community, and nation. Today, raise your voice against wickedness and oppression wherever it is found. Prophesy! Prophesy!! Prophesy!!! Today, also pray to be more sensitive in the spirit; to pick up necessary signals that would help you triumph over the enemy and keep darkness away. Today, pray to be delivered from falling into temptation. Pray to be preoccupied with the person of God; and to be focused on His mandate and His revealed purpose for your life. Be careful to weigh every decision in light of God’s purpose for your life; and God’s purpose for the time. Today, proclaim an end to woes and declare the dawn of a new day.
PRAYER: Pray today that this day would not be a day of rebellion, death, and mourning, and lamentation. Happy 25th day!
On this day in 2019, some not-so-pleasant things happened across the globe: 1). FBI arrested Roger Stone, a long time ally of Donald Trump, and charged him with lying and witness tampering – in connection with helping Trump Campaign Organization with Wikileaks in 2016. 2). President Muhammadu Buhari fired Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Ommoghen on the advice of the Code of Conduct Tribunal over allegations of improper declaration of assets; and swore in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as Acting Chief Justice. Senate President reacted to this. 3). A dam South East of Brazil collapsed causing the death of several people. About 200 were reported missing. 4). Thirteen cars were razed and many feared dead following a fuel tanker explosion in Edo State Nigeria.
Learn more about this day in history: http://timelines.ws/days/01_25.HTML
