Welcome to the 28th week of the year! The 28th week is the seventh and last week of the fourth 49 days (or the fourth week of weeks). It is the end of the bridge-season of tests and trials. This is the week of July 9-15 in a Clear Year; and July 8-14 in a Leap Year. The Bible patterns for understanding the 28th week are the seventh day of creation narrative, the 28th book and chapters of the Bible, and the last six chapters (seventh section) of the fourth book of the Bible.
Week 28 is a seventh day of creation week in the fourth 49 days. God ended the work of creation on the seventh day. God rested on the seventh day, blessed the day, and also sanctified it. This is a week to make an end of the program of the fourth 49 days of the year. It is a week of salvation and deliverances. It is a week of delivering expectations and answers to prayers. It is the week of results – the week of justification or condemnation. God intends this to be a week without curses. So much depends on how we align with His purposes. This is a holy set-apart week. To the believer in Christ, every week is blessed and sanctified to God. To the believer, every week is also a week of salvation and deliverance. However, weeks have their peculiarities. Week 28 has its unique features.
Week 28 is a book of Hosea week in the year. In Hosea, the 28th book of the Bible, God commanded His prophet to marry a harlot and raise children by her. God’s intention was to use the Prophet’s tough marriage to teach the prophet his enduring love for unfaithful and adulterous Israel. Like the adulterous wife of the prophet, Israel committed harlotry against God and deserves to be judged. Although, God says He would judge Israel, He also promised to restore Israel. In Hosea, mercy overrides justice. What ought to be a book of judgment becomes a book of grace and mercy. Hosea is the end of the fourth seven books of the Bible. The book has a total of 197 verses. In a leap year, the 197th day is the end of the fourth 49 days. In a clear year, it ends on the 196th day. The 28 book of the Bible has only 14 chapters. The 14th is a season of intervention. The book ends with the promise of divine intervention, deliverance, and restoration. Week 28 is a week of unconditional love, grace, and mercy.
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United although he was not a firm believer in the American way. He was a published critic of the American system. He trusted the British way more. It was grace that made him two-term president of the United States. Grace justifies and makes a way in the 28th season. In the 28th seven years of the United States, Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded JF Kennedy was President. He shared the season with Richard Nixon, the 37th President. The Nixon Administration ended in a scandal. Integrity is questioned in the 28th season. The 28th season is a time to fight and end wars. The 28th president also led the United States to the First World War against the German and pro-German forces. In the 28th seven years of the United States, President Lyndon B. Johnson fought the South Vietnam War.
Week 28 is a 28th chapters of the Bible week. The 28th chapters of the Bible reveal different features of the 28th season. In Genesis 28, Jacob was vindicated. Isaac his father, and God the Creator did not condemn him for anything. They both treated him like one who did nothing wrong. Mercy prevailed. Grace covered Jacob.
In Exodus 28, Moses is commanded to take Aaron and his four sons, from among the children of Israel, and consecrate them as priests before the Lord. Special priestly garments were to be made for them. They are to stand before God for the people. They were to mediate between God and the people with sacrifices for justification. The people are not to be left to their sins. That is grace.
In Numbers 28, Moses receives the command to ensure that the offerings are brought at their appointed time – daily offerings, Sabbath offerings, monthly offerings, Passover offerings, and Feast of Weeks offerings. The offerings were to take care of the sins of the people and justify them.
Deuteronomy 28 is about blessings accompanying obedience and curses accompanying disobedience. So, the 28th is either for blessing or cursing – justification or condemnation.
In First Samuel 28, Saul was preparing for his last battle with the Philistines. Samuel had died, Saul had no access to God, David had gone over to the land of the Philistines. Saul had driven witches and mediums away from Israel; but consulted the witch at Endor to bring up Samuel for him for consultation. He was told Israel would lose the battle and the he and his sons would die in battle. That was a pronouncement of judgment. That was Saul’s scoresheet.
In First Chronicles 28, David instructs Solomon to build the temple. The temple is the place people run to – to find help and justification from God.
In Second Chronicles 28, Ahaz became king at 20; and died in apostasy at 36. Judah suffered defeat at the hands of Syria and Israel. Two hundred thousand Jews were taken captives but had to to be returned. This was the result of the idolatrous ways of King Ahaz. Here we have both judgment and mercy.
Job 28 (the middle and center of 28th chapters) declares the end of the search for wisdom. Wisdom is the principal thing in the fourth week of weeks. Job 28:28 says “And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.’” The 28th season is the end of the search.
In Psalm 28, the psalmist cries to God for vindication. Psalm 28:3-5 says, “Do not take me away with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace to their neighbors, But evil is in their hearts. [4] Give them according to their deeds, And according to the wickedness of their endeavors; Give them according to the work of their hands; Render to them what they deserve. [5] Because they do not regard the works of the LORD, Nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them And not build them up”.
The 28-verse Proverbs 28 gives the verdicts of wisdom concerning wickedness, perversity, pride, generosity, etc.
In Isaiah 28, the prophet declares woes against Israel – Ephraim and Jerusalem – who are overcome by wine and intoxicating drinks; and err through drunkenness.
In Jeremiah 28, Jeremiah declared that False prophet, Hananiah, shall die for teaching rebellion against God. He died the same year in the seventh month The 28th week falls in the seventh month.
In Ezekiel 28, the prophet makes proclamations against Tyre and Sidon for her pride; and for the future blessings of Israel.
In Matthew 28, Jesus was vindicated when God raised Him from the dead and gave Him all authority in heaven and on earth. In Acts 28, Paul was vindicated. He was delivered from the viper and from the expectations of men. He was instrumental to healings. The case against him was never mentioned again. He was in his own rented apartment, preaching the gospel, and no one stopping him. The 28th signifies ‘end of discussion’. There is no 29th chapter in the New Testament because the New Testament is the Last Word; and since the 28th points to love, grace, and mercy, it shows that God’s love, grace, and mercy, is His last word. It is up to us what we do with it.
This week shall be a week of verdicts; for nations, organizations, families, and individuals. There would be verdicts of love, grace (or mercy) and verdicts of justice (or merit). This is a week of vindication.
Week 28 is a seventh-7-books-of-the-Bible week. The last seven days (43-49) of the fourth 49 days belong to this week. The first day of the week is a book of John day. The second day is a book of Acts day. The third day is a book of Romans day. The fourth day is a book of First Corinthians day. The fifth day is a book of Second Corinthians day. The sixth day is a book of Galatians day; and the seventh day is a book of Ephesians day. The seventh seven books of the Bible are books of justification by grace through faith. Together, they reveal that the 28th week is a week of grace and mercy. It is a week of experiencing the love, grace, and mercy, of God.
Week 28 is a Numbers 32-36 week in the fourth 49 days. The seventh five chapters (31-35) of the fourth book of the Bible (plus the last chapter – 36th) are applicable to the seventh week in the fourth 49 days of the year. The 32nd chapter is about the Israelites who chose to settle before Jordan. Chapter 33 is a review of Israel’s journey (departing and camping) from Egypt. Chapter 34 is about how the Promised Land would be divided among the tribes. Chapter 35 is about the cities of the Levites and the Cities of Refuge. Those were sacred places. Chapter 36 is about the marriage of female heirs to guard against loss of inheritance. The last six chapters (31-36) of the fourth book of the Bible are chapters of verdicts – concerning Balaam, the two and half tribes that wanted to settle before Jordan, the division of the land, and about the inheritance of the daughters of Zelophehad. Week 28 is a week of verdicts on controversies. Arguments end in the 28th season. I pray it will favor you.
Week 28 is a Hebrews – Revelation season in the fourth 49 days. Every seven-week (or 49-day) season is like a journey through the Bible; and has both Old Testament and New Testament sides. The first 28 days is the Old Testament side of 49-day season. The remaining 21 of the 49 days is the New Testament side. The Old Testament side expresses the 39 books of the Old Testament; and the New Testament side expresses the 27 books of the New Testament. The seventh week in every seven-week season expresses the third and last nine books of the New Testament. The last nine books of the Bible are books of correction, recovery, and restoration. May your experience in this week be one of God saying “I am with you”. Happy 28th week!
