Welcome to the 36th day of the year! Day 36 is the first day of the sixth week of the year. This is the first major ’36th’ in the year. The other major ’36th’ is the 36th week. The Bible patterns for understanding the 36th day are 1) the first day of creation narrative; 2) the 36th book of the Bible; 3) the 36th chapters of the Bible; 4) the first three chapters of Joshua, the sixth book of the Bible.
Day 36 is a first-day-of-creation day. On the first day of creation, God did four things:
1. God’s voice sounded and He began to change the state of the void and formless existence. Before this time, the earth was without form and void, darkness was over the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God hovered over the surface of the waters. 2. He addressed the darkness that covered the face of the waters. by calling light into existence; to repel darkness. 3. God divided the light from the darkness. 4. Day and night began. God called the day Light and called the darkness Night. Day 36 is a triumphant day of battle against sixth-season darkness. It is a day to battle the rulers of the darkness of this world (Ephesians 6).
Day 36 is a book of Zephaniah day in a book of Joshua week. Zephaniah is the 36th book of the year. It is a book of warning concerning the judgment of the Day of the Lord. Zephaniah 1:2-10 says, “I will utterly consume everything from the face of the land,” Says the LORD; [3] “I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, The fish of the sea, And the stumbling blocks along with the wicked. I will cut off man from the face of the land,” Says the LORD. [4] “I will stretch out My hand against Judah, And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place, The names of the idolatrous priests with the pagan priests- [5] Those who worship the host of heaven on the housetops; Those who worship and swear oaths by the LORD, But who also swear by Milcom; [6] Those who have turned back from following the LORD, And have not sought the LORD, nor inquired of Him.” [7] Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD; For the day of the LORD is at hand, For the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests. [8] “And it shall be, In the day of the LORD’s sacrifice, That I will punish the princes and the king’s children, And all such as are clothed with foreign apparel. [9] In the same day I will punish All those who leap over the threshold, Who fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit. [10] “And there shall be on that day,” says the LORD, “The sound of a mournful cry from the Fish Gate, A wailing from the Second Quarter, And a loud crashing from the hills”. The book of Zephaniah informs us that the 36th season is the Day of the Lord for warfare against darkness.
Day 36 is a Joshua 1-4 day. In Joshua 1, God prepared Joshua to lead Israel into the Promised Land; and instructed him to prepare Israel to cross the Jordan. In Joshua 2, he sent spies to view Jericho. The spies met Rahab, received help from her, and made a covenant with her to save her and her family. In Joshua 3, Israel crossed the Jordan. In Joshua 4, Israel set up memorial stones after crossing the Jordan. The priests who bore the ark stood in the middle until all Israel had crossed. They were the last to come up out of Jordan. The presence of the priests bearing the ark kept the river from overflowing. They stopped the destructive force of water. From the first four chapters of Joshua, we can see that the 36th day is a day of preparation for the work of the week. The sixth week is a week of warfare to judge ungodliness and reward righteousness.
Day 36 is a 36th-chapters-of-the-Bible day. Genesis 36 expresses the prevalence of darkness. The chapter is given to the house of Esau (Edom) and Mount Seir and their Chiefs or dukes. Esau had five children from three women. Edom and Mount Seir became enemies of Israel and represent rebellion against God. Edom, Mount Seir, and Amalek, represent darkness. The story of Esau in Genesis 36 is an intrusion of darkness into Jacob’s story-line. Jacob’s story will resume in Genesis 37 with the emergence of a new generation in Joseph and his brothers. In Exodus 36, Bezalel and the other artisans begin work on the tabernacle. The people gave more than enough for the work of the tabernacle. The 36th season is a season of abundance through love for God. The house of God is priority in the 36th season. It is the abode of Light. God is Light. The key to triumph in the 36th season is to become, or to construct, the dwelling place of Light. In Numbers 36, the end of the book, darkness was going to erode the inheritance of Zelophehad if his five daughters who had received his inheritance marry outside the tribe of their father’s house. The elders approached Moses concerning the matter of losing their inheritance to other tribes. Moses received a word from the Lord concerning them. They are to marry within the family of their father. They eventually married their cousins – the sons of their father’s brothers. That way, their father’s inheritance stayed within the family. This chapter is also about inheritance not changing hands from tribe to tribe. The 36th season is a time to receive wisdom (light) from God for complex problems. Second Chronicles 36, the last chapter of the book, God’s people lost their inheritance to the Babylonians through captivity. Darkness overtook the land because their rejection of, and rebellion against, the Light. The chapter ended with the beginning of the next book, Ezra. Light rose for the people in darkness when Cyrus, King of Persia, gave a written proclamation for Jews to return to rebuild the temple at Jerusalem. The 36th season is an end and a new beginning. In Job 36, Elihu speaks on God’s behalf proclaiming His integrity, goodness, justice, and sovereignty, and majesty. He gives justice to both the wicked and the righteous. He gives correction to those who err and are in trouble. If, they listen, they find favor. If they reject correction, they perish. Elihu was bringing light into Job’s situation. Psalm 36 is an oracle concerning the transgression of the wicked; about the goodness and mercy of God; and a prayer for help against the proud and the wicked. In Isaiah 36, Sennacherib came against the fortified cites of Judah and took them. He sent horrifying and intimidating messages to Hezekiah and Judah to harass God’s people. Darkness rises against people in the 36th season threatening their inheritance. In Jeremiah 36, the prophet’s scroll is read, by Baruch, in the temple and eventually in the hearing of the king. The words in the scroll was light to keep the people from darkness. They rejected the light. The king even burned the scroll against all restraints. Jeremiah cursed the king with childlessness and severe judgment. He would not have a son (heir) to sit on the throne of David; and his dead body would not be buried. That means his political inheritance is taken from him. Jeremiah told Baruch to rewrite the words on a new scroll. More words were even added. Darkness cannot prevail against the word of God. Men may rise up against the word of the Lord in the 36th season but the counsel of God will stand. In Ezekiel 36, God speaks blessings passionately to Israel against the hurts she had suffered from the nations. Light came through God’s Word to dispel the darkness covering the land by promises of restoration.
Day 36 is a Genesis – Second Samuel day in the 6th week of the year. Going through any week is like taking 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 first day of the week is the beginning of the Old Testament side of the week; and expresses the first 10 books of the Old Testament and the Bible. In the first 10 books of the Bible, God revealed Himself as Creator and Caretaker. He chose those who aligned with His purpose for blessings; and reserved judgment for those who disregard Him. The first 10 books began with the creation and fall of the man in the image and likeness of God; and ended with the emergence of the man after God’s heart sitting on the throne of God’s choice nation. David was absolutely loyal to God. He gave himself for whatever God wanted. This is a day of aligning with God and becoming a man (woman) after His heart.
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 collapse and end of expressions and manifestations of darkness in your life and world. Decree that expressions of light will triumph in this first day of the week. Today, make a quality decision to receive the word of the Lord and act on it without fear or doubts. Make a quality decision to walk in unconditional love. This is a day of sacrificial (tough) love. Today, take time to hear from God. Do not act without His direction. Follow what He says or shows. Today, seek the Lord against disasters in the week as you come into alignment. Call upon Him for mercy.! Today, may light triumph over darkness in your life. Happy 36th day!
On this day in 2020 the US Senate voted on two impeachment charges to acquit Donald Trump. That was the crossing of the Jordan for the 45th President of the United States. Trump Acquitted!
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