Welcome to the 78th year! The 78th is the beginning of the 12th seven (78-84). The 78th day is the first day of the 12th week of the year. It is also the 29th day in the second 49 days of the year; or the beginning of the fifth week of the second 7 weeks of the year. The 78th day is a first season day. The Bible Keys to understanding Day 78 are the first day creation-narrative, the 78th psalm, the 29th book and chapters of the Bible, and the first four chapters of Second Kings – the 12th book of the Bible.
Year 78 is a first day of creation year in the 12th seven years. The first day of creation was a day of light triumphing over darkness. It was the beginning of creation and making a difference. On that day, light broke the power and dominion of darkness. On that day, God separated light from darkness and gave each a name. He called the light day; and the darkness night. That day was also the beginning of time (day and night). Light signifies truth, knowledge, and godliness. Day 78 is day of light overthrowing darkness. Truth will triumph over error. Knowledge will overcome ignorance. Godliness will overthrow ungodliness. The Light of the first day of creation was a manifestation of God; because God isLight and there is no darkness in Him. Begin the first day of the12th week with God and stay in alignment with Him.
Year 78 is a Second Kings 1-4 day. Day 78 is the first day of the twelfth week and expresses the first 4 chapters of the twelfth book of the Bible. In the first chapter, Elijah interrupted the messengers of king Ahaziah whom he had sent to Ekron, the Sidonian idol, to inquire about his health. The king sent soldiers to arrest him. At the command of Elijah, fire consumed 102 of them. In the second chapter, Elisha became Elijah’s successor after the latter had been transported out the world. In the same chapter, he healed the bad water of a community and also cursed 42 children mocking him for his bald head. Two female bears mauled the children. In the third chapter, he helped king Jehoram and king Jehoshaphat defeat the Moabites. In Second Kings 4, there were five miracles: 1. Elisha delivered a widow from a burden of debt that would have taken her two sons away from her. 2. Elisha delivered an aged woman and her husband from barrenness by the word of the Lord. They had a son. 3. Later, the boy fell sick suddenly and died; but Elisha raised him from the dead. 4. Elisha delivered the sons of the prophet from food poison by neutralizing the poison in the food. 5. Elisha fed one hundred men with twenty loaves of barley bread; and had some left over. Year 78 is a season of judgment and miraculous interventions. It is a year of the triumph of light. May the Lord overthrow the wicked and ungodly. May the Lord help the helpless.
Year 78 is the first day of the 5th week in the second 49 days of the year; or the first day of the 12th week of the year. The 5th or 12th season is for equipping a new generation. It is a season of teaching and learning to empower the next generation. It is for passing on the baton. In the fifth book of the Bible, Deuteronomy, Moses reviewed the journey-history of Israel from Egypt and intended to use it to prepare the next generation for the promised land. In that book, also, he passed on the baton to Joshua. In the 12th book of the Bible, Elijah had a school of prophets (the sons of the prophet). Elisha continued the same after he had been trained and empowered by Elijah. In the 12th book of the Bible, Elijah passed on the baton to Elisha. The 12th century was notable for progress in learning. England’s two oldest universities, Oxford and Cambridge, were founded in the 12th century.
Year 78 is a Psalm 78 year. This 72-verse psalm is about transmitting “what our fathers told us to their children”, who will in turn teach their children. It is a review or rehearsal of Israel’s walk or journey with God. Psalm 78:1-8 says, “Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. [2] I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, [3] Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. [4] We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done”. [5] For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children; [6] That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children, [7] That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments; [8] And may not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not set its heart aright, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
Year 78 is a book of Joel year in the second 49 years. Joel is the 29th book of the Bible; and is applicable to the 29th day in the second 49 days. The book of Joel is a call to return to God amid disasters. Year 78 is for coming into alignment with God.
Year 78 is a Genesis – Second Samuel year in the 12th seven years. Every week has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first 4 days is the Old Testament side. The remaining three days is the New Testament side. Day 78 is the beginning of the Old Testament side of the 12th week; and has guiding light in the first 10 books of the Bible. From the first book of the Bible to the tenth book, God searched for a man. He found that man in David; and made a covenant with him in the seventh chapter of the tenth book of the Bible. Year 78 is a for pursuing and expressing the heart of God. It is for coming into alignment with God.
Happy 78th year!
