Elul, which began last Monday, is the last month on the Jewish calendar. It precedes the High Holy Days of the first month of Tishri: The Day of Trumpets, Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles. The four Hebrew letters of the word Elul (אלול) have often been associated with the beautiful acronym from Song of Songs 6:3, “Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li” (I am my beloved’s, and He is mine).
Last night, the Old City was filled with people walking its narrow corridors, rending their hearts in repentance. This soul mending will continue the entire month, in anticipation of the trumpet blast of Tishri.
Perhaps this is a lot of Hebrew to digest, but it really is quite simple. One day soon, the books of the old year will close, and we will have to give an account. Yes, one day the heavens will split, the Great Shofar (Trumpet) of Heaven will sound, and our Beloved will come for His Bride. In that moment, will we be ready? How are we preparing to enter this great feast, to tabernacle with our Beloved Savior and King?
Mending Sin
The young woman in the Song of Songs had a specific request of her Beloved, “Catch us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vine”. (Song of Songs 2:15) Only the Beloved could remedy those foxes, and only the blood of Yeshua can mend our brokenness and remove our sin. As we see the days of Yeshua’s appearing drawing near, we too must cry to the Beloved to help us deal with any sins that are destroying our fruitfulness. Elul is a powerful picture of preparation for the coming of Yeshua, and His appearing may be closer than anyone imagines