Author: Annamarie Strawhand

Annamarie Strawhand is a Christian life coach, prophetic mentor and minister to thousands of her followers and students as well as a speaker and author. Annamarie speaks and teaches from a position of bold faith in God, passion for His people, Holy Spirit inspired wisdom, and purpose. She is host of Faith Lane TV on YouTube, Facebook and Rumble. Tune in to her live broadcasts Monday Wednesday and Friday mornings! After 30 plus years as a coach for professional race car drivers, Annamarie was called by God to begin a ministry and coaching practice in 2017 that would focus on guiding and equipping God's people - to help them fully and victoriously activate their divine purpose. Now known as a "faith and victory" coach - Annamarie has a full coaching practice, mentoring programs, courses, books and digital media that is bringing in clients and students of all ages ready to launch into what God has called them to do. More programs are being developed, along with a full publishing company.
Prayer To Stir Up The Spirit Of God In Our Loved Ones Who Have Strayed Away From God

Prayer To Stir Up The Spirit Of God In Our Loved Ones Who Have Strayed Away From God

Pray Out Loud

  • “Heavenly Father, Father God, in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, I come to you on behalf of my loved one, _______. Father God, my loved one is prodigal. My loved one is not walking in Your will, and today I’m asking by faith for my loved one, _______, to return home and, most of all, to return to You, Father, with all of their heart, with all of their mind, with all of their soul, with all of their spirit, with all of their life, with all of their being, and with all of their body – completely return to you, Father God, in the name of Jesus.


  • “My loved one, at one time, had a heart for you, Father God, and a heart for Jesus. They know you, Father God. They lived their life for you at one time, Father, so in Jesus’ name, according to Your word in Timothy, I ask, Father God, that You would send Your Holy Spirit to my loved one right now to stir up their spirit within them and remind them of their love for you, God. Stir up their spirit and remind them of their love for Jesus Chrst, Father. Stir up their spirit within them and remind them of the gift that You put within them, Father God. Stir up their spirit within them, Father God, and remind them of who they are in Christ Jesus, Father God. Stir up their spirit within them and remind them of the blood of Jesus that speaks a better word in them and for them and for their life. Stir up Your Spirit, Father God, within my loved one to bring them into full remembrance – mind, body, soul, and spirit – of the will and the word of God for their life. 


  • “Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ name, I ask you to keep stirring and keep stirring and keep stirring in the spirit of my loved one, _______, until they give in and fall to their knees in repentance and submit their life back to You, God, submit their life back to Jesus Christ and comes home and back to their family, and comes into full fulfillment of the plans and and purposes you have for them, Father God. Do not relent, Holy Spirit. Keep stirring within them.


  • “And in Jesus Christ’s name, if they ever have taken Communion and partaken of the blood of Jesus Christ, no matter how long ago it’s been, no matter where they partook of Communion, I ask You, King Jesus, for Your blood to speak within them; speak a better word and cry out for them – SALVATION! Remind them of their salvation. Let them cry out for Your salvation again, King Jesus, and let Your blood keep speaking in them and keep speaking in them and keep speaking in them, King Jesus, until they fall to their knees and cry out for You, Jesus, cry out for Your salvation.


  • “And I place my loved one, _______, in the blood of Jesus Christ right now as a prophetic act of faith. King Jesus, I ask that You would release the power of Your blood into my loved one, _______, right now wherever they are. Cry out for them. Speak a better word for them. Protect them, and stir within them who You are in them so the next time they look in the mirror, they will see who they are in Christ Jesus. They will begin to hunger to be at Your table, King Jesus, to partake of Your holy supper. They will begin to hunger and thirst for You, King Jesus, like they never have before because of the stirring of the Holy Spirit and the power of the blood of Jesus Christ within them that will not relent.


  • “And I prepare a table with You, King Jesus, at the head of my table in expectation of their return to my table, partaking of Your supper together. I believe this by faith. I believe it is being done right now in my loved one, _______. I am in expectation of them coming through that door with You, King Jesus, even now. You’ve knocked at my door, King Jesus. I’ve opened the door, and I’ve said, ‘Come, King Jesus. Sit at my table and sup with me. I call my loved one back home. I call their name out in the spirit, _______, come home now and back to Jesus Christ! Come and sit at my table and sup with Jesus and me!’


  • “My loved one will come home and be hungry. I bless, _______, and Jesus blesses them. And we will sit at the table together with King Jesus. I believe it is done. I see it done. I thank You, Holy Spirit, for Your work. Thank You, King Jesus, for Your finished work of the Cross and for Your blood that is speaking in _______ right now. Thank you for the power of the Holy Ghost that is finding them, chasing them down, and stirring within them right now bringing them into full remembrance and a complete return home and back to God. 


  • “_______ never lost their salvation. They never lost their love of God. They never lost their love of King Jesus. They never lost their identity in Christ. They are constantly being reminded of it right now in their waking hours and in their sleeping hours until they give in and receive of it and are activated fully back in, walking out their salvation, home back with their family because the blood of Jesus Christ never forgets. The Holy Spirit is our helper in fulfilling the work of Jesus Christ in my loved one, seeing it to fulfillment, and my loved one, _______, shall fulfill everything that is written for them in their books in Heaven on earth as it is in Heaven right now, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. So be it! Amen and amen.”  

Follow up with taking Communion and speaking the following declaration over your loved one:

Prayer for Communion – Click HERE

Declare Out Loud

  • “By the blood of Jesus Christ, my loved one, _______, is redeemed out of the hand of the devil and into the hand of God. They are sanctified, made holy back to God, and purchased by the blood of Jesus. They are set aside, healed and whole, shalem and shalom – nothing missing, nothing lacking, nothing broken. My loved one is set aside all for the plans and purposes of God, all for the glory of God by the powerful blood of Jesus Christ that is speaking for _______, speaking for their life, speaking for their body, speaking for their purpose, speaking for their bloodline, speaking for their family, speaking for their household, speaking for their land, speaking for their finances, and speaking for their marriage. The blood of Jesus Christ is stirring within _______, and the spirit of the living God is stirring within _______, revealing everything that God wants them to do, everything He wants to say to them, revealing the presence of God within them, and revealing the gifts that God has put in them. 


  • “I release the power of the blood of Jesus Christ over ________ and into _______ right now. By the authority of Jesus Christ and by the power of His blood, I release the blood of Jesus Christ into  _______’s, spirit man right now to be stirring within them and speaking a better word within them bringing them into remembrance of Jesus Christ and who they are in Christ Jesus, stirring up the gift that God put within them,and  bringing remembrance of who they are in Christ Jesus. Let the blood of Jesus Christ activate and speak a better word, a word over all words in _______, in Jesus’ name.”
Prophetic Word: 2020 Will Be Restored Back To President Trump

Prophetic Word: 2020 Will Be Restored Back To President Trump

Transcription of the word that the Holy Spirit gave to Annamarie Strawhand, which she delivered during her broadcast of Life in the Faith Lane on August 7, 2024.

Watch the video, and then read the transcript below.

ANNAMARIE: I want to give you this prophetic word again, uh, tell you to prepare, all right, as a prophetic voice for the nation, for the nations and for the Church, and I take this very seriously. I want to be responsible with it, and by the leading of the Holy Spirit. 

And so, all right, so, thank you, Jesus. Um, I do have a prophetic word for you all that I want to speak right now, and it’s very, very encouraging. Okay? I’ve had many prophetic words regarding President Donald J. Trump. I’ve had many prophetic words about President Donald J. Trump being an anoint, an anointed of God. He’s an anointed man of God. He is chosen for this time, and, um, I’ve had many prophetic words about what’s coming in America and the continued brilliant plan of God rolling out. Right?

So, the night of the 2020 election, I went to the Lord that night, and many of you saw that prophetic word that I had. Okay? And I said to the Lord, “You told me President Trump would have two terms. What is going on?” And He said to me, “Annamarie, watch My brilliant plan unfold,” and that He’s given President Trump supernatural weapons in the spirit. He called it pumpkin chunkin, catapults, to hit his enemies from afar. 

And He said, the Lord said to me, “Watch what I do.” He said, “Watch the number 11 11.” Well, I thought it was a date – 11/11 – but since then, the Lord has revealed to me 11 11 means wake up; pay attention; you’re about to see the glory of God.

So as this, as this brilliant plan has been unfolding, the Lord said to me, “Encourage the faith of the people to stay faithful and watch My brilliant plan unfold because it’s time for them to awaken.” And I said, “Okay, Lord.”

So I did my best to be faithful with that. I spoke that prophetic word to all of you. Some of you found me through that prophetic word. We’ve been watching God’s brilliant plan unfold all this time. There has been an 11 11, right, that’s what 11 11 means biblically. It means wake up; pay attention; you’re about to see the glory of God. 

We know that from the Bible and, for, when Jesus was going to raise Lazarus from the dead. They asked Him where He was going, right; Jesus is on His way to do something. John 11:11 – “And they said, ‘Lord, where are you going?’ He said, ‘I’m going to Lazarus. He is only sleeping, but I’m going to wake him up.’”

And when the Lord said that, everybody began to follow Jesus because they knew they were going to see a great miracle. They were literally going to see the dead awakened and brought back to life – come out of the tomb, right; come out of hibernation. And that’s what’s happening. Jesus said He was on His way. He’s here. He’s revealing this. He’s awakening the people. Make way for the King of Glory. Okay?

Eleven, 11 also means Hebrews 11:11 – “By faith, Sarah realized and conceived Isaac because she considered Him who promised faithful.” Okay, so this is a time of our awakening. This is our time of really believing God and realizing our faith.

How did Sarah’s faith realize? Sarah’s faith realized in the waiting. She said, “Ah, wait a minute. I consider God faithful,” and as soon as she considered God good and faithful, she conceived the child, Isaac, in her womb. The impossible happened. So stand back; pay attention; you’re about to see the glory of God, and He’s bringing justice. He’s bringing justice.

So that night when He told me those things, the night of the 2020 election, and I asked Him what was going on, and He told me to continue to encourage the faith of the people, that He’s doing all this for our good; watch His brilliant plan unfold. We’ve been watching this happen, and, over the last four years, He’s been giving us encouraging words – all of the joy that’s coming, the glory that’s coming, the transference of wealth that’s coming, all of the victories that are coming for us, right, and we’ve had to realize this by faith and believe God.

Well, the Lord gave me another prophetic word of what He’s doing. He said, “Watch,” He will give President Donald J. Trump victories in the courts. He will give President Donald J. Trump justice and victory after victory after victory, and He said these words; He said that President Donald J. Trump, all will be restored to him and the people and even more, and the 2020 election will be restored to President Donald J. Trump and the people, and He said, “And even more.” 

Hear the word of the Lord! The 2020 election – I’m talking 2020 election – will be fully restored to President Donald J. Trump and the people and even more! That is the word of the Lord. And there will be victory after victory after victory ruling in the favor of President Donald J. Trump and ruling in the favor of the people. Did you hear what He said? Get excited! I am. Glory to God! Because God is a God of justice! 

And many of you remember three years ago right here on this broadcast, you all spent three hours with me in prayer. We went into the Court of Heaven before the throne of God, and through the blood of Jesus, we repented for all the sins and the injustice of the United States Judicial System going all the way back to its birth. We asked Father God for grace, mercy, and forgiveness for this. We asked King Jesus to put His blood on it. We asked for Jesus’ blood to speak justice for President Donald J. Trump and for the people and for the land and for this nation. We asked Father God to rule in our favor and the favor of the people and the favor of President Donald J. Trump, by the blood of Jesus. And we asked Father God to give us justice and completely redeem and restore the United States Judicial System. And if there’s anything evil operating in the United States Judicial System and any evil influences in the United States Judicial System, going all the way up to the Supreme Court, all the way to the local courts that through the word of God according to His word in Matthew Chapter three verse 10 that Father God would take His ax of judgment and chop out and root out and root up every unholy, ungodly influence in the United States Judicial System all the way up to the Supreme Court, all the way to the local courts and cast those influences into the fire and replace them with Holy Spirit-filled influences and bring the United States Judicial System into His divine order, into His perfect government. 

And I’ve been seeing the number 12 12 everywhere. You know what that means? That God is in control. He is overtaking the government. That’s the perfect government of God. Watch and see what He does. There will be justice. There will be evil laws overturned going back generations. There will be unholy, ungodly things exposed and revealed that have been happening in the courts. There will be justices that step down, and I’m talking all the way down to the local government. 

And there will be justice for President Donald J. Trump and the people because our United States Constitution is a holy document. It’s a covenant with God, and God does not forget His covenants. And God does not forget His covenants with our founding fathers, and it, the United States Constitution will stand and it will speak on our behalf. 

We are coming into a season of great justice, a season of great restitution for each of us, personally, as Americans, um hm, and for those who have been fighting for us that are righteous, such as President Donald J. Trump and others .

And let me tell you something, my friends, you think for one minute that God would spare President Donald J. Trump’s life and protect him from a bullet if He didn’t have great plans ahead? And that should put the fear of God in every single one of his enemies and the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. I’m telling you. 

And the fear of the Lord is going to come upon this nation like never before. Watch and see, because the gavel has slammed down, of Almighty God, and He has ruled and He is judging. And through the blood of Jesus, there is mercy, and those people, those individuals that have done evil, they have a chance to repent just like the rest of us. And we’ve asked Father God to send His Holy Spirit to bring them to repentance, but we’re in a season of judgment, and they better come to repentance quickly, quickly!

And don’t worry about your loved ones. Don’t worry about your loved ones because the Bible says, “You and your household shall be saved.” If you are in Christ Jesus, and you cover your loved ones in the blood of Jesus Christ every day, even if they’re prodigal, even if they’re not fully awake to this, they’re being lifted up above the judgment with you. Moses and his whole household were lifted up above the judgment. Rahab and her, her household were lifted up above the judgment. Why? Because of the covenant because of the covenant through the blood of Jesus, right? 

Rahab put out the scarlet cord. That’s a representation of the blood of Jesus. Okay? Noah and his household were in the ark, right, the ark of the covenant, the representation of the blood of Jesus.

So continue to cover you and your loved ones in the blood of Jesus Christ. They’re going to get shaken awake by all of this, and pray the prayer for them to have the fear of the Lord.

And let me tell you something, my friends. This is going to be glorious. This is the most glorious of times. This is the most joyous of times. You may not understand how God is doing it, but He has His ways of doing it. This is His brilliant plan, and there’s going to be people that won’t understand, and we can’t be like, “I told you so.” We can’t be like that. We have to shine Jesus to them. 

The perfect government of God doesn’t just mean justice. It doesn’t just mean victory. It also means demonstrating the Gospel of Jesus Christ in love, grace, and mercy. And that’s what we’re meant to do, right, as the kingdom of God is coming to the earth.

Now, I want to encourage each and every single one of you as I’ve given you this word to continue to pray, and I think it’s important that we still continue to do the land assignments on our local courthouses. We’ve been doing them since we went into the Court of Heaven for the United States Judicial System. And you can check and see if your local courthouse has been done, has been repented for, uh, Communion – blood of Jesus – has been poured in the land and the anointing on the land with the Court of Heaven prayers that we have. 

You can go to my site: annamariestrawhand.com land assignment index. See on our big map, see if your courthouse has been done. Now, and we can continue to enforce the blood of Jesus Christ.

Now, I went to Washington, D.C., and did all of Washington. We did all of Capitol Hill. We did a land assignment there. You can watch the video – me and Pastor Jeno Shaw and his wonderful wife, Karrie, and his little daughter, 12 year-old daughter, Aria. Okay? And we’ve prayed those same prayers, and we called for justice and righteousness, and I spoke Psalm 24 over Washington, D.C., and we renamed Washington, D.C., Washington, District of Christ, and we proclaimed righteousness and justice, and the blood of Jesus Christ is speaking on Capitol Hill now in Washington, D.C., right now.

So we enforce the blood of Jesus Christ over everything within the Washington, D.C., borders, everything in, everything on; therefore, everything below the earth, everything on the earth, and everything above the earth in Washington, D.C., now known as Washington, District of Christ, must bow the knee to the lordship of Jesus Christ. The King of Glory is here. God’s perfect government is here. The gates of righteousness have been opened. God is bringing His justice. 

Watch the Supreme Court and watch the other courts, for the blood of Jesus Christ is speaking on the United States Supreme Court, and God’s gavel, Almighty God’s gavel, Righteous Judge, Almighty God, has slammed down. And He is judging, and He is ruling now in every situation in this nation.

We got a, a word on Monday about the angels of the Lord were boots on the ground on the earth reporting back to God that everything is under control. I want you to be encouraged, my friends. We are coming into the most glorious of times, so stay in faith. Continue to pray. Continue to do the land assignments. Continue to do the assignments on the United States, uh, courthouses. I’m talking about all the way to the local ones – county courthouses, city cour, courthouses, municipal courts, state courts of appeals, anywhere where there is a court. 

If you don’t know how to do a land assignment, you don’t know how to do a United States Judicial System assignment, you can just go on my site, annamariestrawhand.com; watch the video; print out the prayer; get your Communion; get your anointing oil. I have it all ready for you – prayers, everything written out. And many of the courthouses have already been done, have already been prayed over. 

You see, the blood of Jesus Christ speaks what? Justice! It speaks a greater word, a better word. It speaks justice. Hallelujah! And you come in the name of the Lord. You come as a representative of Him when you go and you pray. And it’s His authority through you that does this, and when you repent, and you get the sins of that court and of that judicial, uh, whatever they’ve done since birth in that city, that state, that county – the sins of the leaders, the sins of the people, the sins of the court, any ill-gotten gains, right, any, any, any wrong rulings, any corruption, repent for that. You ask for grace, mercy, and forgiveness of Father God through the blood of Jesus Christ, and because of the blood of Jesus, He rules in your favor when you bring that petition before Him. And then you ask for the blood of Jesus to sanctify it, redeem it, make it holy back to God, and bring His dominion in there through the pouring of the Communion into the land, and then the anointing rededicates it to God. It must be repented first, okay? 

So I hope that you will do this. Now, David, I don’t know if you have, my team has, the map of the, the US and all the land assignments that we’ve done already. [Displays map] Okay, so this is just the map of the continental US of all of our completed land assignments, water assignments, and gate assignments that, um, I have done, my team has done, uh, our intercessors, boots on the ground have done, many of you have done. 

Uh, we’re getting reports, um, from all over the world now, uh, in Canada, Norway, Australia. It’s been incredible. You can go to my site at Annamariestrawhand.com and click on this, uh, expand this map and see where the land assignments have been done for the whole world. Uh, I need more schools done, more post offices, and more courthouses. 

The red are the land assignments. The blue are the water assignments, and the gold are the gate assignments.

What are the gates? Gates are airports, train stations, bus stations, uh, entrances to cities, okay? Um, gates can also be historical landmarks. Uh, I went to, a, one of the first gates that I did, a historical landmark at the First Landing Cross here in Cape Henry, Virginia, okay, a major gateway to our nation. 

Uh, so I explain all that in my teaching on annamariestrawhand.com site land assignment guide and index. You can learn how to do this, and it teaches you. I’ve got videos and everything. I need more boots on the ground praying, particularly at the courthouses. All right? 

I had to be obedient and bring that word today. It’s very encouraging. It’s very exciting. Um, get ready for victory after victory. It’s going to be an amazing, beautiful thing, and it’s because God is ruling this on earth as it is in Heaven for President Trump and for us and it’s justice, and it’s ruling in our favor, complete and total restitution and even more, He says. 

So I’m very excited, and I want you all to stay in faith, okay? No matter what you see happening out here, right, with all the hubbub, don’t let it get you flustered – whoop – right? Keep your eyes on what God has already said. And I’m speaking this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and I made sure before I spoke this word, that I got confirmation from the Lord, and He gave me double confirmation, so, wow. So it’s coming and it’s coming swiftly, so be excited. Okay?

Now, you know, I know you want to discuss the details of this – what does this mean that the 2020 election will be restored to President Trump and to us? What does this all mean? What are the details? I’m still seeking Lord, uh, because He said it’ll, the 2020 election will be restored to President Trump and us, the people, and there will be restitution and even more, so I’m just going by what He said to me, what He spoke to me. I spoke it. I was obedient. Now, what the details are, just be in faith. We know that our Lord our God does things greater than what we ever expect or ask or think. Okay? All right? 

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Prophetic Word: Angels Of The Lord: Everything’s Under Control!

Prophetic Word: Angels Of The Lord: Everything’s Under Control!

Annamarie Strawhand delivered a very encouraging word from the Holy Spirit on her LIVE broadcast of Life in the Faith Lane on August 5, 2024. Watch the video excerpt below and then read the prophetic notes that she took down as this word was being downloaded to her.

Notes

Prophetic Dream Of Annamarie Strawhand – Morning Of August 2-3, 2024

Dream: I was at a shopping mall parking lot (it reminded me of Greenbriar Mall in Chesapeake) driving my red truck with my daughter, Landry, and looking around. I saw that it had just the basic stores — Sears, JC Penney, and a closed movie theater. I drove around the side of the mall to the area where they work on cars and tires at Sears. Under a tall covering in front of large glass garage doors, I saw US military soldiers there taking charity drop offs for the needy. Inside one garage was a stack of white birch logs, and it had all glass windows and an open side door. I saw my son-in-law Cory. He was in his full military Army uniform helping to collect and organize the charity drop offs. He pointed me to look at the birch tree logs and smiled and nodded at me and my daughter.

Birch In The Bible

Zechariah 1:10-11 The Message (MSG)
Then the rider in the birch grove spoke up, “These are the riders that GOD sent to check things out on earth.” They reported their findings to the Angel of GOD in the birch grove: “We have looked over the whole earth and all is well. Everything’s under control.”

Word Revealed From The Holy Spirit

THE ANGELS OF THE LORD ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND – EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL!!!

“The movie-drama is over” — (closed movie theater). Now those in need will be blessed! Charity will NOW be at home here in America again for Americans!

Background And Research

On the morning November of 2017, I was praying at my front door window. I remember it clearly, praying asking God for a sign of hope and His faithfulness because it was a very hard time I was going through personally with my daughter, husband, and finances, and I was not just praying for my family but also the nation and our president (Trump).

Suddenly, I saw a gold leaf standing upright in the grass just in front of my front door window where I stood praying, and the Lord spoke into my spirit and said, “Take a picture of that. I am giving you a message with this “leaf”!!!” I still have the picture on my phone!! 

Amazingly, it is a leaf from a birch tree that turned gold in the autumn, and we have NO birch trees on our property! Somehow, it blew into my yard and right in front of where I was praying! CONFIRMATION! THANK YOU, FATHER! It was to speak for a time that was coming!  

Then Holy Spirit gave me this dream last night, here in 2024, with birch trees to confirm what HE was showing me in 2017 to give me a clue of what was coming — all good, but I did not understand fully then, but I do now!

White birch trees were used to make paper — “PAPYRUS” and “PARCHMENT” — for writing the Bible, both Old and New Testament and historical documents, including our Declaration of Independence and Constitution and Bill of Rights. They also grow in Pennsylvania. I love them. It’s one of my favorite trees. My grandmothers (both maternal and fraternal), when I growing up in upstate New York, had them growing in their front lawns. I remember playing under them and peeling the white paper-like bark off the trees!

Here are some examples of papyrus in the Bible

  • Exodus: The mother of baby Moses places him in a papyrus basket to save his life.
  • Job: Job compares his days to “boats of papyrus” that pass quickly. 

Papyrus was also used to make copies of parts of the New Testament, known as New Testament papyri. 

White birch trees are also called “SILVER BIRCH.” They have gold leaves in the autumn — “silver and gold” pointing to our new finances backed by silver and gold for America.

Common Uses And Applications

Paper birch is widely used for lumber, veneer, plywood, and pulpwood. Furniture, cabinets, flooring, and other millwork are made from high-value birch lumber and veneers. The species is a favourite of the wood turning industry for everything from broom handles and dowels to toys and crafts.

Paper birch has a uniform texture, smooth, white appearance, and no odour or taste, making it a good choice for short-use recyclable, biodegradable items such as ice cream sticks, toothpicks and disposable plates and cutlery.

Many Indigenous Peoples use birch bark for cultural and practical uses such as making baskets, cradles and canoes.

The Many Surprising and Practical Uses of Birch Trees

SO MUCH CONFIRMATION!!  AMERICA SHALL BE SAVED, HEALED, AND BLESSED!

LOOK AT THE TIME AND DAY OF THIS IN ZECHARIAH CHAPTER 1 (WE ARE NOW IN A ZECHARIAH TIMING). NOVEMBER 2024??

Hebrew Calendar = 11th month Shevat

Jews around the world usher in the new month of Shevat today. While not as well known as the Hebrew months of Tishrei or Nissan, when we celebrate the High Holidays and Passover, Shevat is a month rich in symbolism and meaning.

1.It’s the Eleventh Month in Torah

The Torah doesn’t give names to the months of the year. Instead, it calls Nissan, the month of spring, the first month. Counting from Nissan, then, makes Shevat the 11th month.

  1. The name first appears in the Book of Zechariah, and is believed to be a loan word from ancient Akkadian. Related to the word lashing, the name refers to the heavy rains of the season as winter draws to a close. Rain, in Jewish tradition, is tied with blessings.
  2. The Age of Aquarius

The sign for the month of Shevat is Aquarius, the waterbearer. This further ties Shevat to the rainy season, reflecting the Biblical verse, “Water will flow from his wells.”

  1. Make Like a Tree

Shevat is well known as the month of Tu B’Shevat, the new years for trees, but according to the Mishnah, there’s an opinion that the new year should be celebrated on the first of the month, not the 15th.

  1. The King’s Speech

The month of Shevat was when Moses prepared for his passing in the following month on 7 Adar. He took the opportunity to rebuke the children of Israel, as recorded in Deuteronomy. Out of honor for the Jewish people, Moses saved these words of rebuke and heartfelt criticism until right before he passed away.

  1. How Do You Say Abraham in Chinese?

The Midrash explains that Moses spent the month of Shevat translating the entire Torah into the 70 major languages then spoken.

Chabad.org – https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2835457/jewish/8-Facts-About-the-Hebrew-Month-of-Shevat.htm

First Vision: Four Riders

7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month in the second year of the reign of Darius, the Message of God was given to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo:  (twenty fourth (2024) 11th month (November)?

8 One night I looked out and saw a man astride a red horse. He was in the shadows in a grove of birches. Behind him were more horses—a red, a chestnut, and a white.

9 I said, “Sir, what are these horses doing here? What’s the meaning of this?”

The Angel-Messenger said, “Let me show you.”

10 Then the rider in the birch grove spoke up, “These are the riders that God sent to check things out on earth.”

11 They reported their findings to the Angel of God in the birch grove: “We have looked over the whole earth and all is well. Everything’s under control.”

12 The Angel of God reported back, “O God-of-the-Angel-Armies, how long are you going to stay angry with Jerusalem and the cities of Judah? When are you going to let up? Isn’t seventy years long enough?”

13-15 God reassured the Angel-Messenger—good words, comforting words—who then addressed me: “Tell them this. Tell them that God-of-the-Angel-Armies has spoken. This is God’s Message: ‘I care deeply for Jerusalem and Zion. I feel very possessive of them. But I’m thoroughly angry with the godless nations that act as if they own the whole world. I was only moderately angry earlier, but now they’ve gone too far. I’m going into action.

16-17 “I’ve come back to Jerusalem, but with compassion this time.’ This is God speaking. ‘I’ll see to it that my Temple is rebuilt.’ A Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies! ‘The rebuilding operation is already staked out.’ Say it again—a Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies: ‘My cities will prosper again, God will comfort Zion again, Jerusalem will be back in my favor again.’

THANK YOU FATHER GOD!!!