The Month of Elul
Elul: 29 days - August/September
Alphabet: YUD - "Appointed mercy from the hand of God"
Tribe: Gad
Characteristics: Elul is the month that "the King is in the field." Approach Him and allow His countenance to shine on you. Elul is a month to fix what has been broken. It is also a month to find your place in the company of the Lord. Elul is when you run into the tower of might, yet it also a month of nurturing. Additionally, it is a month of spiritual service, organization, and management.
Constellation: Virgo (the virgin) - I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine!
Color/Stone: Grey/Jasper or Hematite
Elul is the sixth of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar. Elul is called "the month of repentance," "the month of mercy," and "the month of forgiveness." Elul follows the two previous months of Tammuz and Av, the months of the two great sins of Israel, the sin of the golden calf and the sin of the spies.
Elul is the month of Gad. This is a good transitional month, being the last month of the old year, which precedes the "fall feasts." The days from the "Feast of Trumpets" to the "Feast of Tabernacles" are the holiest days in the biblical calendar. These are times to prepare ourselves to come into God's presence and glory. But before the feasts start, we have Elul.
God wants to meet with us in a special way and share a time of special intimacy with Him. Elul is a "haven in time", like a "
Guardian-Angel
" from the ravages of life.
The Jewish people have an interesting phrase to describe this month. They say, "Elul is the month when "the King is in the field." As you begin to understand the meaning of this phrase, you will see how God wants to relate to you during these days.
