The Covid-19 Lockdown

The 21-day lock down commences on Thursday 26th March. Thursday 26th March is rosh chodesh Nissan (the 1st day of a new month in the Hebrew calendar), the month when Pesach/Passover is observed. The exodus from Egypt was such a pivotal event in redemptive history, that HaShem said “This month will mark the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year for you” (Exodus 12:2).

And so, Passover commences on the 14th Nissan (8thApril) and is observed for seven days i.e. on 16th April – 22nd Nissan. The 21-day shutdown provisionally ends on 16th April 2020 i.e. the last day of Passover.

Let’s put this all together.

Isaiah 26:20

Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut your doors behind you; Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, Until the indignation is past.

The clincher:

There are many names of God – Elohim, Adonai, Lord, HaShem etc. The unpronounceable, ineffable Name of God is pronounced Adonai. Hebrew and Greek are the only languages that have numerical values associated with each letter. So ….

H V H Y

hey vav hey yod

5 6 5 10 = 26

I suspect that the Almighty God of Israel is wanting to get our attention! These are not my original thoughts; just putting it together.