A Journey into Sacrificial Love and Intimate Knowledge
The Days Between Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur
We are currently in what is commonly known as the “Ten Days of Awe.” We use the word awe as a term of endearment when someone says something nice to us, and we also use it when we experience a “jaw-dropping” moment. These ten days are supposed to be a little bit of both.
In other words, the Fall Moedim are in high gear! Like everything within Scripture, they are directly connected to the working of the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh). As we approach the sixth Moedim of the prophetic, biblical calendar, there is a stirring going on in the nations. This stirring is antithetical to the sixth Spirit of the Lampstand (menorah), which is known as the Spirit of Da’at—intimate and sacrificial knowledge.
The Sixth Day and the Sixth Spirit
Day six of creation, like the sixth biblical holiday and the sixth Spirit of the Menorah, connects man to the Creator and distinguishes him from the animals and beasts of the field. The sixth letter of the Hebrew aleph-bet, the vav, is a connector or joiner—similar to a nail that holds two objects together. It is also the conjunction for the English word and.
From the beginning, God made them male and female. “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and the two shall become one flesh, so they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate” (Matthew 19:5-6). It is the sixth Spirit, the Spirit of sacrificial and intimate knowledge—da’at—that makes this connection.
The sixth day was the day when the declaration was made that it is not good for man to be alone (Genesis 2:18). It was the day the Lord God (Yahweh Elohim) provided a helper (Ezer Kenegdo)—one who supports by opposing—who was suitable for him. Just as the Spirit was sent to help, teach, and comfort Yeshua’s disciples, so the woman was brought for the man. Both are there to help remind men of things (John 14:26).
This type of knowledge is connected to abiding in the vine (John 15), and it will be a determining factor within the fruit-bearing realm toward false prophets in the coming day when Yeshua declares that He never knew (da’at) them (Matthew 7:18-23). This sixth facet of the Spirit is a key component of preparation for His kingdom, and it is a crucial reality for the upcoming Day of Coverings/Yom HaKippurim.
The Ten Days of Awe: A Season of Stirring
The Ten Days of Awe are a unique season in the biblical calendar. They begin with Yom Teruah—the Feast of Trumpets—and culminate with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. These ten days are set apart for repentance, reconciliation, and drawing near to the Holy One.
You may have noticed that there is a stirring deep inside of you. You are not alone! During this time of year, the Spirit of Da’at has orchestrated it that way to bring people together in love and wholeness. Consequently, there is a lot of confession going on at this time of year. Reconciling relationships is a high priority, and the Spirit of sacrificial knowledge—da’at—where individuals think about the body more than themselves, is the sixth lamp that needs to be burning bright in all of our lives in preparation for Sukkot, the seventh Moedim, to be a time of incredible awe and rest.
I was talking to a man the other day about these things. He said that he did not know anything about them. I asked if he was a believer in Jesus Christ, Yeshua the Messiah. He said yes. I followed up with another question: “Are you sensing what I am sharing with you?” He said, in a “jaw-dropping” moment, YES.
Whether you have the terminology or have the witness of the Spirit of God in you (Romans 8:13-17), the spiritual pattern of drawing close to Him or running from Him, like a modern-day Jonah, is either going to produce a “jaw-dropping” revelation of God in your life or a “jaw-clenching” one.
The Spirit of Da’at: Intimate and Sacrificial Knowledge
The sixth Spirit, Da’at, is identified with the Day of Atonement(s)/Coverings/Yom HaKippurim. It is a day of knowing intimately. It is more than sexual intimacy. It is really knowing an individual intimately. It is a loving knowledge so deep that it accompanies only the closest of relationships—those in unity—just as Adam declared concerning his bride, “She is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh” (Genesis 2:23; Ephesians 5:30).
This Spirit of Knowledge—Da’at—is Yeshua’s love that would rather suffer for the Bride and cover her with His own blood than allow her to take the judgment and suffering for her own guilt. This is the Day of Atonement(s). This is the day of Covering(s). This is Yom Kippur.
It is about relationship. It is about intimacy. It is about sacrifice. It is Messiah modeling sacrificial love for the man to procure both physical and spiritual intimacy in relationship (1 Peter 3:7).
On the sixth day of the creation story, we find Adam intuitively able to name (shem) the animals by watching their behavior. Yeshua, the second Adam, peers into my heart to let me know my “name” (shem)—my characteristics and how I function within His Kingdom. Instead of naming me like an “animal” or “beast,” He identifies me as a “Son.”
These Ten Days of Awe leading up to Atonement utilize the Spirit of Da’at to patiently work with me and build understanding in the relationship so that eventually and intuitively He knows the heart of the bride—her name. She will respond to His spoken word. It is His love that goes beyond the physical and the obvious. It is deep sacrificial love—a love unto death.
His love is about cultivating an intimate relationship for the good of the other. It is only achieved through experience and selflessness. This is the heart of Da’at. This is the heart of Yom HaKippurim.
What Da’at Looks Like in Daily Life
The Spirit of Da’at is a deep, mature love that exhibits an awareness of the needs and desires of another. It is shown in restraining words, a controlled spirit, and understanding (Proverbs 17:27). It is a love that covers faults and sins. It does not blame. It repents or grants forgiveness to heal and restore. It always helps and comforts. It produces self-discipline in words and deeds. It intuitively makes relationships good. It sees and seeks the best in others, and it nurtures and cares for the creation.
He modeled it for us at Yom HaKippurim and allows me to live it for one another.
During these Ten Days of Awe, we are invited to examine our lives through the lens of Da’at. Are we covering the faults of others, or are we exposing them? Are we seeking reconciliation, or are we holding onto bitterness? Are we restraining our words, or are we speaking carelessly? Are we living in sacrificial love, or are we consumed with self-interest?
These are the questions of the Ten Days of Awe. They are not easy questions, but they are necessary ones. They prepare us for Yom Kippur, the day when the books of heaven are closed, and our names are sealed for the coming year.
The Seven Spirits and the Seven Feasts
There are seven Spirits burning before the throne of God (Revelation 4:5-6). They are revealed to us in Isaiah 11:1-2, and they are defined all throughout the pages of Scripture to enlighten us on how the “light of the world” is supposed to live, filled with the Spirit of God (Ephesians 5:18-20; Colossians 3:16-17).
The seven Moedim, the seven days of creation, the seven churches, the seven seals, the seven trumpets, and the seven bowls reveal the depth of the seven Spirits that actively function within each of the aforementioned.
The sixth Spirit, Da’at, is identified with the Day of Atonement(s)/Coverings/Yom HaKippurim. It is the Spirit that connects the Ten Days of Awe to their ultimate purpose: to prepare a bride for her Bridegroom, to teach us to cover one another in love, and to bring us into the intimate knowledge of the One who knows us by name.
Our Works Examined by the Fruit Inspector
The works that we associate with the Kingdom need to have the fruit inspector see if they are empowered by the Spirit of da’at or if they are empowered by our self-will (Genesis 11:6). They need to be examined as to whether they are dead works (Hebrews 6:1) or empowered by the spirit of understanding (binah) and the resurrection spirit of counsel (etzah) and knowledge (da’at). If they are relational acts of love that are directly connected to Yom HaKippurim, there is wonderful covering waiting for you!
The Final Days of Preparation
We are in the middle of walking through the Ten Days of Awe. The last thirty days with the King were spent walking in the field, which was about pure intimacy and releasing those things that might have been hindering our relationship. These ten days are to deal with anything that was not dealt with during that month.
May your name be inscribed in the Book of Life. May you know the deep, sacrificial love of the Messiah. And may you be found among those who live da’at—those who love their brothers and sisters, who cover faults, who forgive, and who walk in the Spirit of Philadelphia.
From Yom Teruah, may you have a sweet year, and from Yom HaKippurim, may your name be inscribed in the Book of Life!
Shalom!
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