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An Appeal to Heaven

Great tension filled the air in the year 1775. In the very early days the colonist stood at a crossroads much like our nation does today.   The thirteen colonies were at a tipping point. The British Army occupied Boston under the command of General Thomas Gage.   George Washington proposed intercepting British ships, but the popular vote in Philadelphia disagreed with this because they didn’t want to upset the king.   Especially after the Boston Massacre of 1770 and the Boston Tea Party that took place in December 1773. General Washington took it upon himself to commission six privately owned schooners to start his own navy.   Some believed this was done at his expense. These ships were called “Washington’s Navy.”   These vessels sailed flying the “An Appeal to Heaven” flag. One source I read made this statement, “The white flag dawning an evergreen tree in the center with the moniker ‘An Appeal to Heaven’ became the symbol of righteous justification for the colonies fight

The Month of Adar II - The Month of Purim

The Month of Adar II The Month of Purim For a number of years I have been studying and praying for insight into how the Lord moves and works in time. We learn in 1 Chronicles 12:32 that the Sons of Issachar had an understanding of the times and knew what Israel ought to do.  They were masters of the Hebrew calendar.   In  Exodus 12:2  the Lord established the Hebrew calendar.  “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.”  The Hebrew calendar begins at Passover in the month of Nissan.  This calendar was God ordained and introduced in the Bible.  The Hebrew Calendar is both a religious calendar and a civil calendar. The Religious year begins at Passover in the month of Nissan and the civil year begins at Rosh Ha Shana in the month of Tishri. To better understand how God moves in time and works in our lives you can study the Hebrew calendar and the patterns that have been established in the Word of God.  Our Gregorian cal