Today is 43rd day of the Omer.

One more week to go toward Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) 2022 (5782) will begin in the evening (sundown, sunset) of Saturday, June 4 and ends in the evening of Monday,  June 6. Complete Seven Weeks!

Shavuot is High Shabbat aka High Holy Day no work allowed.

My daily life: Spiritual Seven Attributes of YHWH Elohim through King Yeshua is the Eternal Blood of Pesach Lamb Substitutor by faith.

  • Wheat: Chesed—Kindness 
  • Barley: Gevurah—Severity 
  • Grapes: Tiferet—Harmony
  • Figs: Netzach—Perseverance
  • Pomegranates: Hod—Humility
  • Olives: Yesod—Foundation
  • Dates: Malchut—Royalty

The “Seven Species of Israel” are identified in the description of Israel in Deuteronomy 8:8, “a land of wheat, barley, grapevines, figs, and pomegranates; a land of oil olives and date honey.” These fruits and grains were the staple foods of biblical times, and still maintain a presence across modern Israel’s landscape. It has become a tradition to include tastes of the seven species on Tu BiShvat, the Jewish holiday celebrating the New Year of the Trees. Tu BiShvat is a Jewish holiday always is occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. Check on Tu BiShvat. 👈❤️

The Beginning of Wisdom

Psalm 111 TLV

Halleluyah! I praise Adonai with all my heart
in the company and congregation of the upright.
Great are the works of Adonai
searched out by all who delight in them.
Glorious and majestic is His work,
and His righteousness endures forever.
He made His wonders memorable.
Adonai is gracious and full of compassion.
He gives food to those who fear Him.
He remembers His covenant forever.
He shows His people His powerful deeds,
giving them the heritage of the nations.
The works of His hands are truth and justice.
All His precepts are trustworthy—
they are upheld forever and ever,
made in truth and uprightness.
He has sent redemption to His people.
He has ordained His covenant forever.
Holy and awesome is His Name.
10 The fear of Adonai is the beginning of wisdom.
All who follow His precepts have good understanding.
His praise endures forever!

Sparrows eating bread from a human hand (Loving-kindness in Nobility)

Day One of Week 7: Chesed of Malchut

43rd Day of the Omer

By Simon Jacobson

Week Seven – Malchut

Sovereignty – the last of the seven attributes – is different than the previous six. It is a state of being rather than an activity.

Leadership is a passive expression of human dignity which has nothing of its own except that which it receives from the other six emotions.

On the other hand, malchut manifests and actualizes the character and majesty of the human spirit. It is the very fiber of what makes us human. When love, udiscipline, compassion, endurance and humility are properly channeled into the psyche through bonding – the result is malchut. Bonding nurtures us and allows our sovereignty to surface and flourish.

Malchut is a sense of belonging. Knowing that you matter and that you make a difference. That you have the ability to be a proficient leader in your own right. It gives you independence and confidence. A feeling of certainty and authority. When a mother lovingly cradles her child in her hands and the child’s eyes meet the mother’s affectionate eyes, the child receives the message that I am wanted and needed in this world. I have a comfortable place where I will always be loved. I have nothing to fear. I feel like a king in my heart. This is malchut, kingship.

Day One of Week 7: Chesed of Malchut (Loving-kindness in Nobility)

Healthy sovereignty is always kind and loving. An effective leader needs to be warm and considerate. Does my sovereignty make me more loving? Do I exercise my authority and leadership in a caring manner? Do I impose my authority on others?

Exercise for the day: Do something kind for your subordinates.