Heaven Bound

“My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon.” Proverbs 7:19-20 NIV

I didn’t realize when I wrote my last post From Sorrow to Joy that Tu b’ Av falls on a full moon. Yes, Tu b’ Av – the 15th of Av (August 1st) is not only a full moon but a supermoon. The first of two full moons this month. The second one is August 30th which will be a blue moon. So these full moons more or less book end this month which is interesting but before we get to that let’s take a look at the verse above. *And just to be clear Tu b’ Av runs from Tuesday evening the 1st of August through Wednesday evening August 2.

“For the goodman is not at home, he is gone on a long journey. He has taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed”.

Now this is interesting. In the NIV it reads husband but in the KJV it is goodman. Where have we seen the term goodman before?

Well, from one thing it us a term used 6 times in scripture. Once in Proverbs and five times in the gospels by Jesus – twice in Matthew, once in Mark and twice in Luke. So what does the term goodman mean?

Well, according to Strongs (Hebrew/Greek Bible Concordance) the word means Husband or Master of the House.

So, looking at the Proverbs 7:19-20 verses the husband or Master of the House will return at the appointed time – and when are the appointed times according to scripture? You guessed it – at the full moon.

So, the goodman is due home at the full moon and we are looking at Tuesday August 1 – the first full moon of the month; a Supermoon. The day when virgins danced in the vineyards dressed in white in anticipation of being snatched away by the bridegroom.

Will this be our day of departure? I certainly can’t say for sure but I know that it could be. And that’s the beauty of these high watch days … knowing that it could be and that in my opinion is a blessing all of its own. So, enjoy the thought of the goodmans return and as always….

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper who love thee “Psalm 122:6

Watching and waiting with YOU for the soon return of Jesus! Cindy