Nisan is the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar when counting from Tishri, but it is counted as the first month in the Torah. God changed the calendar when he spoke to His servant, Moses, saying:
“This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you.” (Exodus 12:2)
In doing so, he gave his people a new beginning, where there was no beginning. And where there was no end, he made an end of what was before .
The month of Nisan marks a new beginning, specifically the Exodus from Egypt, which is commemorated during Passover (Pesach) on the 15th of Nisan.
Nisan’s themes of miracles and redemption are central to its observance. Passover is celebrated during this month and commemorates the Israelites’ miraculous liberation from Egyptian bondage, serving as a profound reminder of freedom and divine intervention. — You know the story, while the the angel of death killed all the firstborn in Egypt, he passed over the children of Israel, whose doors were marked with the blood of a sacrificial lamb.
The word Nisan shares a root with Nes — miracle. It is the month of Nissim, miracles upon miracles. Passover marks the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, a momentous event portraying God’s redemptive power. The Ten Plagues, the Splitting of the Sea, and the birth of a nation.
Some of the recorded miracles that occurred during the month of Nisan were:
- The day the floodwaters receded from the earth, after the dove was sent out by Noah and returned with an olive branch, according to (Genesis 8:10).
- The Israelites crossed the Jordan River into Canaan. (Book of Joshua, 4).
- Esther appeared before Ahasuerus unsummoned and invited him and Haman to a feast to be held the same day. During the feast she requested that the king and Haman attend a second feast the next day. You know the rest of the story, Haman ended up hanging on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.
- The walls of Jericho came tumbling down.
In Nisan, the natural world itself mirrors this theme. We witness the blossoming of trees and flowers, the warming of the air—it’s as though creation is declaring: “Renewal is possible.”
Is it therefore reasonable to expect a miracle even in our time? Such as the release of the remaining hostages? Or maybe peace in the Middle East for a season? Freedom for the people in Iran? — Let’s wait and see an impossible situation give way to a new beginning.
I don’t know about you, but I believe in miracles.
Standing with Israel 