Issachar Day 4

Understanding the Times

According to the Targum, the sons of Issachar were also biblical astronomers and astrologers who kept track of the times and the seasons:

"and the sons of Issachar, who had understanding to know the times, and were skilled in fixing the beginnings of years, the commencement of months, and the intercalation of months and years; skillful in the changes of the moon, and in fixing the lunar solemnities to their proper times; skillful also in the doctrine of the solar periods; astrologers in signs and stars, that they might show Israel what to do." (Adam Clarke's Commentary, Biblesoft Electronic Database).

Their knowledge of the Torah and their understanding of the times made them keepers of the biblical calendar. Consequently, they were the ones who made known the appointed times and seasons of when Israel should observe the feasts of the Lord (Lev. 23).

Do you have someone in your life who knows the seasons?  They know when to rise and when to sleep.  They know when to go and when to stay still.  They know when to marry and when to refrain from marrying.  They know when to stay and when to leave.  If you don’t, keep seeking because it is very important to know the times and the seasons of your own life.