GESHEM

A promise of the Holy Spirit, Future Mercies, and Divine Blessings from God.

GESHEM - One of the Hebrew words for Rain – “Power of Rain”

» The Rain. This is the coming of the Power of the Holy Spirit. To save the fruit harvest God sends both the early and latter rain.

Scripture
Leviticus 26:4 then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

Deuteronomy 11:14 that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, and your new wine, and your oil.

The "early" or "former" rains commence in autumn in the latter part of October or beginning of November (Deuteronomy 11:14; Joel 2:23; and continue to fall heavily for two months.

Then the heavy "winter rains" fall from the middle of December to March. There is no prolonged fair weather in Palestine between October and March.

The "latter" or spring rains fall in March and April, and serve to swell the grain then coming to maturity (Deuteronomy 11:14; Hosea 6:3). After this there is ordinarily no rain, the sky being bright and cloudless till October or November.

“Geshem” - Heavy Rain Life in the land of Israel has always depends on rain. Agriculture is one of Israel’s main resources and its success largely depends on the rain in it’s season. If rain falls, life flourishes and country enjoys rich soil and abundant crop. If however rain is withheld, the country goes into a state of drought and famine. This why the Hebrew word “Geshem” also refers to signifies the downpour of material blessings from the spiritual realm to this physical world.

This rain is for blessings not for curse; for plenty and not for famine; for life and not for death.

The lack of this rain in the proper time has often been the cause of complete failure of the harvest.

A small difference in the amount of these seasonal rains makes a large difference in the possibility of growing various crops without irrigation.

The promise of prosperity is given in the assurance of "rain in due season" (Lev 26:4 KJV).

Joel 2:23 KJV: Be glad then, ye children of Zion [us], and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain [Geshem], the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.