CHESHVAN AND THE FLOOD: A BIBLICAL REFLECTION ON OUR TIMES
Wednesday, 10/21/26 at 06:52
Isaac Alvarado
I would like to share something interesting .
According to Jewish tradition, the Great Flood in the days of Noah began in the month of Cheshvan, the second month when counted from Tishri, according to the interpretation in the Talmud. The biblical account tells us that the fountains of the great deep burst open and the windows of heaven were opened, bringing the Flood upon the earth (Genesis 7:11–12).
What makes this account especially significant is that the Flood was a judgment upon a generation whose wickedness had become great before God (Genesis 6:5–7).
Now consider something intresting that happened in our own time.
In October 2026, heavy rainfall caused flooding in parts of Las Vegas, Nevada, including areas near the famous Las Vegas Strip. News reports documented flooded roads, dangerous flash floods, and water rescues on October 11 and 12. You can read the reports for yourself:
* Las Vegas Sun: Las Vegas area faces lingering storms and cooler weather following flooding on parts of Strip.
* FOX5 Las Vegas: Heavy rain floods roads and storm channels near Las Vegas Strip.
youtube.com/shorts/LdnuoG0CK48?si=FLIirM6y6edMAxy0
https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/weather/las-vegas-gets-wet-from-rachels-rain-storms-3898699/
Las Vegas is widely known by the nickname “Sin City.” The fact that flooding occurred in Month of Cheschwan.
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2026 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן 5787
Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan for Hebrew Year 5787 began on Saturday, 10 October 2026 and ended on Monday, 12 October 2026.
Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon.
https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-2026
Is The Lord Is Speaking to Us?? Maybe we can stand a Moment and think about it …
Luke 17:26-30
New King James Version
26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
https://www.hebrew4christians.com/Holidays/Rosh_Chodesh/Cheshvan/cheshvan.html
