Topical Encyclopedia
Overview:March is the third month of the Gregorian calendar, often associated with the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. While the Bible does not specifically mention the month of March, it is a time that can be linked to various biblical themes and events, particularly those related to the changing of seasons, renewal, and preparation for significant religious observances.
Biblical Themes:1.
Renewal and New Beginnings: March often marks the transition from winter to spring, symbolizing renewal and new beginnings. This theme is echoed in Scripture, where God promises renewal and restoration. In
Isaiah 43:19 , God declares, "Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert." This verse reflects the hope and renewal that spring brings, as well as God's power to bring about new beginnings in the lives of His people.
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Preparation for Passover: In the Jewish calendar, the month of Nisan, which often overlaps with March, is significant as it includes the preparation for Passover. Passover commemorates the Israelites' deliverance from slavery in Egypt, as described in
Exodus 12. The preparation for this feast involves cleansing and readiness, themes that are spiritually significant for Christians as they prepare for Easter. In
1 Corinthians 5:7 , Paul writes, "Get rid of the old yeast, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed."
3.
Seasonal Change and God's Faithfulness: The changing of seasons is a reminder of God's faithfulness and the order He established in creation.
Genesis 8:22 states, "As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease." This verse reassures believers of God's unchanging nature and His provision through the cycles of nature.
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Spiritual Growth: Just as plants begin to grow and bloom in March, Christians are encouraged to grow spiritually. In
2 Peter 3:18 , believers are exhorted to "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." This growth is akin to the natural growth seen in spring, emphasizing the importance of nurturing one's faith and relationship with God.
Significant Biblical Events:1.
The Annunciation: While not directly tied to March, the Annunciation, celebrated on March 25th in many Christian traditions, marks the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she would conceive Jesus, the Son of God (
Luke 1:26-38). This event is a pivotal moment in the biblical narrative, highlighting themes of obedience, faith, and the fulfillment of God's promises.
2.
Lent: In many Christian traditions, March often falls within the season of Lent, a period of 40 days of fasting, prayer, and penance leading up to Easter. Lent is a time for reflection and spiritual discipline, drawing inspiration from Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness (
Matthew 4:1-11).
Conclusion:March, with its themes of renewal, preparation, and growth, offers rich opportunities for reflection on biblical principles. It serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness, the importance of spiritual readiness, and the hope of new beginnings through Christ.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
2. (n.) A territorial border or frontier; a region adjacent to a boundary line; a confine; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in English history applied especially to the border land on the frontiers between England and Scotland, and England and Wales.
3. (v. i.) To border; to be contiguous; to lie side by side.
4. (v. i.) To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily.
5. (v. i.) To proceed by walking in a body or in military order; as, the German army marched into France.
6. (v. t.) TO cause to move with regular steps in the manner of a soldier; to cause to move in military array, or in a body, as troops; to cause to advance in a steady, regular, or stately manner; to cause to go by peremptory command, or by force.
7. (n.) The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of troops.
8. (n.) Hence: Measured and regular advance or movement, like that of soldiers moving in order; stately or deliberate walk; steady onward movement.
9. (n.) The distance passed over in marching; as, an hour's march; a march of twenty miles.
10. (n.) A piece of music designed or fitted to accompany and guide the movement of troops; a piece of music in the march form.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
MARCH; MARCHESmarch, march'-iz.
SeeARMY;WAR.
Greek
4748. stoicheo -- to be in rows, fig. to walk by rule... From a derivative of steicho (to range in regular line); to
march in (military)
rank (keep step), ie (figuratively) to conform to virtue and piety -- walk
...812. atakteo -- to be out of order, be remiss
... remiss. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: atakteo Phonetic Spelling:
(at-ak-teh'-o) Short Definition: I behave disorderly Definition: (lit: Imarch out...
1545. ekbasis -- an exit, outcome
... 1545 (from 1537 , " and " and , "move forward,march") -- properly, moving out from
and to the (new destination); departure; (figuratively) "the (successful...
Strong's Hebrew
6805. tsaad -- to step,march... 6804, 6805. tsaad. 6806 . to step,
march. Transliteration: tsaad Phonetic Spelling:
(tsaw-ad') Short Definition: marched.
... bring, go,
march through, run over
...1869. darak -- to tread,march
... 1868, 1869. darak. 1870 . to tread,march. Transliteration: darak Phonetic
Spelling: (daw-rak') Short Definition: tread. Word Origin a prim....
6585. pasa -- to step,march
... pasa. 6586 . to step,march. Transliteration: pasa Phonetic Spelling: (paw-sah')
Short Definition: step.... root Definition to step,march NASB Word Usage step (1...
1979. halikah -- a going, way, traveling company
... Word Origin from halak Definition a going, way, traveling company NASB Word Usage
march (1), procession (2), travelers (1), ways (2). company, going, walk, way....
4900. mashak -- to draw, drag
... 1), drags (1), draw (3), drawn (2), draws (1), drew (2), extend (1), follow (1),
go (1), led (1), long blast (2), make a long blast (1),march (1), prolong (1...
1980. halak -- to go, come, walk
... grow (1), growing* (1), indeed gone (1), involve (1), lead (2), leads (1), leave
(1), leave* (3), led (14), left (2), live (1), living (1),march (4), marches...
4550. massa -- a pulling up, breaking (camp), setting out, a...
... Word Origin from nasa Definition a pulling up, breaking (camp), setting out, a journey
NASB Word Usage journey (1), journeys (7), order ofmarch (1), set (2...
2287. chagag -- to make a pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim feast
... A primitive root (compare chagra', chuwg); properly, to move in a circle, ie
(specifically) tomarch in a sacred procession, to observe a festival; by...
5265. nasa -- to pull out or up, set out, journey
... the tent-pins, ie Start on a journey -- cause to blow, bring, get, (make to) go
(away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take) journey,march, remove, set aside...
6807. ts'adah -- a marching
... going, ornament of the legs Feminine of tsa'ad; amarch; (concretely) an (ornamental)
ankle-chain -- going, ornament of the legs. see HEBREW tsa'ad....
Library
March
...March.March, Daniel, an American Congregational minister, was born at Millbury,
Mass., in 1816.... He died at Woburn, Mass.,March 2, 1909....
March.
...March. Early in... Ah! drearyMarch month, is this then a time for building wearily?
Sad, sad, to think that the year is but begun! Late...
March 4:
... 4-Mar.March 4th. Violent efforts to grow are right in earnestness, but
wholly wrong in principle. There is but one principle of...
March 9:
... 9-Mar.March 9th. We hear much of love to God; Christ spoke much of love to man.
We make a great deal of peace with heaven; Christ spoke much of peace on earth....
March 1:
... 1-Mar.March 1st. "Consider the lilies of the field how they grow." Christ made
the lilies and He made me"both on the same broad principle....
March 3:
... 3-Mar.March 3d. The lilies grow, Christ says, of themselves; they toil not,
neither do they spin. They grow, that is, automatically...
March 2:
... 2-Mar.March 2d. Our efforts after Christian growth seem only a succession
of failures, and, instead of rising into the beauty of...
March 7:
... 7-Mar.March 7th. We have all felt the brazenness of words without emotion,
the hollowness, the unaccountable unpersuasiveness of...
March 5:
... 5-Mar.March 5th. Earnest souls who are attempting sanctification by struggle,
instead of sanctification by faith, might be spared...
March 8:
... 8-Mar.March 8th. Patience; kindness; generosity; humility; courtesy;
unselfishness; good-temper; guilelessness; sincerity"these...
Thesaurus
March (41 Occurrences)... 9. (n.) The distance passed over in marching; as, an hour's
march; a
march of twenty
miles. 10.
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
MARCH; MARCHES.
march,
march'-iz.
...Marches (5 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible EncyclopediaMARCH; MARCHES.march,march'-iz. See ARMY;
WAR. Multi-Version Concordance Marches (5 Occurrences)....
Rain (118 Occurrences)
... Then the heavy "winter rains" fall from the middle of December toMarch. There is
no prolonged fair weather in Palestine between October andMarch....
Encamp (108 Occurrences)
... The manner in which the Israelites encamped during theirmarch through the wilderness
is described in Numbers 2 and 3. The order of the encampment (see CAMP...
Megiddo (13 Occurrences)
... Many years after this (BC 610), Pharaohnecho II., on hismarch against the king
of Assyria, passed through the plains of Philistia and Sharon; and King Josiah...
Easter (1 Occurrence)
... By some it was kept as early asMarch 21, and by others as late as April
25, and others followed dates between. The rule was finally...
Astronomy
... "Theymarch every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks. Neither
doth one thrust another; theymarch every one in his...
Sinai (38 Occurrences)
... At length, in the second month of the second year of the Exodus, they move
their camp andmarch forward according to a prescribed order....
Great (10383 Occurrences)
... 5. Battle of Issus andMarch through Syria to Egypt: What he had done in symbol
he had to make a reality; he had to settle the question of supremacy in Asia by...
Battle (282 Occurrences)
... to the Sun and Moon 4. The Astronomical Relations of the Sun and Moon 5. The "Silence"
of the Sun 6. "Yahweh Fought for Israel" 7. The Afternoon'sMarch 8. The...
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