The Month of Tammuz
The Month of Tammuz
Tammuz ~ is the fourth month on the Jewish calendar. It is 29 days and envelops a season of judgment and exile which continues half way through the month of AV. The name is believed to be incorporated from the time the Jew's were in Babylon,
The name of Tammuz does not have one firm definition but a few; a Sumerian sun god (Shamash or Dumuzid) consort of Ishtar (Inanna). Marking the beginning of summer and decline of daylight hours symbolizing the decline of Tammuz. And hence in Scripture Ezekiel 8:14 writes about the weeping for Tammuz, an even abhorrent to God Almighty.
More on sun gods including Tammuz going back to Nimrod to our present time:
These are many of the gods mankind has fallen into worshiping from the beginning to today. They are referenced throughout Scripture with various names depending on language, nation, and time period.
- Tammuz ~ "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace." ~ Zechariah 8:19
- 5 Tammuz c. 592 BCE ~ Ezekiel has the vision of four living creatures and encounter with the LORD and His divine glory ~ Ezekiel 1
- 9 Tammuz, 587 BC ~ Jerusalem captured by Chaldean king Nebuchadnezzar.
- 17 Tammuz 1313 BC "Golden Calf Offered / Moses Broke Tablets [2]
- 17 Tammuz 69 AD/CE ~ Fast commemorating Jerusalem Walls Breached by Roman Emperor Vespasian before the destruction of the 2nd Temple.
- 17 Tammuz 70 AD/CE ~ Roman conquest Emperor Titus began his assault on Jerusalem.
- 18 Tammuz ~ Golden calf destroyed [2]