“…Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham,

the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you:  this is my name for ever,

and this is my memorial unto all generations.”  

Exodus 3:15

 

THE  LAWKEEPERS’  MONTHLY  JOURNAL

 

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OUR GOD BLESS US THIS OUR NEW YEAR!

 

For so many years now, Israelites all over the world are waking up and

coming out of gross darkness. 

The First Passover brought an entire nation of Israelites to light - GOD’s LIGHT - HIS Book of the Law!  Although the Israelites failed the Holy ONE of Israel,

their Deliverance wasn’t totally in vain. 

And this time it certainly will not be without success. 

This time, a Remnant,  divinely appointed,

will return and be saved by the Loving and Merciful Grace of the GOD of Israel. 

Our GOD needed us back in the days of Moses to show forth HIS Praise,

and HE is again calling us home for this same assignment. 

HE has not forgotten us, and HE never will.  We are HIS Covenant People,

and HE will remember HIS Promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

for HIS Holy Name’s Sake.

 

“Can a woman forget her sucking child,

that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb?

yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands;

thy walls are continually before me. Thy children shall make haste;

thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.”

Isaiah 45:15 - 17

 

“Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles,

and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.”

Isaiah 45:22

 

Have a Blessed Passover and

may Our ONLY SAVIOR be with us to Deliver us out of this horrid bondage one more time, as HE has promised.

 

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TO 

 

<>THE GOD OF ISRAEL TAKING BACK HIS UNIVERSE!<>

 

AND

 

<>MANIFESTING THE SECOND GREAT EXODUS<>

 

<>OF THE SEED OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL<>

 (Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;  But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land. - Jeremiah 23:7,8)

 

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And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say

unto the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers,

<>the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,<>

hath sent me unto you:

<>this is my name for ever,<>

<>and this is my memorial unto all generations. <> 

Exodus 3:15

 

Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD;

I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. 

And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen,

which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know

that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD,

                      when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

Ezekiel 36:22,23

 

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“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again

the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left,

from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush,

and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from

the islands of the sea.  And he shall set up an ensign for the nations,

and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together

the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.”

Isaiah 11:11,12

 

“Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;  But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.”

Jeremiah 16:14,15

 

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ESTABLISHED FOR

 

THE RECOGNITION, EXALTATION, AND PRAISE OF

 

THE MOST HIGH GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB

 

AND HIS EVERLASTING BOOK OF THE LAW

 

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“Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,

and thy law is the truth. Thou art near, O LORD;

and all thy commandments are truth  Concerning thy testimonies,

I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. 

Thy word is true from the beginning:

and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.”

Psalm 119:142,151,152,160

 

“For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them,

as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments

so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?”

Deuteronomy 4:7,8

 

“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man,

and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.”

Jeremiah 17:5

 

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“The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law,

and make it honourable.”

Isaiah 42:21

 

“Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments,

which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might

do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:  That thou mightest

fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments,

which I command thee, thou, and thy sons and thy son’s son,

all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.  Hear therefore,

Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee,

and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.”

Deuteronomy 6:1 - 3

 

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“O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.” 

Jeremiah 22:29

 

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EXALTATION OF THE MOST HIGH GOD OF ISRAEL:

 

“O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me;

let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. 

Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy:

yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.”

Psalm 43:3, 4

 

“We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us,

what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them;

how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword,

neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm,

and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.”

Psalm 44:1 - 3

 

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAWKEEPERS, CO.:

 

PESACH

 

Shalom, Yisraelite Brothers and Sisters,

 

As we prepare to celebrate the beginning of our New Year, our new month and the coming of Passover, let us do so with joy and enthusiasm.  If we reflect on the events of the past year we see that the MOST HIGH has again reminded the world of HIS awesome POWER, as HE did when our forefathers were redeemed in our first Exodus from slavery.

 

Basically, the message of “Pesach/Passover” from the MOST HIGH to the WORLD was, ………I am the only GOD that the world will ever know.   Now, witness My Power, and I will prove it [paraphrased].  ELOHIM displayed HIS dominion over all the Earth and everything therein with ten (10) plagues HE brought upon the Egyptians.

 

Plague of Blood:

 

Exodus 7:19 - And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

 

Plague of Frogs:

 

Exodus 8:5 - And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

 

Plague of Vermin:

 

Exodus 8:16 & 17 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 17 And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

 

Plague of Flies:

 

Exodus 8:24 - And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.

 

Plague of Murrain:

 

Exodus 9:3 - Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

 

(Murrain - an infectious disease such as anthrax that affects cattle)

 

Plague of Boils:

 

Exodus 9:8 & 9 - And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. 

 

(Boil - a painful pus-filled abscess on the skin caused by bacterial infection of a hair follicle)

 

Plague of Hail:

 

Exodus 9:22 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

 

Plague of Locusts:

 

Exodus 10:12 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

 

Plague of Darkness:

 

Exodus 10:21 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

 

Plague of Death:

 

Exodus 11:4 & 5 - And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.

 

The Tanakh (“O.T.”) tells us that the MOST HIGH will call the House of Yisrael and Yehudah out from the land of the oppressor again.  The observance of the Passover/Pesach will prepare Yisraelites for the day the Remnant is called to return home. 

 

May the MOST HIGH ELOHIM Bless all who seek to know HIM and HIS Righteous Ways this Passover season.

 

Shalom and Shalom,

 

Yehudah ben Yacob,

President

The LawKeepers

 

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“And it shall come to pass in that day,

that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time

to recover the remnant of his people,

which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and

from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath,

and from the islands of the sea.

 

12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations,

and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel,

and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.”

Isaiah 11:11,12

 

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Tribute to the New Moon Revised:

 

The service of this solar/lunar calendar of TORAH READINGS is by definition using the “LIGHTS” of the sun and moon, according to Genesis 1:14, to number the “days” of each month.  And the dark phases of the moon cooperatively provide a break between the months.  If there were no dark phases of the moon, we would have a tough time determining when one month ended and when another would begin.  The Hebrew New Year is, thus, determined by the “LIGHTS” in the Heavens and not by the “sighting of barley.”  Please see the “TORAH READINGS CALENDAR” for more information.

 

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“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

 

“And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me,

saith the LORD.”

Isaiah 66:22,23

 

<<<PLEASE TAKE PART IN THE NEW MOON WATCH>>>

 

<<<For The First Day of the “HEBREW” Month>>>

 

IF “SIGHTED,”

And if it’s not the evening of GOD’s Holy Seventh Day Sabbath of

COMPLETE REST or other Holy Day,

please report your evidence (day, date, and time) to:

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START THE NEXT NEW MOON WATCH ON THE EVENINGS OF

 

<<<APRIL 9,10,11, 2005>>>

 

BY LOOKING IN THE “WEST” JUST ABOVE THE HORIZON.

 

“He appointed the moon for seasons…”

Psalm 104:19

 

The first “Sign” in the Heavens to provide the start of days, years and “seasons” can only begin with the “Sighting” of the New Moon Crescent - that which we can “see” in order for it to serve as a “Sign” and enable us to begin counting our days and months.   Just imagine not being able to “see” the moon at all.  How then could it be appointed for a “Sign” or for “seasons”?

 

“The natural thought might be that the moon is like a living being.  It is born, grows, reaches maximum size, then fades and dies, going through all these stages in one month.  Even today, we still talk of the thin crescent in the western sky as a new moon and the thin crescent in the eastern sky a month later as the old moon.  Half way between is the full moon.  As I explained earlier, this cycle of phases of the moon established the month as a unit of time, and the first calendars were based on this.”   ISAAC ASIMOV’S GUIDE TO EARTH AND SPACE, pages 79 and 80

 

In that the King of Israel is supposed to be a “Righteous Judge” (II Chronicles 1:11), it stands to reason that he is also supposed to be a “Righteous Role Model.”  Thus, if the King that GOD appoints over Israel observes a “feast” on the day of the New Moon, then wisdom tells the Nation of Israel to do likewise.  King Saul and the anointed David observed this service (I Samuel 20th Chapter).

 

To their and our hurt our forefathers worshipped all manner of symbols:  the sun, moon, stars, and images of gold and silver.  To observe the “Sign” in the heavens as being the New Moon “Sighting” is NOT worshipping the moon, but rather it is doing as we are COMMANDED in Genesis 1:14:

 

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:”

 

Some people feel that the moon has no “light,” but according to GOD’s WORD to HIS Prophets, it most certainly does:  Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 30:26; Jeremiah 31:35; Ezekiel 32:7. 

 

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“Sing aloud unto God our strength:  make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

“Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

“Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed,

on our solemn feast day.

“For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.”  

Psalm 81:1 - 4

(A Psalm of Asaph, the Seer –

one who should be well informed about GOD’s Ways)

 

“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings,

and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God:  I am the LORD your God.”  

Numbers 10:10

 

Contrary to the belief of some Israelites, the moon does indeed shine!  Whether the Moon shines on its own or with the aid of the sun, IT STILL SHINES!  And the fact that Scripture attests to this fact, is what’s important:  Isaiah 60:19; Jeremiah 31:35; and Ezekiel 32:7.  Therefore, Genesis 1:14 is proof enough that we must use the shining New Moon Crescents as “…SIGNS, AND FOR SEASONS, AND FOR DAYS, AND FOR YEARS:”  

 

Some Israelites, along with White Jews, use the dark phase of the moon to determine the start of a new month.  If the dark phase of the moon lasts for “2-3 days,” then which of these days is supposed to be the distinguishing “Sign” that determines the First Day of the month?  Or do we just arbitrarily select either/or depending on the imaginations of our hearts?   

 

On the contrary, with the use of the sighted “Sign” of the New Moon Crescent in the Heavens we eliminate any confusion as to which day IS the First Day of the month. 

 

“So David hid himself in the field: and WHEN THE NEW MOON WAS COME, the king sat him down to eat meat.”   I Samuel 20:24

 

At the time of the dark phases of the moon (generally 2-3 days), as previously written, there is no “moon” in SIGHT.  Therefore, I Samuel 20:24 sheds more light on Genesis 1:14.  “WHEN THE NEW MOON WAS COME,” is clearly telling readers that this is a reference to a visible “Moon Crescent Sighting”  - the light in the firmament…i.e., the “Sign” for (lunar) days.  Thus, if we are to count all the lunar days (29.5) in a month, it only makes sense to start counting from the New Moon Crescent “when the New Moon was come” and NOT from the dark phases at the end of the month, which do not emit any “sign” or “light” in the heavens.

 

The only problem that presents itself when using the “New Moon Sighting” to call the First Day of the month is cloud coverage, as this prevents the ability to see the New Moon Crescent.   Nonetheless, when “Sighted,” one can easily distinguish the New Moon Crescent from all the other phases due to its thin sliver and its low position in the heavens.  And the reason is that no two days or rather phases of the visible moon are alike.  Hence, to use the New Moon Crescent as the “Sign” in the heavens, as we are COMMANDED to do for our seasons, days, and years, negates the belief that the “commandment was given to the luminaries.”  The “luminaries” fulfill GOD’s Commandments:  the sun shines and the moon orbits the Earth.  They have no need to determine seasons, days, and years.  Hence, our New Moons are obviously of more spiritual significance to the Nation of Israel than we are aware.  And for sure, the TRUTH concerning them are in GOD’s WORD to HIS Prophets/Seers - not the White Jews or other Gentiles.  All we need do is use wisdom, discern what’s written in Scripture, accept it, and act accordingly!

 

“Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,

 

“Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.” II Chronicles 8:12,13

 

Unless there is an emergency, please try not to buy or sell on this day.  Conduct all financial and business transactions prior to the day of the New Moon.  Interesting enough, II Kings 4:23,24 constitutes the New Moon as being a day to seek “the man of God.”  Although the New Moon is NOT a Day of Rest, Our GOD did set it aside for recognition:

 

“Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.”   Psalm 81:3

 

“And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.”   Isaiah 66:23

 

“…When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn?…”   Amos 8:5

 

Probably, the Scripture that most determines and clarifies the fact that our New Moons are Feast Days is Ezekiel 45:17:

 

“And it shall be the prince’s part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the NEW MOONS, and in the Sabbaths, in ALL SOLEMNITIES of the house of Israel:  he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the HOUSE OF ISRAEL.”   (Caps. are mine.)

 

Unequivocally, our New Moons are included in these “SOLEMNITIES” mentioned in Ezekiel 45:17.

 

“Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the Sabbaths [Feasts – NOT 7th Day Sabbaths*] and in the NEW MOONS.”   Ezekiel 46:3   (Brackets are mine.)

 

Thereby, this verse justifies the First Day of each month being our “Feast” Day.  It should be realized that the Feast Days that Our GOD selected (Leviticus 23rd Chapter) are “Holy Convocations,” i.e., on these days we cannot do any work.  However, because King Saul observed the New Moon as a Feast Day, we have every reason to do so, as well.   We also have learned that our forefathers traveled to the Temple to worship the Holy ONE on the New Moon (II Kings 4:23; Ezekiel 45:17; and Ezekiel 46:1), and when HE has HIS Temple rebuilt, then we will again be able to resume this service and worship.

 

When we return to our heritage and worship YIHOVAH according to HIS Ways, then we can establish our own “Calendar of the Universe,” whereby, the days of the New Moon and all GOD’s Holy Days will be recognized by the whole entire World.  And I am sure that it will be the desire of the Righteous Remnant and ALL the world to make a Feast to the Most High GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel every First Day of the Month. 

 

ALSO, I believe that if Lot (Genesis 19:3) and Abraham (Genesis 21:8) can proclaim “Feasts,” then there is no stipulation for NOT establishing Feast Days, as we so desire.  Therefore, to proclaim a feast to EXALT the Holy ONE of Israel on the First Day of each month is quite acceptable - given the Scripture (above) regarding worshipping Our LORD GOD of ISRAEL, Our SAVIOR, on the New Moons.  We should know that throughout the Tanakh Hebrew Israelites called for “feasts” for various occasions.  Therefore, we are within our rights to observe a Feast every New Moon to Our GOD, the GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel.   And those of us who love this WONDERFUL GOD and who choose HIM to EXALT HIM for being the ONLY LORD and SAVIOR can be at liberty to use the day of the New Moon to show forth HIS PRAISE in a “feast” and worship HIM in Jerusalem FOREVER. 

 

“And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and [he] made a feast to all his servants.”

I Kings 3:15

 

*Leviticus 23:24,39 (Sabbaths of Feasts)

 

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A Tribute to GOD’s “HOLY” Seventh Day Sabbath of Complete REST:

 

 

“REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY”

Exodus 20:8

 

 

“See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”   Exodus 16:29

 

“And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.

 

“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.”  Exodus 35:1,2

 

“Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation [“HOLY DAY”]; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.”   Leviticus 23:3

 

“Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.”   Exodus 31:15 - 17

 

“And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.  And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.”   Genesis 2:2,3

 

Significantly, in the beginning when the Holy ONE of Israel established this Sabbath Day of COMPLETE REST and when HE clearly COMMANDED the Children of Israel in the Wilderness to observe this Holy Day, HE MADE NO EXCEPTIONS! 

 

If “ALL” GOD’s COMMANDMENTS are sure, then for sure, we must give credence to Exodus 16:29 and abide in our places on GOD’s HOLY Seventh Day of Complete REST as we are COMMANDED TO DO!

 

“He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.”   Psalm 111:7

 

GOD’s Holy Sabbath Day of REST is not only one of HIS Greatest WORKS of all time, but this Holy Day is an extraordinary “SIGN” between this Most High GOD, the CREATOR and HIS Chosen People, the Children of Israel! 

 

“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.”   Genesis 2:1 - 3

 

“And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, Tomorrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

 

“See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”   Exodus 16:23,29

 

The wise, obedient ones understand the great importance of observing this Seventh Day of Rest exactly as GOD Commanded and will not add to or diminish from this Law of the “Blessed,” “Sanctified,” and “Holy” Seventh Day Sabbath. 

 

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“…we will remember the name of the LORD our God.”

Psalm 20:7

 

“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:

for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.”

Psalm 9:10

 

“… The LORD God of your fathers,

the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,

and the God of Jacob…this is my name for ever,

and this is my memorial unto all generations.”

Exodus 3:15

 

“Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant

whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me,

and understand that

I am he:

before me there was no God formed,

neither shall there be after me.

 

“I, even I, am the LORD;

and beside me there is no saviour.”

Isaiah 43:10,11

 

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THE TORAH READINGS FOR THE NEW MOON,

AND GOD’s SEVENTH DAY SABBATHS

DURING

 APRIL / MAY  2005

ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(If some of the Sabbath Readings are too lengthy for one day, then pace yourself, and consider reading the TORAH Writings on the Sabbath and the rest of the Scriptures listed throughout the week.)

 

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NEW MOON  - AVIV

THE BEGINNING OF MONTHS

UNTO ISRAELITES

NEW MOON WATCH: 

April 9,10,11, 2005

“love the LORD thy God…obey his voice…

cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the

length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell

in the land which the LORD sware unto

thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to

Jacob, to give them.” Deuteronomy 30:20

 

Numbers 10:10

Psalm 81:1 – 10

Ezekiel 46:3

Exodus 10:1 - 3

Exodus Chapters 12 - 14

I Samuel 20:5 – 34

Joshua 2nd Chapter

Joshua 6th Chapter

Psalm 119:97-112

Psalm 3rd Chapter

Exodus 20:8 -11

Psalm 37th Chapter

Psalm 118th Chapter

“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD

thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD

 thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love

 him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all

 thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep

the commandments of the LORD, and

his statutes, which I command thee this day

for thy good?” Deuteronomy 10:12,13

 

FIRST SHABBAT READINGS

OF THE NEW YEAR – 4/16/05

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 16:29

Exodus 31:12 - 18

Jeremiah 17:27

Deuteronomy 5:12 -15

Exodus 16:14 - 36

Numbers 15:32-36

Isaiah 56:1-8

Isaiah 58:10-14

Exodus Chapters 15 - 17

Isaiah 12th Chapter

II Samuel 22nd Chapter

I Chronicles 29:10 - 20

Psalm 114th Chapter

Psalm 10th Chapter

Psalm 66th Chapter

 

SHABBAT READINGS - 4/23/05

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 16:29

Exodus 31:12 - 18

Jeremiah 17:27

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Exodus Chapters 18 - 20

Deuteronomy 27:26

Isaiah 43rd Chapter

Joshua 1:1 - 9

Joshua 24:26,27

I Kings 8:23 - 53

Deuteronomy 30:1 - 3

Nehemiah 9:13,14

Nehemiah 13:15 - 22

Psalm 68th Chapter

 

EREV PASSOVER

(14TH at Sundown) - Determined

by the New Moon “Sighting”

“…Thou art my servant, O Israel,

in whom I will be glorified.”

Isaiah 49:3

 

Leviticus 23:5 - 8

Deuteronomy 16:1 – 8

Exodus Chapters 21 - 23

Exodus 12th Chapter

Exodus 3:6 - 18

Numbers 9:1 - 14

II Chronicles 35:1 - 19

Ezra 6th Chapter

Isaiah 43rd Chapter

Jeremiah 15:11

Psalm 33rd Chapter

“Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God,

and serve him, and shalt swear by

his name.” Deuteronomy 6:13

 

FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD

Determined by the New Moon

“Sighting”

“I am the LORD your God; walk in my

statutes, and keep my judgments, and

do them; And hallow my sabbaths;

and they shall be a sign between me

and you, that ye may know that I am

the LORD your God.” Ezekiel 20:19,20 

 

Exodus Chapters 24 - 26

Exodus 12th Chapter

Deuteronomy 16:16,17

Deuteronomy 26th Chapter

Deuteronomy 27:9

Jeremiah 34:13 – 17

Joshua 20th Chapter

I Samuel 1:7

Joshua 5:10,11

II Kings 23:21-23

II Chronicles 30th Chapter

Ezekiel 45:21 - 24

Jeremiah 2nd Chapter

Isaiah 32nd Chapter

Isaiah 42nd Chapter

I Kings 8th Chapter

I Chronicles 15:11 - 16

Psalm 15th Chapter

Psalm 61st Chapter

Psalm 62nd Chapter

Psalm 78th Chapter

“…God heard their groaning, and

God remembered his covenant with

Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.”

Exodus 2:24

 

7TH DAY OF FEAST OF

UNLEAVENED BREAD

Determined by the New Moon

“Sighting”

“Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD,

and my servant whom I have chosen:

that ye may know and believe me,

and understand that I am he: before

me there was no God formed, neither

shall there be after me.” Isaiah 43:10

 

Leviticus 23:5 - 8

Psalm 107th Chapter

Psalm 105th Chapter

Psalm 106th Chapter

Psalm 140th Chapter

Psalm 59th Chapter

Psalm 71st Chapter

Proverbs 6th Chapter

Psalm 19th Chapter

Psalm 37th Chapter

Psalm 44th Chapter

Psalm 69th Chapter

Psalm 91st Chapter

“And God said moreover unto Moses,

Thus shalt thou say unto the children

of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers,

the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and

the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you:

this is my name for ever, and this is my

memorial unto all generations.” Exodus 3:15

 

SHABBAT READINGS

Passover Week - 4/30/05

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 16:29

Exodus 31:12 - 18

Jeremiah 17:27

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Exodus Chapters 27 - 29

Ezekiel 44:10 - 31

I Samuel 2:13 - 15, 27,28,35

Malachi 2nd Chapter

Malachi 3rd Chapter

Isaiah 61st Chapter

Psalm 26th Chapter

Psalm 43rd Chapter

 

SHABBAT READINGS - 5/7/05

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 16:29

Exodus 31:12 - 18

Jeremiah 17:27

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Exodus Chapters 30 - 32

Exodus 16:14 - 30

Deuteronomy 5:14

II Samuel 24th Chapter

II Kings 10:11 - 31

Ezekiel 20:1 - 32

Jeremiah 17th Chapter

Psalm 96th Chapter

 

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Watch for the NEW MOON "Sighting" for our next

HEBREW “NEW YEAR” ON MAY 9,10,11, 2005.

 

THE USE OF BARLEY PLAYS NO PART WHATSOEVER IN DETERMINING OUR SEASONS, PASSOVER, OR THE NEW MOON THAT MARKS THE FIRST OF THE YEAR! 

 

HOWEVER, THE “MOON” DOES!

 

“He [GOD] appointed the moon for seasons: 

the sun knoweth his going down.”

Psalm 104:19

 

Please see the TORAH Readings Calendar posted on

The Lawkeepers’ WebSite:  http://www.thelawkeepers.org/

 

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A complete TORAH Readings Hebrew Calendar displaying all the months,

“Holy” Sabbaths of Rest, New Moon Watches, and

Holy Days for the entire year can be found on The LawKeepers WebSite: 

 

www.thelawkeepers.org

 

Click on “Torah Readings.”

 

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SOME QUESTIONS TO PONDER:

 

The full moon falls on the fifteenth day of every Hebrew month.

 

Why was it important for the GOD of Israel to have the “First” Passover fall on the night of the full moon?