“…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,
Exodus 3:15
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“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
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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
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Jeremiah 23:7,8
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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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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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EXALTATION OF THE MOST HIGH GOD OF ISRAEL:
“I will praise thee with uprightness of heart,
when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
“I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
“With my whole heart have I sought thee:
O let me not wander from thy commandments.
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not
sin against thee.
“Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy
statutes.”
Psalm 119:7 - 12
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A
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAWKEEPERS, CO.:
ALL PRAISES BE TO THE MOST HIGH YIHOVAH,
ELOHIM OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB
PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME
FOR HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!!!
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God [is] one LORD:
(Deuteronomy 6:4)
ENSLAVEMENT AND REDEMPTION OF THE YISRAELITE PEOPLE
The best way to go forward is
to look back at your past. The Torah and Tanakh is both a history book
and a road map for the future remnant of the Nation of Yisrael; read on to see
where you are headed, Yisrael:
“And if thy brother
[that dwelleth] by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not
compel him to serve as a bondservant: [But] as an hired servant, [and] as
a sojourner, he shall be with thee, [and] shall serve thee unto the year of
jubile: And [then] shall he depart from thee, [both] he and his children
with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his
fathers shall he return. For they [are] my servants, which I brought
forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. Thou
shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. Both thy
bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, [shall be] of the heathen
that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.
Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them
shall ye buy, and of their families that [are] with you, which they begat in
your land: and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as
an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit [them for] a possession;
they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of
Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour. And if a
sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother [that dwelleth] by him
wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger [or] sojourner by thee, or to the
stock of the stranger's family: After that he is sold he may be redeemed again;
one of his brethren may redeem him: Either his uncle, or his uncle's son,
may redeem him, or [any] that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem
him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself. And he shall reckon with
him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of
jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years,
according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him. If
[there be] yet many years [behind], according unto them he shall give again the
price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for. And if
there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he shall count with
him, [and] according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his
redemption. [And] as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: [and the other]
shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight. And if he be not
redeemed in these [years], then he shall go out in the year of jubile, [both]
he, and his children with him. For unto me the children of Israel [are]
servants; they [are] my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt:
I [am] the LORD your God.
Ye shall make you no idols nor
graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up
[any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD
your God. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I [am]
the LORD. If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do
them; Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield
her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. And
your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto
the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your
land safely. And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and
none shall make [you] afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land,
neither shall the sword go through your land. And ye shall chase your
enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. And five of you
shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight:
and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. For I will have
respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my
covenant with you. And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old
because of the new. And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul
shall not abhor you. And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and
ye shall be my people. I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of
the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the
bands of your yoke, and made you go upright. But if ye will not
hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; And if ye shall
despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do
all my commandments, [but] that ye break my covenant: I also will do this
unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning
ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow
your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. And I will set my face
against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you
shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. And if ye
will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times
more for your sins. And I will break the pride of your power; and I will
make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: And your strength
shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither
shall the trees of the land yield their fruits. And if ye walk contrary
unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues
upon you according to your sins. I will also send wild beasts among you,
which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few
in number; and your [high] ways shall be desolate. And if ye will not be
reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; Then will
I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your
sins. And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of
[my] covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will
send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
[And] when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your
bread in one oven, and they shall deliver [you] your bread again by weight: and
ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. And if ye will not for all this
hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; Then I will walk contrary
unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your
sins. And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your
daughters shall ye eat. And I will destroy your high places, and cut down
your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my
soul shall abhor you. And I will make your cities waste, and bring your
sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet
odours. And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which
dwell therein shall be astonished at it. And I will scatter you among the
heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate,
and your cities waste. Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as
it lieth desolate, and ye [be] in your enemies' land; [even] then shall the
land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. As long as it lieth desolate it shall
rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. And
upon them that are left [alive] of you I will send a faintness into their
hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall
chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall
when none pursueth. And they shall fall one upon another, as it were
before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before
your enemies. And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your
enemies shall eat you up. And they that are left of you shall pine away
in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their
fathers shall they pine away with them. If they shall confess their
iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they
trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;
And [that] I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into
the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and
they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: Then will I
remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my
covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. The
land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth
desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their
iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their
soul abhorred my statutes. And yet for all that, when they be in the land
of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to
destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I [am] the LORD
their God. But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their
ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen,
that I might be their God: I [am] the LORD. These [are] the statutes and
judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel
in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.”
Leviticus
Chapter 25: 39-55 / Leviticus Chapter 26
ALL PRAISES BE TO THE MOST HIGH YIHOVAH,
ELOHIM OF ABRAHAM, ISSAC, AND JACOB!
PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME
FOR HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!!!
Halleluyah!! Halleluyah!!
Halleluyah!!
Shalom and Shalom,
Yehudah ben Yacob,
President
The LawKeepers
*****
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 and conveniently 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. Hence, because the Commandment is to use the “Lights” in the Heavens for “Signs” for seasons, days, and years, the New Moon Crescent is what provides us with our first lights of each new month and these lights continue waxing and waning until they are diminished to the dark phases. And then in two to three days, the New Moon Crescent reappears again starting the First Day of another new month.
Realizing that even some Israelites use the dark phase of the moon to call the new month, I would like to add one obvious fact. By definition, there can only be a “New Moon,” per se, after the dark phase interval and when the New Moon Crescent reappears, thus, we understand the concept of having a “New” moon.
If the dark phase of the moon begins the First Day of the month, then when the New Moon Crescent is “Sighted” that could approximately be as far into the month as the Fourth Day, i.e., the appearance of the “Light” in the Heavens could possibly fall on the Fourth Day. It makes no sense to start to count the first dark phase of the moon as being the First Day of the month, as this process disregards the use of the “Light” in the Heavens to determine our “days,” as we are Commanded to do in Genesis 1:14. Consider what King David said in I Samuel 20:24: “…when the New Moon was come…” He had to be speaking about the New Moon Crescent, as we are unable to “Sight” the appearance of the dark phase or rather see it “come.”
It’s the absence of seeing the moon for forty-eight or more hours that enables us to identify the approaching Crescent “Sign” in the Heavens (mentioned in Genesis 1:14) that recognizes the moon as being “New.” And upon “Sighting” this “New” Crescent” we distinguish it as being the “New Moon” and the time of the New Month, as well.
PLEASE NOTE: The Hebrew New Year is also determined by the “LIGHTS” in the Heavens and not by the “sighting of barley,” as some Black Hebrew Israelites and European “Jews” advocate.
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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
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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! Even if the Moon shines with the aid of the sun, i.e., reflects the light 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 - HIS WEEKLY ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE and SIGN between HIM and Israelites for HIS CREATION of the Heavens and the Earth:
“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
31:17,18
Since we know for a fact that GOD’s Holy Seventh Day Sabbath is a “Sign” between HIM and Israel, why take any chance to profane it? Every passage about the Holy Sabbath of COMPLETE Rest stands strong in support of GOD’s Commandment to abide in our places on the Seventh Day (Exodus 16:29) – ever last one of them – including the passage in Jeremiah where we are Commanded to “Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;” Jeremiah 17:21 (Please read verses 21 to 27.)
Perhaps the wise thing to do would be to define the word “burden.” But more importantly, we need to determine whether or not Exodus 16:29 is a Commandment or not. And if it is determined to be one, then we should Fear the GOD of Israel and be obedient to what HE has Commanded of us.
“But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of
Egypt with great power
and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye
worship,
and to him shall ye do sacrifice. And the statutes,
and the ordinances, and the law,
and the commandment, which he wrote for you, he shall
observe to do for ever more;
and ye shall not fear other gods.”
II
Kings 17:36,37
Why must we
debate that which is clearly written for us to do and for very good
reason, if we will only consider and think about it? The Holy ONE
wants us to be first to observe HIS weekly Anniversary of Creation, which is to
keep HIS Holy Seventh day at REST, as HE did, in order that we might be
REFRESHED!
“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 Seventh Day Sabbath 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!
This Seventh Day also marks the Anniversary of GOD ending the Creations of the
Heavens, Earth, man, and all that is therein.
“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
CONCERNING “HOLY CONVOCATION”
The issue stemming from the meaning of “Holy Convocation” written in Leviticus 23rd Chapter is real, and the interpretation is grossly misunderstood. “Holy Convocation” does not mean “To Gather.” And the sin committed by traveling and gathering on the CREATOR’s Holy Sabbath of Complete REST has grave consequences (Exodus 31:12 - 18).
Conclusive
evidence that “holy convocation” DOES NOT mean to assemble is
provided in the passage on Passover. In Exodus 12:16 we are told
that Passover is a “holy convocation” but yet, we are Commanded to
observe this High Holy Day with our immediate families and only to join with
another family if one’s members are too few for the lamb (Exodus
12:4). This proves without a doubt that “holy convocation”
cannot mean to assemble, but rather to keep the holy days
“HOLY.” Some call attention to the fact that because
Israelites were Commanded to ”…turn in the morning and go into
their tents” (Deuteronomy 16:5-7) that this is proof of an
assembly. Those Israelite families that joined with others are the ones
GOD Commanded to return to their tents.
The Holy ONE of Israel DOES NOT contradict HIMSELF! HE would not COMMAND us to “Rest” on the Sabbath Day of Rest and also Command us to “abide ye every man in your place on the seventh day,” and then confuse us by telling us to “assemble” on the “rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD.” This would make absolutely no sense whatsoever. Therefore, if the Holy ONE of Israel said don’t bear a burden on the Sabbath Day of Rest (Jeremiah 17:21,22) and that our asses (used for travel) had to also rest, then for sure we have to “abide in our places…on the seventh day.” Thus, using our cars and paying tolls and public transportation on GOD’s Holy Seventh Day of Rest is absolutely forbidden! And walking to the Temple or to any meeting place was and still is out of the question all because GOD’s Seventh Day is specifically to be kept as a DAY of “COMPLETE REST” - Shabatone (as is written in Hebrew).
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
AUGUST / SEPTEMBER
2007
ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(If some of the Sabbath Readings are too lengthy for
one day, then pace yourself,
and consider reading the TORAH Readings on the Sabbath
and the rest of the Scriptures listed throughout the week.)
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NEW MOON
WATCH:
August
13,14,15, 2007
“And they shall be my people, and
I will be their God: And I will give them
one heart, and one way, that they may
fear me for ever, for the good of them,
and of their children after them:”
Jeremiah 32:39
Numbers 10:10
Psalm 81:1
– 10
Ezekiel 46:3
Numbers
Chapters 29 - 31
Isaiah 25th Chapter
Ezekiel 45th Chapter
Psalm 50th Chapter
Isaiah 19th Chapter
Jeremiah 44th Chapter
Nahum 1st
Chapter
Psalm 22nd Chapter
“…their nobles shall be of themselves, and
their governor shall proceed from the midst
of them; and I will cause him to draw near,
and he shall approach unto me: for who is
this that engaged his heart to approach
unto me? saith the LORD. And ye shall be
my people, and I will be your God.”
Jeremiah 30:21,22
SHABBOT
READINGS - 8/18/07
Genesis
2:1 - 3
Exodus
16:29
Exodus
31:12 - 18
Jeremiah
17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy
5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers
Chapters 32 - 34
I Kings 9:1 – 9
I Kings 9:25
II Kings 10th Chapter
II Kings 17:36 - 39
Jeremiah 13th Chapter
Zechariah 13th Chapter
Isaiah 45th Chapter
Joshua 1:7 - 9
Psalm 89th Chapter
Psalm 9th Chapter
SHABBOT
READINGS – 8/25/07
Genesis
2:1 - 3
Exodus
16:29
Exodus
31:12 - 18
Jeremiah
17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy
5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 – 14
Numbers Chapters 35
Joshua 13th Chapter
Joshua 20th Chapter
Joshua 23rd Chapter
Judges 2nd Chapter
Hosea 4th Chapter
I Kings 11th Chapter
Hosea 5th Chapter
Hosea 7th Chapter
Psalm 22nd Chapter
Psalm 135th Chapter
SHABBOT READINGS 9/1/07
Genesis
2:1 - 3
Exodus
16:29
Exodus
31:12 - 18
Jeremiah
17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy
5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 – 14
Numbers
Chapter 36
I Kings 11th Chapter
Judges 2nd Chapter
Hosea 5th Chapter
Hosea 7th Chapter
Psalm 22nd Chapter
SHABBOT READINGS 9/8/07
Genesis
2:1 - 3
Exodus
16:29
Exodus
31:12 - 18
Jeremiah
17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy
5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 – 14
Deuteronomy Chapter 1
I Kings 8th Chapter
Ezekiel 34th Chapter
Psalm 33rd Chapter
Psalm 46th Chapter</