THE CALENDAR
BASED
ON THE WORD OF THE CREATOR
GOD
OF HOSTS
AND
HIS
MEMORIAL OF PASSOVER
"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:"
Genesis 1:14
"These
are the generations of the heavens and of the earth
when they were
created,
in the day
that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,"
Genesis 2:4
"And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the
This month shall be unto you the beginning
of months:
it shall be
the first month of the year to you."
Exodus 12:1,2
"…It
is the sacrifice of the LORD'S PASSOVER,
who passed over the
houses of the children of
when he smote the
Egyptians, and delivered our houses.
And the people bowed the head and worshipped."
Exodus 12:27
"Thou
shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season
from year to year."
Exodus 13:10
March 2, 2010
Let's begin first by being clear on this GOD of Hosts and HIS connection
with Creation and with the
people HE Created. The CREATOR GOD of
Hosts does not take this title lightly. HE ALONE is the ONE GOD that Created the
Heavens and the Earth and all things therein.
The CREATOR GOD uses HIS title - GOD of Hosts - to STRESS HIS
CREATIONS and POWER to prove by HIS MIGHTY ACTS that ONLY HE is the ONE
True and Living GOD capable of these achievements. And the CREATOR that formed the Heavens and
the Earth, gave mankind HIS Creations in the Heavens
to determine HIS Seasons, Days, and Years.
Sadly, though, not all Israelites pay full attention to the CREATOR's WONDROUS WORKS in the Heavens.
"… the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the
host of heaven…which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under
the whole heaven."
Deuteronomy 4:19
Since the CREATOR GOD of Hosts divided the sun, moon, and stars unto all
nations under the whole Heaven, we can deduce that the CREATOR GOD of Hosts did
indeed establish these entities, so that we would be able to measure TIME
and be in awe of HIM and HIS Greatness on a day to day basis throughout the
entire year.
"The
heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth
his handiwork.
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the
soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever:
the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous
altogether.
Moreover by them is thy
servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward." Psalm 19:1,7,9,11
IS NOT THE "JUDGMENT" (DECLARATION) IN
GENESIS 1:14 JUST AS IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT IN OUR LIVES AS IS FEARING THE CREATOR THAT ESTABLISHED THIS ORDINANCE?
"I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word
do I hope." Psalm
130:5
Moreover, realizing that this CREATOR of Heaven and Earth is Our GOD
should make us Fear and love HIM with all our heart, soul, and might, and
thereby, keep HIM always in our hearts. And
to disregard HIS Heavenly Creations, i.e., HIS Lighted/Signs in the Heavens for
realizing our Calendar that HE established for our benefit, is to
take Reverence, Honor, and utmost PRAISE away from Our CREATOR GOD of Heaven
and Earth, not to mention that it would also inhibit our perception of
"Time" that HE has established for us. Hence, it is very important for us to
realize that HIS "Seasons, Days, and Years" are directly related to
HIS Holy Days and to worship of HIM.
Even every day, evening and morning, should be just as significant to us
as are HIS declared Sabbaths of Complete REST and HIS Feast Days. Every evening, when the sun is setting, we
are to PRAISE the CREATOR GOD of Israel.
Every morning, we are to PRAISE the CREATOR GOD of Israel. This is to be done every day of our lives
from generation to generation from one Season, Day, Month, and Year unto all
others, "The LORD's [Holy] Name is to be
PRAISED"!
"Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified
for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a
God to Israel…" I
Chronicles 17:24
"Blessed
be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising
of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be
praised." Psalm 113:2,3
"Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised. The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!" Psalm 113:2 – 6
THE CREATOR GOD ACKNOWLEDGES
BUT ONE MEANS OF MEASURING TIME!
When we research the different calendars that have existed in the past, we find that for one reason or another, people had the desire to tamper with the days of the year. As a result these folks have had to use intercalary days and/or months in their efforts to sustain a year of 52 weeks and 365 days. The CREATOR GOD made no mention of calendar adjustments to sustain 365 days in each year. No one has mentioned this, but nowhere in the Hebrew Scriptures is a year defined as having 365 days. The CREATOR speaks of "Seasons, Days, and Years", and for that reason, 365 days is not the CREATOR's standard for determining a year. To believe otherwise and choose to calculate thirty days for each month would even prove such a calendar to be in error because then the New Moon Crescents would not be recognized.
Even a fixed lunar calendar of 354 days would not be appropriate for a Hebrew Calendar. Reason being is that in succeeding years, the BEGINNING of Months unto us and Passover would fall out of the "Spring Season". However, to follow a fixed occurrence relating to the sun in the Heavens for the start of the "Spring Season", which is the "Equinox", would enable us to observe Passover every year at the "time appointed". Thus, the 365-day calendar has nothing to do with the Hebrew Calendar. Given that a lunar calendar year is too short (354 days) and would not include the start of one "Spring Season" to the next, we only need continue unto the next New Moon Crescent Sighting to complete the Calendar Year, which does not effect the year in any way because the added days would still fall within the next year's "Spring Season". Thus, the Calendar Year would be from one "Spring Season" to the next "Spring Season" in accordance with the Lighted/Sign of the "Spring Equinox".
The annual Hebrew Calendar will vary each year, and the
reason is that the "Spring Season" and the New Year cannot be called
until AFTER the fixed Lighted/Signs (the SUN and MOON) are
evident in the Heavens. That would be
with the appearance of the "Spring Equinox" and the
"The path taken by the sun, however, is at an angle to the equator. The noonday sun shines directly on the equator on March 20th every year, and on that date, night and day are each twelve hours long all over the Earth. This day is known as the vernal equinox, since vernal comes from the Latin word for spring, and equinox from the Latin word for equal night." Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space, pp. 19 (Highlights are mine.)
If we are to observe Passover in its SEASON, then the Hebrew Calendar Year would have to start March 21st (Jerusalem Time), at the time of the "Spring Equinox" in that this is when the sun is directly over the equator (1:32 P.M. EDT on March 20,) each year (in agreement with Genesis 1:14,15). Therefore a complete Hebrew Calendar Year would have to begin and include from one "Spring Season" to another (March 21, to March 20, of the next year). The SEASON starts the "Time" – NOT the year starts the season. Is that not why the CREATOR mentioned the "SEASON" before "Days" and "Years"? Let's try to look at the whole picture for an understanding!
Even given March 21, Jerusalem Time, we must await the New
Moon Crescent Sighting that starts the Beginning of months unto us, which just
might take days and even weeks, as is the case this year.
Thus, the CREATOR's Calendar is continuous for millennia without
adjustments and without intercalary days and months from one "Spring
Season" to the next that would include
MAN's ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE CREATOR's CALENDAR
INTERFERE WITH HOW WE MUST
MEASURE TIME
"Ye shall NOT
DO after all the things that we do here this day,
every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes."
Deuteronomy 12:8
Man's interference in the WORKS of the CREATOR GOD's Calendar, i.e., HIS measurement of "Time"
as defined in Genesis 1:14, results in a corrupted man-made calendar. This is wisdom, and if people don't
understand, perhaps it is because they do not observe GOD's
LAW, as it is written.
"The
law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of
the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the
LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is
pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean,
enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and
righteous altogether." Psalm 19:7 – 9
"Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people." Deuteronomy 4:5,6
"Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments." Psalm 112:1
Some may deny it, and some do ignore it, but Genesis 1:14
is a Commandment, and when we alter the CREATOR's
Ordinance for recognizing HIS appointed "Seasons, Days, and Years, this is
adding to HIS WORD, whether we admit it or not.
Another pertinent LAW of great importance for Israelites TODAY concerns our doing what we deem is right rather than what the CREATOR GOD has Commanded of us. This unfortunately has been our downfall ever since the Wilderness.
"Ye shall NOT DO after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes." Deuteronomy 12:8
Thus, let's take another look at 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:"
Another means of understanding the CREATOR's WORD in Genesis 1:14 is by taking notice of the use of this word "DIVIDE". When we "divide" two things, obviously the end result would be that the two parts divided would be "equal". Well, the word "Equinox" was derived from the word "equal", i.e., when night and day are of equal lengths. It is the Lighted/Sign of the "Sun" that makes this possible in the Heavens in order to mark the start of the "Spring Season". It is very important to understand that the "Equinox" is a Lighted/Sign and fixed occurrence in the Heavens that takes place on March 20, every year at 1:32 P.M. EDT.
This fixed phenomenon in the Heavens that indicates the start of the
"Spring Season" is just one of GOD's
CREATIONS that HE established just so we would be able to cite and understand
the concept of "Time" from one Season, Day, and Year to another.
WORSHIP
OF GOD's HOSTS IN THE HEAVENS IS ABOMINATION
Unfortunately, the evil and the wicked have taken GOD's
Lighted/Signs – the Hosts of Heaven - and worshipped them. This is true even unto this day, but is that
any reason to ignore what the CREATOR GOD Commanded us to use to determine our
Seasons, Days, and Years? Don't
confuse GOD's Ordinances and HIS WORD with the
abominations of mankind.
"And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God,
and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and
worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal." II Kings 17:16
"Manasseh
was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five
years in
Israelites did not stop there, as they would worship anything! GOD's Angels would not tell the Israelites their names, and it Is no doubt because the wicked would probably build images and call them by the names of Angels. Our forefathers were something else. They even worshipped the fiery serpent that GOD told Moses to build and put on a pole to save their lives (Numbers 21st Chapter).
"He removed the high places, and brake
the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days
the children of
To not recognize fixed phenomena that relates to what the
CREATOR Commanded concerning HIS Lighted/Signs in the Heavens because heathens
(and sinful Israelites) worshipped them and/or set their pagan holidays
according to the sun and moon would be foolish indeed. Our CREATOR GOD of
Therefore, please realize that just because the "Spring Equinox" can be associated with idol worship that it does not mean our acceptance of this Lighted/Sign is also of pagan origin. GOD's WORKS and HIS Ordinance in Genesis 1:14 are in no way pagan or the work of heathenism, and to suggest such a notion shows one's lack of understanding of the facts and of GOD's WORD and HIS intentions.
Please see the info on the "Equinox" posted in FYI of this month's JOURNAL.
Man is and has always been quick to paganize GOD's WORKS. But no matter how much pagan worship
surrounds the "Equinox", it is the CREATOR's
Lighted/Sign in the Heavens that we have to accept because it signifies when
there is equal sunlight and darkness.
This is for our benefit to know when the "Spring Season" is
upon us, and this is the WORK of the CREATOR GOD and not man.
What people don't realize is that when Israelites add to the CREATOR's Ordinance, then they, too, are the ones paganizing HIS WORKS. And this makes them as guilty as are Christians or others who worship false gods and invent ways and means not established by the CREATOR GOD of Hosts. The CREATOR had good reason for telling Israelites NOT TO ADD TO OR DIMINISH FROM HIS LAW. Those of us who adhere to Genesis 1:14 are observing the CREATOR's Ordinance – not adding to it.
The ONE NATION CALENDAR COALITION (ONCC) Israelites have revolutionized the CREATOR's CALENDAR that uses Seasons, Days, and Years into a man-made quest for a barley plant – a perfect example of mixing apples and oranges or rather daylight, darkness, and barley! The ONCC Israelites have invented a calendar that is far removed from Genesis 1:14 and, in their own words, is based on a contrived scheme using Egyptian and Israelite agriculture and an extensive explanation on "grain", as well as a growth and development guide on barley that has nothing to do with Genesis 1:14..
The ONCC Israelites admit that "…not all the
barley ripens in the
And that's a fact!!!
Under these circumstances, doesn't wisdom tell us that this is good
reason to abandon a "barley search"?
When the winter temperatures are warmer than usual, isn't an early barley showing possible, especially in Central
Israel and in the
Since the ONCC Calendar New Year is based on a "barley search" and NOT Genesis 1:14, isn't this just as pagan as is all other man-made religious worship? Is not any man-made religious act considered a work of heathenism? If the CREATED GOD did not Command the Spiritual Observance, shouldn't the act be considered pagan? I find it odd that Israelites can identify false worship until it comes to their own works, and then these acts are suddenly acceptable.
"Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes." Deuteronomy 12:8
The Hebrew Scriptures are replete with GOD's LAW and the consequences for not following it, but no matter how many times we read that we are Commanded to live and do this LAW, "as it is written", the more we reject it, and the more insignificant GOD's WORD becomes. Perhaps these "troubled times" and horrific catastrophes that are falling on Jacob's head and the other nations will make a difference and cause us to FEAR this CREATOR GOD of Hosts and seek to follow only HIS Ways!
It is foolish to believe that a "barley search"
can determine the start of the Hebrew New Year.
The CREATOR GOD's WORD in Genesis 1:14 requires no interpretation, as it is straightforward and
precise. In just one verse, HE made
HIMSELF perfectly clear: "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:"
You see, the CREATOR in this verse is telling us that a Lighted/Sign in the Heavens is required in order to determine the start of each new season, new day, and new year. Isn't it odd how we can accept and believe what's written in Genesis 1:14 for a "day" and a "month", but not for a "new year"? Let's at least be consistent!
"I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word
do I hope." Psalm
130:5
Surprisingly, the "Spring Equinox" is more conducive to conforming to the CREATOR's Command to be a Lighted/Sign in the Heavens than are the ONCC Israelites who choose to promote a calendar that touts a "barley search" that is not at all mentioned in Genesis 1:14.
"But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward." Jeremiah 7:23,24
It's not etched in stone, but
from what's written in Genesis First Chapter, I would even guess that the
CREATOR started CREATION in the "Spring Season" at the DIVISION
OF DAY AND NIGHT (with the appearance of the "Equinox") where is
written, "God divided the light from the darkness" (in
1:4). Given the grass, herbs, and fruits
GOD Created in 1:11,12, these are plants that would
thrive in the "Spring Season".
And it is just as important for us to understand that although the
GOD of Israel told the Israelites about the BEGINNING of Months, please know
that the "Seasons" have existed since the BEGINNING of CREATION with
the very first tilt of the Earth, rotation on its axis, and revolution around
the sun.
THE PASSOVER SEASON
"Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year
to year."
Exodus 13:10
"And the LORD spake
unto Moses and Aaron in the
"And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and
ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep
it a feast by an ordinance for ever. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened
bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for
whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day
until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from
Let us look at the whole picture, and let us accept what the CREATOR GOD has put before us without expounding on something that is as irrelevant as "barley" – something which isn't even an honorable mention. Barley and flax simply confirmed the damage done to the fields after the GOD of Israel smote the Land of Egypt with hail and fire (Exodus 9:18 – 35) – nothing more and nothing less is to be deduced from this word "barley" found in the MEMORIAL of Passover.
"Observe the month of
Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of
ONCC and others seem to think that this verse is a reference to a "barley search". But how can that be since no one knows when barley is supposed to be found?
There isn't even a suggestion
of "barley" in this passage.
Because Passover is observed in the "Spring Season", this
verse can only mean for us to Observe the
month of Spring and keep the Passover unto the LORD thy GOD! Not only that, but in the Hebrew/English
Dictionary, "Aviv" is defined as "season".
Only those who believe in a "barley search" make more out of this verse than is written! To say that barley was any kind of factor used for calling the Beginning of Months unto us is to totally dismiss Genesis 1:14, i.e., to use "barley" as an indicator, for what do we need the Lighted/Signs in the Heavens? Using "barley" as an indicator of TIME, second guesses GOD's WORD and confuses the whole matter of TIME, Seasons, and years.
Note also the following verse that also speaks of an appointed "time":
"Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee,
in the time appointed of the month Abib; for
in it thou camest out from
Again, we can find no mention
of a "barley search" but rather a clear indication of a
"season" to denote "Spring" for
the BEGINNING of Months unto us WHEN the Children of Israel came out of
The GOD of
Because of this debate, many Israelites will wonder every day about who is correct concerning how to determine the SEASON of Passover and the BEGINNING of Months unto us. Some will even observe Passover twice in order to be sure of observing it. If we follow Genesis 1:14, there can be no question of when the Passover Season begins. Notice how the CREATOR in Genesis 1:14 mentioned "Season" before "Year". This was no coincident.
"Thou shalt therefore
KEEP THIS ORDINANCE IN HIS SEASON from year to year."
Exodus 13:10
This proves that we must see
the Lighted/Sign for the "Season" FIRST before we can cite the
BEGINNING of months unto us, which is by using the
When the GOD of Israel first
informed the Israelites of when they should start the beginning of months and
all the other things they had to do in preparation for Passover, we must
realize that if a "barley search" was in order that then the Holy
ONE of Israel certainly would have mentioned it. Also, if this "barley search" were
of such great significance, don't you know that there would have been an
account of Israelites searching for it in the Wilderness and in the
We must start giving the CREATOR GOD's LAW, HIS WORD, and HIS Ordinances more attention and start learning to distinguish from what HE has said and from what Israelites with vivid imaginations have exaggerated. By now, at this late day and age, we should have learned to FEAR OUR GOD of ISRAEL and to seek HIS WORD on all matters and to reject what is not written.
All the hype about Israelite
agriculture to prove this "barley search" has nothing to do with
anything – not even Egyptian agriculture, especially since the Children of
Israel had no knowledge of cultivating the
The CREATOR GOD made a Great and Holy Name for HIMSELF in Creating the Heavens and the Earth, only for the ONCC Israelites to come along and diminish the thought for the likes of a man-made-"barley search" calendar. It's no wonder that the GOD of Israel chooses to give wisdom only to the obedient.
"Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments,
even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should
do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations,
which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely
this great nation is a wise and understanding people." Deuteronomy 4:5,6
There is nothing wise about
rejecting what the CREATOR GOD of Israel has written and Commanded of us, and
there's nothing wise about following the imaginations of men's hearts,
either. Something that makes absolutely
no sense to me and that I must question is this: If the CREATOR said "This is the
BEGINNING of Months unto you," why would there be a need to search for "barley"
to give credence to the presence of a New Hebrew Year? Wasn't GOD's WORD
enough? Just a thought that needs an
answer because if the GOD of Israel had already advised them of their New Year,
then a "barley search" should have been out of the question.
Don’t hate me for my convictions to follow GOD's Ordinances and have respect for HIS LAW and HIS Truth. Isn't this how all Israelites are supposed to feel when it comes to FEARING the GOD of Israel? And don't hate me for exposing those who purposely deceive and misguide us with erroneous information and direction. Had there been men of GOD who demanded that Israelites follow what's written, we would not be having these annual debates on this unfounded "barley search" that, believe it or not, no one can find ever took place in the Hebrew Scriptures!!!
THE LAWKEEPERS TORAH
The LawKeepers
TORAH
Hence, the LawKeepers TORAH Readings Calendar will not coincide with that of the ONCC Israelites, which will start their BEGINNING of Months on March 18, 2010 without regard for a "Spring Season". They calculate their calendar months, which is a puzzle to me. Reason being, if they calculate their calendar, then for what reason would they require a "barley search"? Also, how can they predict or calculate what day or month they will find barley?
Since the Lighted/Sign of the
"Spring Equinox" based on Genesis 1:14 won't occur until March 20th/21st,
the LawKeepers TORAH Readings Calendar cannot cite
the BEGINNING of Months unto us until the April New Moon Crescent Sighting,
which should occur April 14 – 16, 2010.
Some
might say, "Well, since March 18th is so close to March 20th/21st
then why not just observe the ONCC date"?
My response is this: All the CREATOR's
Holy Days must be observed in their "Seasons". The March 18th date will not fall
in accordance with the "Lighted/Sign" in the Heavens that signals the
start of the "Spring Season". Therefore,
the ONCC Israelites will be in violation of keeping the Passover ordinance IN
HIS SEASON (Exodus 13:10). The ONCC
Israelites have selected a New Moon within the Winter Season, and all of us
should be asking them how this can be justified.
Consider the following:
Friday is close to Saturday
and is one day before the CREATOR's Holy Seventh Day
of Complete REST, but in no way is Friday an acceptable day to observe the
Commanded Law of the Sabbath. We must await sundown Friday to begin GOD's
Holy Seventh Day Sabbath, all because THAT IS THE LAW. Just as the Holy ONE of
Many Israelites observe the "dark side" of the
moon for calling the First Day of the month, but under these circumstances,
there is no Lighted/Sign signaling the start of this count. Hence, given Genesis 1:14, there is no reason
to give meaning or any significance to the "dark phase" of the moon
when it involves starting the count of our Hebrew Days. The most important purpose of the moon is to
SHED LIGHT by night IN ORDER THAT WE CAN SEE and determine, with
the aid of the sun, our seasons, days, and years (depending on its location
in the sky at the time of the "Spring Equinox". When we
read the Hebrew Scriptures on a constant basis, we learn quite a lot, as well,
we can see just how the history of our forefathers unfolded and why. It's likewise for using the Lighted/Signs in
the Heavens. From what the CREATOR
has said, the purpose of the moon is to shine, and when it is not in
this stage, we cannot see it. Therefore,
it cannot serve as the lesser LIGHT in the firmament of Heaven to
rule the night or to show us when to start each new month.
"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: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:14 - 18
"Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:" Jeremiah 31:35
IF THE CREATOR GAVE US THE MOON "FOR A LIGHT BY NIGHT", AND IF WE CAN'T SEE IT, THEN IT CERTAINLY CANNOT SERVE AS A SIGN!!! And under this circumstance, if the moon sheds no light, then it renders the "dark side" or "dark phase" of the moon ineffective for determining the First Day of the month.
There are also some Israelites who start the First Day count of each new month at the time of the full moon. The moon starts to "wax" with the Sighting of the New Moon Crescent, so how they can justify seeing the moon "wax" for fifteen days and then start counting as the moon "wanes" is a mystery to me. There are seven days in the week, and no one argues that the First Day of the week is Sunday. To start counting the days of the month starting with the full moon would be just as ridiculous as starting to count the days of the week on Wednesday or some other day that is not the First Day of the week. Therefore, when we start counting the days of the week, Sunday is always the First Day. And the New Moon Crescent Sighting always signals the First Day of each month.
After the moon
"waxes" (into greater phases) and "wanes" (into lesser phases)
there is a break when its light is not visible for two to three days. Then the lighted cycle of the moon starts
anew all over again, and this is when it makes sense to begin the First Day of
the Month - with the Sighting of the Lighted/Sign of the
And it is likewise for observing our "Seasons". The "Spring Season" and the BEGINNING of Months unto us cannot be compromised, either. If the CREATOR says to observe Passover in its SEASON, then we have no choice but to wait until we see the Lighted/Sign that signals the "Spring Season" for Passover, which just so happens to be at the time of the "Spring Equinox". Therefore, the LawKeepers TORAH Readings Calendar will always start the "Spring Season" with this Lighted/Sign in the Heavens, as the CREATOR GOD of Israel has Commanded of us. Science refers to this Lighted/Sign in the Heavens as the "Spring Equinox". This phenomenon is not mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures, but that which should concern us is the fact that it still exists, regardless of whether it is mentioned or not and regardless of what it is called.
"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:"
Genesis 1:14
Thus, it would make sense for the GOD of Israel to place the BEGINNING of Months unto us in the "Spring Season", i.e., at the time of the "Spring Equinox". When we follow the CREATOR GOD's LAW, WORD, and ORDINANCES, it all comes together! HALLELUYAH for that!
Nevertheless, to add a "barley search" to the CREATOR's WORD and HIS WORKS in the Heavens causes confusion. In the past, when our forefathers coveted the imaginations of their hearts instead of what's written, they invariably sinned against the Holy ONE, and HE eventually scattered the whole House of Israel. By now, we certainly should have learned from their mistakes, especially since we still see how Israelites still follow ways of their own making. The so-called KOY is one such group. Need I say more?
"And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me: Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour." Jeremiah 16:12,13
"O that thou hadst
hearkened to my commandments! then had thy
peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: Thy
seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel
thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before
me." Isaiah 48:18,19
It is wonderful when we, as
Israelites, take the initiative to do something worthwhile. But when our deeds, directly or indirectly,
involve the CREATOR GOD of Hosts and HIS WORD, then we must be perfectly
sure that they are in accordance with the
As Israelites, we have to remember that the GOD of Israel chose Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their SEED and made HIMSELF their GOD. Under these circumstances, we are a product of the CREATOR GOD of Hosts, and that makes us HIS Special People! Thus, we are Commanded to follow HIS Paths of Righteousness, Paths that are set in stone FOREVER and Paths that already include a means to measuring "Time", i.e., Seasons, Days, and Years. This means of measuring "Time" stems from the CREATOR's sun and moon, the Wondrous WORKS of the CREATOR GOD, that HE Created specifically for this purpose. Thus, to invent a new man-made means of determining time is unacceptable.
We should never forget that
we have been cursed for disobedience to Our GOD and for a multitude of other
abominations. If we want our hearts
right with Our GOD of Israel, then we well know that which is necessary for us
to do. Plain and simple, we have to
return back to HIS LAW! We know
this! We also know that Our GOD of
"To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah 8:20
I cannot stress enough
that there was nothing "new" about the GOD of
It took me about two years to realize the CREATOR GOD's Calendar for measuring "Time", and it was finally ready without my manipulating it by adding days and months but by using the CREATOR's WORD in Genesis 1:14 and in Exodus 12:1,2 - the "Spring Season" that HE established for this purpose.
"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:"
Genesis 1:14
"And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the
This month shall be unto you the beginning
of months:
it shall be
the first month of the year to you."
Exodus 12:1,2
In truth, while attempting to
finalize my calendar, it was a Brother in
I previously mentioned that nowhere in the Hebrew Scriptures can we find where 365 days determines one year. Therefore, when we reckon a year, according to Genesis 1:14, the CREATOR's "Spring Season" and BEGINNING of Months unto us will fall within the months of March, April, and May, depending upon when the New Moon Crescent succeeds the Lighted/Sign of the "Equinox".
The months of "Spring" are March, April, and May. The months of "Summer"
are June, July, and August. The
months of "Autumn" are September,
October, and November. And the
"Winter" months are December, January,
and February. Just for your
information, please know that these "Seasons" are reversed in the
Southern Hemisphere. For example, when
the Northern Hemisphere is enjoying "Summer",
it is "Winter" in the Southern Hemisphere of this Earth. Since the
The LawKeepers TORAH Readings
Calendar is not fashioned like most calendars, ONCC or other. The LawKeepers
TORAH
Dated throughout the year, there are TORAH Readings for GOD's Holy Sabbath Days of Complete REST, as well as for
all the Holy Days, with the exception of the Feast of Weeks, for which the Holy
ONE does not provide a date. The Feast
of Weeks is strictly a Feast Day that can only be observed in the Land of
Israel at a certain harvest time (Deuteronomy 16:9), as it is a day for giving
utmost Thanks and Praise to the Holy ONE of Israel for the prosperous
harvest of the Land that ONLY HE makes possible. It is a day of much rejoicing and Blessing GOD's Holy Name for HIS GOODNESS to HIS People, the Nation
of Israel. Upon our return, we will
observe this day again, but only the fortunate ones, i.e., those who are
escaped and who will adhere to the CREATOR GOD's WORD
and HIS Ordinances. They will see this
great day and will rejoice in it IN THE LAND, which is exactly how it
will be and before the CREATOR GOD of
"Keep back
thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over
me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great
transgression."
Psalm 19:13
"Let
and
with him is plenteous redemption.
And he shall
redeem
Psalm 130:7,8
"The sun
shall be no more thy light by day;
neither
for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee:
but
the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Thy sun shall no
more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself:
for
the LORD shall be thine everlasting light,
and
the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Thy people also shall
be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever,
the
branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified."
Isaiah 60:19 - 21
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“O taste and see that the LORD is good:
blessed is the man that trusteth in him.”
Psalm 34:8
BE EXALTED,
LORD GOD OF
BLESS THE LORD, YIHOVAH,
GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB,
BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL
AND ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME, BLESS HIS HOLY NAME!
Tziona Yisrael,
Servant of the Most High GOD of
http://www.thelawkeepers.org
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“Remember
these, O Jacob and
I have formed thee; thou art my servant:
O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions,
and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
“Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout,
ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing,
ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein:
for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified
himself in
Isaiah 44:21 - 23
“But
and my Lord hath forgotten me.
“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.”
Isaiah 49:14 - 16
“Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded;
for thou shalt not be put to shame:
for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth,
and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
“For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name;
and thy Redeemer the Holy One of
The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
“For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,
and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
“For a small moment have I forsaken thee;
but with great mercies will I gather thee.
“In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment;
but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee,
saith the LORD thy Redeemer.”
Isaiah 54:4 - 8
O TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD OUR GOD OF
IS JUST AND GOOD!
FEAR AND GLORY YIHOVAH AND BE OBEDIENT TO HIS LAW
AND TO HIS WORD TO HIS TRUE PROPHETS!
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“The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous,
and his ears are open unto their cry.
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil,
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.”
Psalm 34:15,16
“For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee;
and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.”
Psalm 36:9,10
“The right hand of the LORD is exalted:
the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.”
Psalm 118:16 - 18
“Hear the
word of the LORD, ye children of
for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land,
because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.”
Hosea 4:1
O TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS JUST AND GOOD!