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BASED ON THE OBSERVANCE
OF THE START OF THE SPRING SEASON
MARCH
TWENTY-ONE
(The "Spring Equinox According to Genesis
1:14)
A
PRODUCT OF THE LAWKEEPERS, CO.
Yehudah
ben Yacob,
President
Ham
Vice
President
FOR
THE
GOD OF
SEVENTH DAY SABBATHS,
NEW MOONS,
AND
HIS APPOINTED
FEASTS/HOLY DAYS*
That the Holy Name of
the Most High GOD of
Might be Exalted and Declared
Around the World
"And in
very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power;
and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth."
Exodus
9:16
<> APRIL 15,16,17, 2010 – APRIL 4,5,6, 2011 <>
New Moon
Watch Days
are Included
BLESSED BE THE
MERCIFUL GOD
OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC,
AND JACOB
FOR BRINGING US TO ANOTHER NEW YEAR!
MAY
HE TAKE BACK HIS UNIVERSE
AND
REPLENISH
HIS EARTH!
"Be
still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen,
I will be
exalted in the earth."
Psalm
46:10
<>THE TORAH
<>SALUTES AND PRAISES<>
ONLY
<>THE GOD OF
"I am the LORD your God, which brought you out
of the
to be your God:
I am the LORD your God."
Numbers 15:41
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
Exodus 20:3
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things,
which thou knowest not.”
Jeremiah 33:3
"Blessed be the LORD God of
and let all the people say…
Praise ye the LORD."
Psalm 106:48
"Let it even be established, that thy name may be
magnified for ever, saying,
The LORD of hosts is the God of
and let the house of David thy servant be
established before thee."
I Chronicles 17:24
"But the LORD
is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king:
at his wrath the
earth shall tremble,
and the nations
shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Thus shall ye say
unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens
and the earth, even
they shall perish from the earth,
and from under
these heavens. He hath made the earth by
his power,
he hath
established the world by his wisdom,
and hath stretched
out the heavens by his discretion."
Jeremiah 10:10 - 12
"Be still, and know that I am God: I will be
exalted among the heathen,
I will be exalted in the earth."
Psalm 46:10
"Yet I am the LORD thy God from the
and thou shalt know no god but me:
for there is no saviour
beside me."
Hosea 13:4
Shahnah Tovah!!!
(Happy New Year!!!)
“Behold
upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings,
that
publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy
solemn feasts, perform thy vows:
for
the wicked shall no more pass through thee:
he is utterly cut off.”
Nahum 1:15
Please be aware that all GOD’s Feast Days,
including the New Moons,
are determined by the New Moon
Crescents “Sighted” from the
Often times, the
from
the Jerusalem/Jordan/Middle East causing Israelites in the States to start
the Feast Days a day BEFORE
Israelites in the
this makes no sense. Hence, it is our suggestion that everyone
await
the
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"Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither
shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord
your God which I command you.”
Deuteronomy 4:2
“And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to
keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his
testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in
all that thou doest,
and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:”
I Kings 2:3
“…keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God:
that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance
for your children after you for ever.”
I Chronicles 28:8
"For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of
I gave
Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been
honourable,
and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee,
and people for thy life."
Isaiah 43:3,4
“This people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth my
praise.”
Isaiah 43:21
“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 60:21
“Yet I am the Lord thy God from the
and thou shalt know no god but me:
for there is no saviour beside me.”
Hosea 13:4
“For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep,
and seek them out.”
Ezekiel 34:11
GIVING ALL PRAISES
TO THE MOST HIGH CREATOR GOD OF ISRAEL, Happy New Year to all, and may the
blessings of the Holy ONE be upon Israelites and the Strangers who seek to
follow HIM in Truth and in Righteousness. Likewise, may the
Holy ONE of Israel deal with those who take HIS Holy Name in vain and use it
for their own agenda to deceive, manipulate, abuse, and cause the fall of
Israelites.
May this Hebrew Calendar year be the time that YIHOVAH, the
All-Mighty GOD of Abraham and Moses, will make a difference in the lives of all
who trust in HIM to do HIS Will and follow HIS Ways of Righteousness in Truth
for HIS Holy Name’s Sake.
BLESSED BE YIHOVAH FOREVER AND
LET HIS PEOPLE,
BEFORE
THE WORLD IN ORDER THAT ALL NATIONS
WILL
GLORIFY AND BOW
TO
THIS AWESOME, ALL-MIGHTY KING OF KINGS!
"… Ye shall
not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them,
nor serve them,
nor sacrifice to them:
But the LORD, who brought you up out of the
with great power and a stretched out arm,
him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him
shall ye do sacrifice."
II Kings 17:35
Now
therefore, O LORD our God, save us… that all the kingdoms of the earth
may
know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.”
Isaiah 37:20
“Pour
out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that
call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him,
and
consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.”
Jeremiah 10:25
“For thy people
and thou, LORD, becamest their
God.
“Let
it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying,
The
LORD of hosts is the God of
let the
house of David thy servant be
established before thee.”
I Chronicles 17:22,24
“For
from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same
my
name shall be great among the
Gentiles; and in every place incense
shall be
offered unto my name, and a pure offering:
for
my name shall be great among the
heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.”
Malachi 1:11
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We know what year it is on the Gregorian Calendar, but
unfortunately, I do not know exactly what year it is on the Hebrew Calendar
since the time that the CREATOR chose Abram.
But I do know that we must recognize what the Holy ONE said in Exodus
12:2: “This month shall be unto you the
beginning of months: it shall be the
first month of the year to you.” Hence,
it seems feasible that at this COMMANDMENT, we should start to record the first
year. However, just for your
information, according to present day records, it is documented that Moses
lived around the 15th – 13th centuries B.C.E (a gap of
200 years). Therefore, this knowledge
should be considered when reading history books.
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The purpose of this Hebrew Calendar is not only to provide
TORAH Readings and Scripture from the “Old Testament” throughout the year but
to also raise consciousness to the fact that being Israelites, we are Lawfully bound to Our GOD and HIS
Book of the Law to live and do it ALWAYS, as it is written. I have also listed additional Scriptural
passages to remind us of all the evils of our forefathers who caused our
captivity with hopes that we will not repeat their sins against Our Holy ONE of
“This book of the
law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and
night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,
and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua 1:8
“Hearken
unto me, ye that know righteousness,
the
people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men,
neither
be ye afraid of their revilings.”
Isaiah 51:7
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HOW THIS
HEBREW CALENDAR IS DETERMINED:
There are in fact other Hebrew Israelite Calendars in
existence, but I like to think of this one as being rather unique. It is based totally on GOD’s Book of the Law
and begins “TORAH” Readings with Exodus 12th Chapter in correlation
with the New Moon “Sighting” which identifies the start of Spring/Abib – the
Beginning of Months unto us (Exodus 12:2).
It provides TORAH “Readings” (the
First Five Books, respectively throughout the year) for each Seventh Day
Sabbath of Complete Rest, New Moon, and Holy Feast Day, excluding the Feast of Weeks, because the LAW does not denote a
particular “date” for this Feast Day as it does for the others. Therefore, rather than add to the LAW, the
observance of the Feast of Weeks is purposely left out. (More information on the Feast of Weeks
follows a few pages down.) This Hebrew
Calendar is also special in that it enlightens those who are “new” to the Truth
and who seriously seek to follow ONLY the GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
(Exodus 3:15).
This OUR Hebrew Calendar starts with every Spring or
“Aviv/Abib” – at the New Moon Sighting for the First Day of the New Year.
"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
Exodus 23:15
Thus,
this Hebrew Calendar is determined by the New
Moon “Sighting” that falls on or after the Spring equinox:
"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
“The equinoxes are
the two points of intersection between the ecliptic (the Sun's apparent annual
path) and the celestial equator (the equator of the CELESTIAL SPHERE). The two moments in the year when the Sun is
exactly over the equator, and day and night are hence of equal length, are the
times of these equinoxes. In the Northern Hemisphere the vernal, or spring equinox occurs about March 21,
and the autumnal equinox occurs about September 23. In the Southern Hemisphere
the seasons are reversed.” Grolier 1996
“March
(month), third month of the Gregorian calendar,
according to the present calendar. March was the first month of the Roman year,
named after Mars, the god of war. In
The use of the “equinox“ enables us to sustain a solar
calendar in compliance with Genesis 1:14.
If we use a date before the “equinox” we would be creating a New Year before one actually begins. Hence, the “equinox” (observance March 19-21)
serves as a checks and balance system to ensure that we maintain a Hebrew
Calendar that begins in the Spring of every year, and that we observe Passover
at the appointed time in its season, which is “in the first month of the year.”
“And the LORD spake unto Moses
in the wilderness of Sinai,
in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the
“Let the children of
Numbers
9:2,3
We know that our Hebrew
New Year begins in the Spring of each year - for this is the “beginning of months” unto us, i.e., First Month, Second Month,
etc. We also know that the Hebrew New
Year falls in its season around the same time each year, depending upon the “Sighting” of the
If the CREATOR,
the Holy ONE of
“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:” Genesis
1:14 (Caps. are mine.)
“He [GOD]
appointed the moon for seasons:
the sun knoweth his going down.” Psalm 104:19
With this
Hebrew Calendar, the “Spring Season” begins at the “Sighting” of the New Moon
on or after the spring equinox! On this
Hebrew Calendar, each month lists three days for the “New Moon Crescent
Watch,” which is when we attempt to Sight the
“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
“…offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set
feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually
before the LORD:” I Chronicles 23:31
“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.”
Ezekiel 45:17
Some Hebrew
Israelites used to follow this same process for determining the New
Year, except if they thought the Crescent Moon appeared too soon or too far
from a designated date in March, then they would manipulate their calendar. However, they have since changed this
practice, as they realized that it would have been wrong to manipulate their
calendar to cause the New Year to fall at their discretion. In my opinion this is just as bad as what the
Jewish Rabbinate does with preventing the Day of Atonement to fall on a certain
day of the week.. The New Moon Crescent of the New Year should be able to flow as the
CREATOR permits it to do and without our tampering with the Solar/Lunar
Calendar AND without looking for barley to determine the start of the New Year,
which, unfortunately, is now the practice of the “Calendar Coalition,” who used
to manipulate their calendar. The
“Calendar Coalition” is a group of Israelites who established a Calendar based
on a “Barley Search.”
Waiting for the
observance of mature barley before calling the Hebrew New Year is not what we
have been Commanded to do, but rather this method is adding to GOD’s WORD. According to Genesis 1:14, we must use the
“Lights” in the Heavens to determine our Seasons, Days, and Years, and this
method does not entail a search for mature or green ears of barley. The CREATOR's means of reckoning time entails
watching for the “Signs” in the Heavens that HE put in place specifically so
that we will have no problems recognizing our Seasons, Days, and Years. And with this information, we are able to
observe GOD's Holy Feast Days at the appointed times, in their seasons.
Yes, for real, as ridiculous as it may seem, some Israelites
depend on a “Barley Sighting” to call the start of the New Year. This method can prove to be a faulty and
inconsistent manner of determining such an important event if barley is not found.
Suppose because of a drought, there is no barley, or suppose because the
temperatures are so warm during the winter months that the barley appears in
February (as happened in 2003), do we start the Passover observance dependent
on this early sighting of barley? Of
course NOT! Obviously, the use of the
spring equinox serves as a better and more reliable indicator of Abib/Aviv, the
Spring Season, i.e., the beginning of months unto us! And we cannot rule out the mature barley that
exists but goes unnoticed. This would be
a definite problem for those on the annual search for barley.
We
cannot afford to follow the inventions of our hearts but to follow only the
WORD of Our GOD of Israel, and right now all we have for establishing a Hebrew
Calendar is Genesis 1:14 for determining our Seasons, Days, and Years. So, we may as well work with it intelligently
and with civility. The beginning of time
(Seasons, Days, and Years) started in the First Chapter of Genesis, and this is
where we need to be focused. Our CREATOR
GOD gave good examples of how we were to reckon the 24-hour day, e.g., the
evening and the morning were the First Day…the evening and the morning were the
Second Day, etc. Likewise, HE designated
use of the sun, moon, and even the stars to determine days, seasons, months,
and years.
Nevertheless,
some Israelites are still adamant about searching for mature barley before
calling the Hebrew New Year. We are
supposed to be wise from keeping GOD’s LAW, so how can we ignore Genesis 1:14
for "barley", which has nothing to do with "Lights" in the
Firmament for establishing a Hebrew Calendar that is so important to our
Spirituality. Using “barley” and not the
“LIGHTS” in the Heavens is analogous with using the groundhog to see if there
will be six more weeks of winter.
Seriously, think about it!
Every
Brother who stands by the “Barley Search” for the Hebrew New Year justifies
this assumed method by making a connection with barley (green young ears) and
Well,
this, too, makes no sense, as the Nation of Israel did not get involved with
crops and grains (green/young ears) until after the 40-year period in the
Wilderness. During the 40 years in the
Wilderness, the Holy ONE had the Israelites WANDERING constantly from one place
to another. Therefore, agriculture
cannot serve as evidence for the use of a “Barley Search” for the “beginning of
months,” unto the Israelites, because in the Wilderness, there was nothing even
to suggest that any cultivation was taking place. And to even make mention of “agriculture” to
prove a “Barley Search,” is not only out of the question, but the notion is
completely without merit. We cannot
prove a “Barley Search” for our Hebrew New Years by a means (agriculture) that
existed AFTER the Israelites left out of the Wilderness. Therefore, AGAIN, we must use that which
makes sense. We must use what we have
been Commanded to use:
“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:” Genesis 1:14
Not only that, but the drought
in the Wilderness prevented barley growth and any other kind of growth, as the
Holy ONE’s Plan was to feed the Nation of Israel Manna HIMSELF in order to
prove them to see if they would keep HIS LAW or not.
“…the
LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house
of bondage; Who led thee through that
great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and
drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the
rock of flint; Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy
fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to
do thee good at thy latter end;”
Deuteronomy 8:14 – 16
“Neither
said they, Where is the LORD that
brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness,
through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the
shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man
dwelt?” Jeremiah 2:6
“Yet
I am the LORD thy God from the
Therefore, it is not at all
likely the Israelites used a “Barley Search” during the forty (40) years they
were wandering in the Wilderness to determine each New Year, as that would
contradict the existence of a drought in the above passages, as well as the use
of only Manna to eat, to prove the Israelites.
“Then
said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and
the people shall go out and gather a
certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my
law, or no.” Exodus 16:29
Unfortunately,
we, Israelites, still have not learned to walk in YAH’s LAW, even with
Commandments that are clear as crystal to do, and this has been OUR PROBLEM
ever since Our SAVIOR chose us for HIS Covenant People.
However, my question is, “If
there were a drought in the Wilderness and an absence of barley and any other
produce to eat, then how did the Israelites determine the start of each New
Year?” My wisdom tells me that they
calculated the New Moon Crescent “Sighting,” just as did David (I Samuel 20:5),
according to what's written in Genesis 1:14, of course.
Another component the “Calendar
Coalition” uses for its Calendar is the “Leap Year.” Leap years have no place in Hebrew/Israelite Culture and are
an invention of Gentiles, for making their fabricated calendars jibe with the
CREATOR’s Solar and Lunar Systems. With
the Hebrew Calendar established by using ONLY the “LIGHTS” in the Heavens (Genesis
1:14), the sun and the New Moon Crescent, there is absolutely no reason for a
contrived leap year, which can only develop a hybrid calendar at best. By the
way, Julius Caesar is the father of the Leap Year.
I truly pray that we will come
together on GOD’s Book of the Law and HIS WORD to HIS Prophets, as well as our
Hebrew New Year without disdain for people who dispute ideals that do not
correlate with what “THUS SAITH THE LORD.” At some point, we
are to take our places as the People of the Covenant who will know and be about
nothing but living and doing GOD’s LAW without adding to or taking from it but
rather Fearing ONLY Our REDEEMER to be the Righteous Remnant that HE will
call. And those of us endeavoring to
meet this goal are going to be even stronger and more encouraged than ever to
follow this MIGHTY LAW - our
“Ye shall do my judgments, and
keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
“Ye shall therefore keep my
statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the
LORD.” Leviticus 18:4,5
“Therefore
shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable
customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves
therein: I am the LORD your God.”
Leviticus 18:30
The FEAR of the
LORD GOD of
THE
ASHKENAZI-JEWISH CALENDAR:
It must be
understood that under no circumstances does this TORAH
Tribute
to the New Moon Revised:
The
service of this solar/lunar calendar of TORAH
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
If the
dark phase of the moon begins the First Day of the month, then when the
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.”
For several years I have known that the White “Jews” (excluding the Karaites) use a pre-calculated
nineteen-year cycle of intercalation based on the “Dark Phases” or concealed moon, for the First Day of the month of
their “Jewish Calendar.” They do not
start their New Year with the search for mature barley, as do the Karaites, but
they do use leap years in order to maintain adjustments in their calendars.
The Rabbinate does
not use the “lights in the firmament…for signs, and for seasons, and for days,
and years.” By their using the “dark phases” of the moon,
then they are able to manipulate their calendar to register the start of the
month on whichever day they choose. For example, The Day of Atonement will
never fall on a Friday.
“While all other fast days that fall on the Sabbath in a
particular year are postponed to Sunday, Yom Kippur must be observed on its
appointed day: the tenth day of Tishri,
as prescribed in the Bible. The calendar was designed so that the tenth
of Tishri should not fall on a Friday, Sunday, or Tuesday.
“If Yom Kippur were to fall on a Friday, it would be
impossible to prepare food for the Sabbath.
If it were to fall on a Sunday, it would be impossible to do on the
Sabbath all that is necessary to prepare for the fast. If it were to fall on a Tuesday, Hoshana
Rabba would fall on the Sabbath and the requirement that aravot (willows) be
beaten would not be able to be observed, for this would be a violation of the
Sabbath.” THE JEWISH BOOK OF WHY,
page 241
“What thing soever I command
you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.” Deuteronomy 12:32
Tampering with
GOD’s Book of the Law is a very serious violation, and the above Commandment
proves that the Rabbinate defies GOD’s Ordinance by establishing their own
religious doctrine, when they are clearly adding to and taking from GOD’s Law.
And the above book does not hesitate to inform readers of exactly how
White religious Jews go about doing this.
At this point, it should be noted that the beginning of
months unto us neither depends on the ripening of “barley” nor the “Dark
Phases” of the moon. Nowhere in the Law does the Holy ONE Command that we use the “barley” of the
Being Israelites,
we must discern the right and lawful thing to do and not go with the consensus
and certainly not go with the White “Jews” if we know for a fact that they
manipulate their calendars. We are compelled to do that which we know to
be reliable, valid, and correct according to GOD’s LAW. At all times, in our
“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
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THE FOLLOWING
IS A SPECIAL REPORT THAT WILL HOPEFULLY SHED MORE LIGHT ON THE ISSUE OF WHEN TO START EACH NEW MONTH AND EACH NEW
YEAR:
HOW SHOULD ISRAELITES DETERMINE
THE START OF EACH NEW MONTH?
AND
WHEN IS THE HEBREW NEW YEAR
EXPECTED TO BEGIN?
“He appointed the moon for
seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.”
Psalm
104:19
“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:
“If
those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD,
then
the seed of
from
being a nation before me for ever.”
Jeremiah
31:35,36
February 21, 2006
Not
only is a New Month upon us, but so also is a New Year and Passover, as well,
and unfortunately, we are still at odds concerning how Israelites are to
determine the start of each New Hebrew Month and our Hebrew New Year. For
sure, it is our fault and not the fault of the CREATOR that we don’t realize
the start of our months and years because HE has certainly given us ample
information in order for us to realize when to start each new month and each
Hebrew New Year. There is not even the
slightest suggestion that our forefathers suffered this problem, so why do we?
Some Israelites would say that
“The beginning of months” is upon us upon finding mature barley anywhere in
“Thou
shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for
the locust shall consume it.”
Deuteronomy 28:38
“If
there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or
mildew, locusts, or caterpillers;…” II
Chronicles 6:28
“If I shut up heaven that there
be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send
pestilence among my people;”
II Chronicles 7:13
Those,
like myself who beg to differ with this “Barley Sighting” concept, assert that
neither barley nor any other plant can be a factor in association with the
start of our Hebrew New Year, as this method is flawed and not practical. The key and most important reason for rejecting
“Barley Sighting” as basis for determining the New Year is that the CREATOR GOD
is clear on how to decide on our seasons, days, and years. And neither barley nor any other “plant” is
mentioned as a means to do so.
“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:” Genesis 1:14
[Caps. are mine.]
Now,
I’ve been told that I do not understand this verse. The fact of the matter is that this verse
should be taken literally and without interpretation, as it certainly does not
need one. I view this verse as being
crystal clear, and to reject any part of it is to diminish from what the
CREATOR has Commanded of us. If we do
not use the “LIGHTS” in the Heavens for “SIGNS” to determine our months, then
we are not just adding to and diminishing the Commandment in Genesis 1:14, but
we are changing GOD’s Ordinance. And in
doing so, we bring upon ourselves much confusion. Hence, we must accept what’s written and use
the “LIGHTS” in the Heavens for “SIGNS” for our seasons, days, and years. The CREATOR GOD of Israel did not leave us
Psalm 104:19 for naught.
“He appointed the moon for
seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.”
It
is my understanding from what’s written in Genesis 1:14 that there are to be
LIGHTS in the Heavens for SIGNS. And I
am particularly reminded that these “LIGHTS”
are interpreted “luminaries,” of
which I do quite agree, as both the sun and the moon shine. However, the sun emits its own “Light.” And although the moon also shines, please
understand that it can only do so because of the sun’s reflection that causes
it to shine. Keep in mind that if there
were no sun, then the moon would never shine.
It’s these luminaries (“SIGNS”)
in the Heavens that enable us to depict seasons, days, and years:
The
fact that the CREATOR gives/uses “SIGNS” for us to “see,” is evident that we
must be able to sight something in the Heavens.
And the luminaries – the “LIGHTS” of the sun and moon - are the “SIGNS”
we must use for our seasons, days, and years.
Webster’s New Collegiate
Definition of luminary:
“a
source of light or illumination; a body that gives light: esp : one of the
celestial bodies: a person brilliantly outstanding in some respect”
If
the sun, moon, and the stars are the “LIGHTS” or “luminaries” in the Heavens
that we are Commanded to use for “SIGNS,” how then can anyone suggest using the
“Conjunction” or “Dark Phase” of the moon for the First Day of the month, when
absolutely nothing at all is visible for a “SIGN” at this time of the
month? Why have a
The
Stars are also a factor in determining our seasons. The CREATOR provides us with a new starlight wonder each month in HIS
Heavens for us to also use for determining our seasons, days, and years.
“Throughout the ages, mankind
has looked to the heavens and tried to make sense of the lights in the sky. The ancient peoples of the
world thought they could see pictures in the stars. These chance alignments of
stars, also known as asterisms, are known as today constellations. Many ancient
cultures around the world have assigned pictures to these star groupings. Many
of these images find their roots shrouded in mythology. In our modern world, it
can be difficult to make out the shapes of the constellations because city
lights obscure the dimmer stars. But they are still used to help identify and
locate objects in space. There are currently 88 main constellations recognized
by the astronomical community. Here we will explore these constellations and
identify the major points of interest within each. They are often grouped according to the month in which they are best
visible. These monthly listings assume that you are looking at the sky at 9:00
PM. For every hour later than 9:00, add half of a month. For every hour
before 9:00, subtract half a month.”
As
previously mentioned, the “conjunction” is a reference of the moon when it is not visible, i.e., the time of month
when the moon is in its “Dark Phases.”
It is at this time (the “Dark Phases” of the moon) when many Israelites
start the First Day of the New Month rather than wait until the “Sighting” of
the
According
to those who use the “Conjunction” of the moon for the First Day of the month,
this “Dark Phase” of the moon is the “SIGN” in the Heavens for our First Day of
the Month and not the “Lighted Crescent.”
Those
of us who adhere to using the “LIGHTS” in the Heavens for a “Sign” for our days
await the “Sighting” of the Crescent Moon.
Otherwise, we are not following the CREATOR’s Commandment. And without question those who admit to using
the “Conjunction” or rather the “Dark Phase” of the moon to call the First Day
of the Month are certainly not following what’s written to use the “LIGHTS” for
“SIGNS” for seasons, days, and years.
WHAT
ARE THE SIGNS FOR
THE
START OF EACH HEBREW NEW YEAR?
Another issue is in
regard to the word “Abib.” From what I
understand, some Israelites feel that this word refers to “the green / the young
ear” plants of barley or perhaps some other plant. And when mature barley is “Sighted,” then
that month starts the Hebrew New Year.
In Exodus 13:4, the
"Hebrew" is worded “in month the hahaviv.” Well, if you have ever studied Hebrew, the
first thing you learn is that it is not to your advantage to interpret Hebrew
the way English is spoken. Accordingly,
the “hah” before a Hebrew noun or pronoun can in fact mean “the” or “this,” but
in many, many other cases, “hah” before a word does not translate into
anything. One example is in Genesis 1:15
when the CREATOR says “to give light” or “li-hah-ear” in Hebrew. There is no translation or reason in English
for this “hah” in this word/phrase.
Another example is in Exodus 12:2, where we see the words “hah-khodesh
hahzeh,” which when translated is “the month the this,” if
speaking/interpreting Hebrew the way English is spoken.
My
point being, “the abib” or “hah aviv” does not have to mean “the month of the
Abib,” or a reference to a “condition,” as I have been told. Exodus 13:4 could very well translate in
Hebrew to read the following: “This day, you came out in the month of Abib”
(Spring), which changes the whole picture, making “Abib” a “month of
Spring” and not a “condition” or a reference to a “tender or green” plant. It makes no sense to use a plant to determine
a time of the year when the “LIGHTS” in the Heavens are for “SIGNS” and for
“Seasons.” And I, personally, cannot go
beyond what’s written.
“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:” Genesis 1:14
(Caps. are mine.)
“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: If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the
seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.” Jeremiah 31:35 (Caps. are mine.)
Therefore,
the LIGHTED “Ordinances” of the sun, moon, and stars (Genesis 1:14) in their
exceptional positions in the Heavens at the same time each year (during the
onset of Spring) denote the “beginning of months” unto us or rather the start
of our Hebrew New Year. And for the
CREATOR GOD of Israel to demonstrate so much concern for these Ordinances to
have their places in the Heavens for all to see as a “Sign” should explain to
us just how necessary it is for HIS Wondrous LIGHTS to shine for all mankind to
witness and credit HIM for this phenomena.
I would also like to note that
for some Hebrew words, there are no English translations and vice versa. For example, there is no “of” to be
translated from English to Hebrew (see the “of” in Numbers 22:18). This information is not to confuse the issue,
but rather my intention is to share the facts in order that we will use what’s
written to come together on our New Moons and New Years. At the time of the Spring Equinox the Sun
rises exactly in the east travels through the sky for 12 hours and sets in the
west. On this day, the night hours are
also of 12. The first
I
have listed verses that make mention of “Abib” below in an effort to clarify
exactly what’s meant by “in the month
Abib”:
1.
“This day came ye out in the
month Abib.” Exodus 13:4
2.
“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
3.
“The
feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened
bread, as I commanded thee, in the time
of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from
4.
“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
Personally, I can see nothing
here that makes any reference to plants.. And why should
it? The
CREATOR Commanded us to use the “LIGHTS” (luminaries) in the Heavens for
“SIGNS” to determine our seasons, days, and years. Therefore, we must use Genesis 1:14 as a
means to decipher the above Scripture. Therefore, I have again listed 1 – 4 and
highlighted the definitive words and presented an interpretation for a better
understanding of these passages.
It
is my understanding that Abib is a reference to the Spring SEASON and not to
“green” “ears.”
1.
“This
day came ye out in the month
Abib.” Exodus 13:4
This day came ye out in
the month of the Spring Season, i.e., the “beginning of months unto you.”
2.
…
in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from
The Holy ONE of
“Let
the children of
“In
the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye
shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it,
and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.” Numbers 9:2,3
Now, isn’t that odd? The CREATOR made no mention of “Abib” here,
but rather “SEASON”! In
this passage HE is now Commanding that we observe Passover in its APPOINTED
SEASON! Hence, this is my reason for
interpreting “Abib” to mean Spring “SEASON.”
Our seasons: Spring, Summer,
Autumn, and Winter Solstice can only be determined by the “LIGHTS” in the
Heavens (Genesis 1:14).
“… in the time appointed of the month Abib;
for in it thou camest out from
“Thou shalt therefore keep this
ordinance in his SEASON from year to year.” Exodus 13:10
“But
at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there
thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the SEASON that thou camest forth out of
These
passages adhere to making Genesis 1:14 our determining factor for defining the
“seasons, days, and years,” i.e., the start of the “beginning of months unto
you” or rather the start of our Hebrew New Year.
3.
… in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from
In
the month of the Spring SEASON, thou camest out from
4.
“Observe the month of Abib…for
in the month of Abib
the LORD thy God brought thee forth out
of
Observe
the “beginning of months unto you” for in this month of the Spring
Season, the LORD thy GOD brought thee forth out of
This
verse cannot be about observing the month of “green” “ears,” as there are
Firstfruits and Ingathering harvests of green produce throughout the year. And to use “Aviv” for produce just does not
make sense, especially when the CREATOR has provided the “LIGHTS” in the Heavens
specifically for “SIGNS” to denote Seasons, Days, and Years.
Thus,
the reason for my understanding that “Aviv/Abib” has much to do with the
(Spring) “Season” - “the beginning of months unto us,” which is readily
determined by the “LIGHTS” in the Heavens.
If
we are TORAH Hebrews, then we have no choice but to follow GOD’s LAW, as it is
written and without adding to it to confuse the issue. Genesis 1:14 needs no barley to support and
make this Commandment of using the “Lights” in the Heavens credible and able to
stand alone for the sake of doing exactly what the CREATOR said:
“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:” Genesis 1:14
Just
because some of us do not fully understand this verse that is no reason to
assume it does not supply us with sufficient information for determining
Seasons, Days, and Years. I have been
maintaining a Hebrew Calendar now for seven years now, and I never once went in
search of barley in
It’s
wonderful to study Hebrew, but not if we are going to use it to change and ADD
to what THUS SAITH THE LORD, for then for sure we create problems for ourselves
and fall short of the CREATOR’s expectations of us.
Given
Genesis 1:14, there has got to be great significance for the Holy ONE
positioning the sun, moon, and stars (LIGHTS) so dynamically in the Heavens
once a year for us to stand as witnesses for HIS Creation: Seasons, Days, Years.
We need to know why the “sun”
crosses directly over the Earth's equator
at the time of the Spring Equinox and rises in the east and travels through the
sky for 12 hours and sets in the west.
We need to know why the moon positions itself in the sky in
a different phase every night, excluding the days it is in its “Dark Phase,”
when it cannot be seen for 1-3 nights.
We need to know why (stars) a certain “constellation” is
only visible in March at 9 o’clock P.M.
What other reason could it be except for us to know “the
Beginning of months” unto us? These
phenomena are not for naught.
OBSERVE THE STARS AS THEY APPEAR EACH
MONTH:
Observe the view of the night
sky from the same location over a year
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0407/es0407page01.cfm
This concept is in keeping with
Genesis 1:14 – using the “LIGHTS” in the Heavens for “SIGNS” to acknowledge our
Seasons, Days, and Years.
The CREATOR saw fit to write in Genesis the First Chapter exactly how we are to
determine the beginning of each New Day, and in this same chapter, HE also
included exactly how we are to determine the new seasons, days, and years. The Ordinance in Genesis 1:14 cannot be changed
or dismissed.
"Neither will I any more remove the foot
of
I
am ashamed to say that we, as Hebrew Israelites, have so many differences, when
there really is no reason for them. Once
we make it up in our minds to follow GOD’s LAW and HIS WORD to HIS Prophets,
then there need be no confusion. O that
we had the minds of a computer. People
think computers to be very intelligent, but in actually, they are dumb as
doornails. Computers are programmed to
do various functions, otherwise they would be useless. If we were so programmed like a computer but
to follow GOD’s Book of the Law, as it is written, then there would be no
confusion about when a day begins, when the Seventh Day Sabbath begins, how we
should keep it, and/or when to determine our New Year and the start of our
Hebrew Months.
“Keep therefore the words of
this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.” Deuteronomy 29:9
“Only be thou strong and very
courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant
commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou
mayest prosper withersoever thou goest.
“This book of the law shall not
depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou
mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou
shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua 1:7,8
“Let them shout for joy, and be
glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let
the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
“…my tongue shall speak of thy
righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.” Psalm 35:27,28
May the Holy ONE of
O
TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD GOD OF
IS JUST AND GOOD!
***
This TORAH
“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
seasons, and for days, and years:”
Genesis 1:14
Because this TORAH READINGS Calendar is determined by the New Moon “Sighting” on or after the
Spring equinox each year, it is a solar calendar consisting of approximately 365 days. And because the
months of this Hebrew Calendar are determined by each New Moon “Sighting,”
i.e., the “LIGHT” in the firmament that poses as the “SIGN” for days, it is a
lunar calendar. Therefore, our Hebrew Calendar must be a solar/lunar calendar, if we
are to observe the “beginning of months” every Spring and in its season each
new year.
“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
“This day came ye out in the month Abib.” Exodus 13:4
“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
HOLY FEAST DAYS, NEW MOONS, AND
SABBATHS OF REST:
This TORAH
Readings Hebrew Calendar focuses on the Holy Feast Days, New Moons, and Sabbath
Days of Complete Rest because these are days that we must proclaim to be “holy convocations,”
i.e., days that we must keep "Holy".
Leviticus 23rd Chapter outlines GOD’s Holy Feast
Days that HE Commanded the Nation of Israel to observe and do. It should be made perfectly clear that EVERY “DAY” begins in the evening (Genesis
1st Chapter) and NOT MIDNIGHT as Gentiles proclaim. Therefore, ALL GOD’s Holy Days begin in the
evening at sundown and END the next day in the evening at sundown (Leviticus
23:32).
“AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
“Speak unto the children of
“And the sons of
Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for
an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.” Numbers 10:8
“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 (Caps. are mine.)
“And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the
Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings
and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the
gates of the tents of the LORD.
“He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for
the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the
Sabbaths, and for the new moons, and
for the set feasts, AS IT IS WRITTEN IN
THE LAW OF THE LORD.” II Chronicles
31:2,3
“Blow up the
trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
“For this was a
statute for
THE CREATOR's
HOLY SEVENTH DAY OF COMPLETE REST
The Sabbath Day of
Rest is probably the most controversial Holy Day that we have – even though it is
the easiest of all to observe. Some argue that we
can't keep the Seventh Day Sabbath in
This TORAH
“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
"If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from
doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of
the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor
finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
"Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it." Isaiah 58:13,14
Israelites have no
choice in the matter. We are compelled
to “abide ye in your place on the Seventh Day,” keep it Holy, Rest and Refresh
ourselves, and keep this day as a “Sign” between the Holy ONE of
On this TORAH READINGS Calendar, the Seventh Day Sabbaths do not alternate throughout the year from
one day of the week to the next, as do some Israelite calendars. On this Calendar, GOD’s Sabbaths of COMPLETE
REST fall every single Seventh Day (“Saturday”) without fail just as the
CREATOR initially planned it in the BEGINNING and without skipping a Seventh
Day at the end of the month to provide for the First Day (New Moon) of the
month. Making the First Day of the month
the First Day of the week is what causes the seventh days (of rest) to swing,
throughout the year, from one day of the week to another. This
routine proves itself to be in err and a grave mistake when at the end of the
month, nine and ten days separate the last “day of rest” from the next “day of
rest.” This manner of making the First Day of the month, the First Day of
the week is as much against GOD’s LAW as is the White Jewish Calendar that
manipulates the Holy Days.
This TORAH
READINGS Calendar
recognizes GOD’s Seventh Day Sabbath
as being “Holy” (since its inception, as of Genesis 2:2,3) and a “Sign” (Exodus
31:16,17) between the Holy ONE of Israel and HIS People whether we are in the
land or not. There is documented
information that Pope Gregory, III changed the days on the calendar, but never
has the sequence of the seven days of the week ever been changed, ALL PRAISES DUE TO THE CREATOR, THE HOLY
ONE OF
If we are to recognize the Sabbath Day of Rest as a “Sign”
between the Holy ONE of
“Wherefore the
children of
“IF thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto
me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt
thou not remove.
“And thou (
It should be realized that the Children of Israel not only
kept the Sabbath of Rest in the Wilderness, but they also kept Passover there,
as well (Numbers 9:5). Hence, indeed we can and must keep the
Seventh Day of Rest in our enemies’ lands or wherever we reside.
Indisputably, Deuteronomy 30th Chapter is
explicit regarding what it takes for the Holy ONE of Israel to cause our
return:”
“And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come
upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and THOU SHALT CALL THEM TO MIND AMONG ALL THE
NATIONS, WHITHER THE LORD THY GOD HATH DRIVEN THEE.
“And shalt RETURN
UNTO THE LORD THY GOD, and shalt OBEY HIS VOICE according to ALL that I COMMAND
THEE THIS DAY,
thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
“That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and
have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the
nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.” Deuteronomy 30:1,2
“Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst
thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among
the nations:
“But IF YE TURN
UNTO ME, AND KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS, AND DO THEM; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the
heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place
that I have chosen to set my name there.”
Nehemiah 1:8,9
“If they sin against thee, (for
there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy,
so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried
captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that
carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we
have committed wickedness; And so return unto thee with all their heart, and
with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive,
and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the
city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name: Then hear thou their prayer and their
supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause, And
forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions
wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before
them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them: For
they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of
Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron: That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and
unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that
they call for unto thee. For thou didst separate them from among all the people
of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy
servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of
Thus, it is quite
clear that the Holy ONE did not mean for us to WAIT until we returned to our
heritage to keep HIS Holy Seventh Day of Rest.
And HE did not intend for us to wait until we returned to our heritage
before returning unto HIM and HIS Law in Righteousness. Other passages that are indisputable are as follows:
“And the LORD
shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither
the LORD shall lead you.
But if from thence
thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with
all thy heart and with all thy soul.
“When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come
upon thee, even in the latter days, if
thou turn to the LORD thy God, and SHALT
BE OBEDIENT UNTO HIS VOICE;” Deuteronomy
4:27,29,30
“Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst
thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you
abroad among the nations: But if ye
turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you
cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the
place that I have chosen to set my name there.” Nehemiah 1:8,9
At present, there are some Laws we cannot keep (Levitical
Sacrifices), but the Sabbath Day of Rest is one that we can all observe, i.e., if it is our desire to do so.
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.” Exodus 24:12
“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.” Deuteronomy 4:5 (Caps. are mine.)
The Israelite Way of Life was set in stone in the Wilderness, as to how we are Commanded to prepare to live according to ALL GOD’s LAW, as well as for HIS Holy Seventh Day Sabbath of Complete REST, i.e., how we are supposed to keep it, as well as the consequences for profaning it. And there are no exceptions.
Too many Israelite leaders observe GOD’s Sabbath Day of Rest
according to their understanding and not according to what’s written in GOD’s
Book of the Law. The Holy Sabbath Day of Rest is
just that – a day for all of us to
“Rest,” sleep, eat, read, and be refreshed without use of the
microwave, television, radio, computers, broadcasts, tapes, strolling, teaching
Hebrew, entertaining, traveling, and most definitely without working. All of GOD’s Laws of the Sabbath Day of Rest
are clear on exactly how we are to keep this Seventh Day: Exodus
16:29; Exodus 31:12 - 18; Isaiah 58:13,14; Nehemiah 13:19; and Jeremiah
17:21,22.
In that the
Seventh Day is a Day of “Complete REST,” we cannot do on this day the things we
ordinarily do on the other six days of the week, as this is forbidden. We just cannot continue to profane GOD’s
Sabbath Day of Rest. This Seventh Day is
SPECIAL and is to be kept HOLY unto the LORD and to be kept exactly as our
forefathers were Commanded to keep it in the Wilderness, or we will pay the
consequences – death!
Regarding “holy
convocation,” that
people seem to believe means a “call to assemble,” please know that one is hard
pressed to find where “holy convocation” means to gather or to assemble on the
Sabbath of Complete REST. I firmly
believe “holy convocation” followed by “no manner of work shall be done” is interpreted, “call
this a holy day on which no manner of work is to be done” IN ALL YOUR
DWELLINGS. In other words, wherever we
“dwell” we are to abide there and “Rest” on GOD’s Holy Sabbath Day of
“Rest.” We do not dwell in GOD’s
According to the “Hebrew” Scriptures, “holy convocation” is written meekrah kodesh (not to be confused
with chodesh/month). Meekrah: reading matter; Bible; recitation; and
convocation, as well as “call” and “called.”
Kodesh: holiness, sanctify; holy place according to Ehud Ben-Yehuda / David Weinstein’s Pocket
English-Hebrew / Hebrew-English Dictionary.
I would like to denote that "holy
convocation" is only mentioned in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and
Numbers, and that "convocation" is a term coined out of Christian
worship. What I wish you will understand
is that when the Holy ONE of
To come together – Tzah-vah (Exodus 38:8)
Assembly – ah-dah (Leviticus 8:4)
Gathered – ah-sahf (Ezra 3:1)
Assembly – kah-hal / hahk-hel (Deuteronomy 31:12)
Please know that "holy convocation" can only mean to keep the day Holy! Hence…
"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 35:2
Clearly – CLEARLY
there are differences in the usage of to call (meek-rah) and to
gather/assemble (ah-sahf, kah-batz, and ah-tzah-rah). All one need do is sit with someone with
knowledge of Hebrew and go through the LAW and the other Scriptures of the “Old
Testament” and see the differences in the meanings of the verb “to call” (“to
give a name to” or “to make a request or demand”) and the verb “to gather together” and/or “to assemble” the people.
There are many passages that make mention of “Solemn
Assembly,” and I urge you to read them in Hebrew for a better understanding of
knowing the differences in what the Scriptures meant by “Holy Convocation” and calling a “Solemn Assembly.” Please
read the following Scripture for further enlightenment: Leviticus 23:36; Numbers 29:35; Deuteronomy
16:8; II Kings 10:20; II Chronicles 7:9; Nehemiah 8:18; Joel 1:14; and Joel
2:15.
In this same
regard, please consider Joel 2:15 that is most definitely speaking about a
“call” to assemble,
but yet differs from the “holy convocation” in Leviticus 23:3 that people
choose to believe is a Commandment to assemble on GOD’s Holy Sabbath Day of
Rest despite HIS Commandment to “abide ye every man in his place on the seventh
day.”
“Blow the trumpet in
If the above verse had been written along with Leviticus
23:3, there would be no question that Our GOD wants us to “assemble” on the
Seventh Day Sabbath. But it isn’t
there! Hence, we must call the Sabbath Day “Holy,” do absolutely no work, and
permit our bodies to “REST” and be refreshed
on every Seventh Day.
Further evidence
that “holy convocation” DOES NOT mean to assemble is that we can read where Passover is a “holy convocation” (Exodus 12:16) but
yet, we are Commanded to observe this High Holy Day with our immediate family
(in each one's house) and only to join with another family if the members are
too few for the lamb (Exodus 12:3,4). This proves that “holy convocation” does not mean to
assemble, but rather to keep the Feast days “HOLY.” Some Israelites 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
It would indeed appear to be acceptable that the Sabbath is
for coming together to worship YIHOVAH, but
that’s not what GOD HIMSELF has ordained.
HE said to stay in our place and
rest on this Holy Day. Hence, we are
to keep this day Holy and do no manner of work, walking, or assembling but
rather “REFRESH” ourselves as Our
GOD of Israel COMMANDS us to do.
Therefore, getting dressed and traveling
to a meeting place on GOD’s Holy Sabbath is not only a real hassle but is
without a doubt breaking HIS Law – not to mention that paying tolls or fares
for public transportation to get there is an even greater sin. The wise will not permit ANYONE to entice
them to err. Know GOD’s LAW for yourselves,
and make sure that you fully understand exactly what we must do accordingly and
as it is written, which means to ”obey
the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which
I command thee this day” (Deuteronomy 27:10). Unequivocally, we must return to Our Holy ONE
of Israel and return to the teachings of Moses – not what we assume, not what
folks are so-called “inspired” to do, and not what’s according to the
imaginations of our evil hearts but precisely
as GOD’s Prophet Moses was Commanded to teach us.
“He [King
Hezekiah] trusted in the LORD God of
“For he clave to the
LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, WHICH THE LORD COMMANDED MOSES.” II
Kings 18:5,6
Therefore, we, too, must adhere to what the Holy ONE
Commanded Moses to teach us, which in this case is about abiding in our places
on HIS Holy Sabbath Day of Rest.
“And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
“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 ON THE
SEVENTH DAY.” Exodus 16:28,29
These two verses tell us to prepare our Sabbath Day of Rest
“meal” on the Sixth Day before sundown, and stay in our places on the Seventh
Day for its observance in Righteousness.
And the following verse reminds us again to keep HIS Sabbath Day of Rest
“as I commanded your fathers,” i.e.,
according to Exodus 16:29 and the other Laws of the Sabbath. Hence, we must keep GOD’s LAW just as the
Prophet Moses Commanded (Deuteronomy 10:13), and at that time, the Children of
“Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the
Sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but HALLOW
YE THE SABBATH DAY, as I commanded your fathers.”
Jeremiah 17:22 (Caps.
are mine.)
“But if ye will
not hearken unto me to hallow the Sabbath day, and not to bear burden, EVEN
ENTERING IN AT THE GATES OF JERUSALEM ON THE SABBATH DAY; then will I kindle a fire in
the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall
not be quenched.” Jeremiah 17:27
Living
by the LAW is the ONLY Way the Nation of Israel can be governed and can live
Righteously.
Accordingly, if the future King
of Israel, the SEED of the renown King David, will be obedient to observe “ALL”
of GOD’s Book of the Law and live by it (AS He IS COMMANDED), use Righteous
Judgment (Jeremiah 33:15), and reign to EXALT the GOD of Israel, then
unequivocally, he will enforce the COMMANDMENT to “abide ye every man in his
place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”
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 ANNIVERSARY and “SIGN” between this Most High GOD, the CREATOR
and HIS Chosen People, the Children of Israel!
“Wherefore
the children of
Since
we know for a fact that GOD’s Holy Seventh Day Sabbath is a “Sign” between HIM
and
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
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!
“In those days, and at that
time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he
shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.” Jeremiah 33:15
Neither
will this King who will be established by the All-Mighty GOD of Israel pick and
choose nor add to or diminish from GOD’s LAW.
And not under any circumstances will he be influenced to follow the
imaginations of his heart. But rather, he will insure that GOD’s Book of the Law
will be respected, honored, and lived for GOD’s Holy Name’s Sake, and for the
sake of HIS Righteousness and Peace on GOD’s Earth.
"Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth." Jeremiah 23:5
It will
be in the king’s heart to follow, do, and enforce GOD’s Book of the Law and
Judge Righteously, so that people will keep it, as it is WRITTEN in order that
those who remain after “The Day of the LORD” will serve the Holy ONE of Israel
with “ONE CONSENT” (Zephaniah 3:9).
“And there shall come forth a
rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD
shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of
counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And
shall make him of quick understanding in
the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes,
neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity
for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his
mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And
righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of
his reins.” Isaiah 11:1 - 5
“And
keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes,
and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses,
that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest
thyself:
“That
the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to
walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there
shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.” I Kings 2:3,4
“And
the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
“Concerning this house which thou art in
building, if thou wilt walk in my
statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in
them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy
father:
“And I will dwell among the
children of
The
SEED of King David, who will reign in GOD’s
“And
it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall
write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:
“And it shall be with him, and
he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the
LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
“That
his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from
the commandment, to the right hand,
or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of
“The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong
unto us and to our children for ever, that we
may do ALL the words of this law.” Deuteronomy 29:29
Some Israelites feel that it was acceptable to travel to
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!
“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.
If we are to be a light to the World to Exalt the Most High
GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, FROM JERUSALEM then we must exemplify GOD’s
Word as it is written in HIS Book of the
Law. YIHOVAH won’t have it any other way! This is the only way that we can become the
Righteous Ones who will reflect GOD’s Righteous Ways, i.e., be the Remnant that
will be found worthy that YIHOVAH will call (Joel 2:32). These are the Ones who will have GOD’s LAW
and HIS Spirit in their hearts. These
are the Ones who will usher in GOD’s
And if we are to represent the Most High GOD of Abraham, we
have no choice but to keep, proclaim, teach, live, and do GOD’s LAW, again, as
best we can. One would think that as
much as we have suffered and as hard as we must labor at work and at home, that
we would be too happy to “Rest” on GOD’s Holy Sabbath Day. Not so!
Some of us will drive our cars and even take public transportation on
GOD’s Seventh Day, profaning HIS Holy Seventh Day, and think that they are
pleasing the Holy ONE of Israel. Where is the FEAR OF THE LORD GOD OF
There is a
“correct” time, manner, and WAY to serve and worship YIHOVAH, and HE explained
all this to us when our forefathers were in the Wilderness and nothing Our GOD
Commanded of us has changed since that time, thus GOD’s reason for saying “as I
commanded your fathers.” Coming out of
Saul lost the
Kingdom all because he thought it would be all right for him to do a good deed
- to offer a burnt offering in making supplication to the Holy ONE of Israel.
Think about this: what could be greater than to give Thanks and Praise
to the GOD of Israel for HIS Mercy and Help in a time of need? Isn’t this what Saul did when he offered his
sacrifice unto GOD? But Saul went
against GOD’s Commandment. It’s the duty
of the Priests to conduct offerings and sacrifices: Exodus 27th
through 29th Chapters. And
notice what Samuel told Saul after he took it upon himself to sacrifice to the
Holy ONE of
“…Hath the Lord as
great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice
of the Lord? Behold,
to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
“For rebellion is
as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected
thee from being king.” I Samuel
15:22,23
Another incident that was done in good faith but proved to
be a grave mistake was when Uzzah did not heed GOD’s Commandment that the
Levites should take charge of all things pertaining to HIS Ministry (Numbers
1:50,51). Uzzah, who was not a Levite, “put forth his hand to the ark of God and took hold of
it; for the oxen shook it,” and after doing so, GOD killed him (II Samuel
6:6,7).
Therefore, let’s think about all that we decide to do on
GOD’s Holy Sabbath Day of Rest because we really should not be doing too much
of anything except to “Rest,” read, eat, and sleep. As we know breaking GOD’s Holy Seventh Day of
Complete REST is punishable by death! And if our leaders advise us to do
otherwise, i.e., to drive/travel to “assemble” on the day that Our Holy ONE of
Israel tells us to “Rest,” then they feed us the thoughts of their hearts and
not GOD’s Word from HIS Book of the Law.
“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.” Jeremiah 7:23
How is it possible that “holy convocation” can cause so much
confusion? In my opinion it all has to
do with translation and interpretation.
Consider the following information I found in a book entitled World
Religions From Ancient History to the Present, pp. 423, which certainly
explains the reason for the discrepancy in this term:
“The word ‘church’ (ecclesia) means ‘an assembly of
people.’ It was used in the Greek
Septuagint version of the Old Testament to translate the Hebrew word for the
assembly, congregation, or people of God.”
“Ecclesia was a word meaning "gathering of the called out ones" (or on
today's terms "church") in many contexts in Ancient Greek, giving rise to many derivatives
(e.g. Spanish iglesia,
"church"), and can refer to:
Ecclesia (Church),
the Christian Church, which is composed
of Ecclesia Militans (the "Church
Militant"), and Ecclesia Triumphans
(the "Church Triumphant").
Ecclesia (ancient
Ecclesia (sociology of religion), a concept in the typology of religion.
The Ecclesia,
the healing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesia
As well, it should come as a surprise that “holy
convocation” is only mentioned in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers and not in any
other books of the “Old Testament.”
Note also:
“Septuagint - What is It?
Septuagint (sometimes
abbreviated LXX) is the name given to the Greek translation of the Jewish
Scriptures. The Septuagint has its origin in
Septuagint - Influence on Christianity
The Septuagint was also a
source of the Old Testament for early Christians during the first few centuries
AD. Many early Christians spoke and read Greek, thus they relied on the
Septuagint translation for most of their understanding of the Old Testament.
The New Testament writers also relied heavily on the Septuagint, as a majority
of Old Testament quotes cited in the New Testament are quoted directly from the
Septuagint (others are quoted from the Hebrew texts). Greek church fathers are
also known to have quoted from the Septuagint. Even today, the Eastern Orthodox
Church relies on the Septuagint for its Old Testament teachings. Some modern
Bible translations also use the Septuagint along side Hebrew manuscripts as
their source text.”
http://www.septuagint.net/
For those who, for whatever unbelievable reason, find it
difficult to trust wholeheartedly in the Most High GOD of Israel and HIS Book
of the Law, then wait until HE gives us Pastors according to HIS Heart:
“Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am
married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a
family, and I will bring you to
“AND I WILL GIVE
YOU PASTORS ACCORDING TO MINE HEART, which shall feed you with knowledge and
understanding.” Jeremiah 3:14,15
Until that time,
seek GOD’s Counsel and live by HIS Book of the Law AS IT IS WRITTEN for then we
CANNOT go wrong! For those interested,
please see the following link concerning why it is most necessary for us to go
into this Second Wilderness spoken of by Ezekiel the Prophet (Ezekiel 20:34 –
38):
http://www.thelawkeepers.org/wilderness.html
*****
WE
MUST PUT OUR GOD BACK INTO OUR LIVES –
WE
HAVE NO CHOICE,
AND
THERE IS 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, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and
ye shall not fear other gods.
"And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not
forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
"But the Lord your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you
out of the hand of all your enemies." II Kings 17:36 – 39
“And
thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty
years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in
thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.” Deuteronomy 8:2
“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
“For if
ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do
them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave
unto him;” Deuteronomy 11:22
See and know that we
will go into another WILDERNESS during these latter days and there Our GOD
will AGAIN prove Israel to see if we will be obedient to HIS Laws and
Commandments – Ezekiel 20:34 – 38.
*****
"As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried:
he is a buckler to all those that trust in him."
Psalm 18:30
"Put me in remembrance: let us plead together:
declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.”
Isaiah 43:26
As we
read this Calendar from one Sabbath of Rest to another and from one Feast Day
to another, I pray that the Most High GOD of Israel will lead us all to HIS
Paths of Righteousness for HIS Praise, Fame, and Glory and for HIS Holy Name’s
Sake.
<><><><><>
HOLY ONE OF
TAKE
BACK YOUR UNIVERSE
AND
PUNISH THE EVIL AND WICKED
RULERS
OF YOUR EARTH!
MAKE HASTE, O LORD,
TO
CAUSE THE NATIONS TO KNOW THEE AND
TREMBLE AT YOUR PRESENCE!
PROVE
TO THE WORLD THAT YOU ARE STILL THE GOD OF ABRAHAM AND MOSES, AND THAT ALL
NATIONS WILL EXALT AND PRAISE YOU
ALONE AS THE TRUE AND LIVING GOD!
SHOW THE WORLD
THAT YOUR CHOSEN PEOPLE WERE CURSED FOR FORSAKING YOU BUT ARE NOW RETURNING TO
SERVE AND WORSHIP YOU AND LIVE YOUR LAW FOR YOUR HOLY NAME’S SAKE!
YOU,
LORD GOD OF ABRAHAM, CREATED ALL THINGS: THE HEAVENS, EARTH, ANIMALS, MAN, AND
ALL PLANTS!
YOU,
HEAVENLY FATHER, CREATED ALL
THESE
THINGS,
THEREFORE,
YOU ALONE DESERVE TO BE EXALTED AND PRAISED
ALWAYS
AND FOREVER!
<><><><><>
“And Moses and the
priests the Levites spake unto all
Take heed, and
hearken, O Israel;
this day thou art
become the people of the LORD thy God.
Thou shalt therefore
obey the voice of the LORD thy God,
and do his
commandments and his statutes,
which I command thee
this day.”
Deuteronomy
27:9,10
“Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words
of this LAW to do them.
And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Deuteronomy
27:26
“Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of
I am the LORD thy God
which teacheth thee to profit,
which leadeth thee by the way that
thou shouldest go.”
Isaiah
48:17
<>And the evening and the
morning were the First Day…<>
Evening
always begins the “New” Day – not Midnight.
<><><>
And
as the CREATOR would have it, HE enables us to see the “Lights”
in
the heavens for the “Signs” that not only start
the
“beginning of Months” unto us,
the
“New Season,” the First “New Month,” and the First “New Day” of the month,
but
also our “New Year.”
“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
<><><><><>
Should the
Please be aware that all GOD’s Feast Days,
including the New Moons, are determined by the New Moon Crescents “Sighted”
from the
<><><>
THE TORAH
FOR
THE GOD OF
SABBATHS OF REST, NEW MOONS,
AND
HIS HOLY FEAST DAYS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
"I am the LORD your God, which brought you out
of the
to be your God:
I am the LORD your God."
Numbers 15:41
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
Exodus
20:3
<> APRIL 15,16,17, 2010 – APRIL 4,5,6, 2011 <>
<><><>
“And Moses and the
priests the Levites spake unto all
Take heed, and
hearken, O Israel;
this day thou art
become the people of the LORD thy God.
Thou shalt therefore
obey the voice of the LORD thy God,
and do his
commandments and his statutes,
which I command thee
this day.”
Deuteronomy
27:9,10
“Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words
of this LAW to do them.
And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Deuteronomy
27:26
"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."
Deuteronomy
4:5
"Ye shall
have one manner of law, as well for the stranger,
as for one of your
own country:
for I am
the LORD your God."
Leviticus
24:22
“Thus saith the LORD, thy
Redeemer, the Holy One of
I am the LORD thy God
which teacheth thee to profit,
which leadeth thee by the way that
thou shouldest go.”
Isaiah
48:17
<>And the evening and the morning were the
First Day…<>
Evening always begins the “New” Day – not Midnight.
<><><>
And
as the CREATOR would have it, HE enables us to see the “Lights”
in
the heavens for the “Signs” that not only start
the
“beginning of Months” unto us,
the
“New Season,” the First “New Month,” and the First “New Day” of the month,
but
also our “New Year.”
“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
<><><><><>
Should the
Please be aware that all GOD’s Feast Days, including
the New Moons, are determined by the New Moon Crescents “Sighted” from the
<><><>
Efforts are made to present
TORAH and other Hebrew Scriptures containing “Thus Saith the LORD” GOD of
If some of the Sabbath
and consider reading the
TORAH
and the rest of the
Scriptures listed throughout the week.
<><><>
SPRING EQUINOX –
MARCH 21
SEASON OF THE
MEMORIAL OF
PASSOVER
THE BEGINNING OF MONTHS
UNTO ISRAELITES
FOR FIRST DAY
OF THE MONTH:
April 15,16,17, 2010
“Love the LORD thy God…obey his voice…
cleave unto him:
for he is thy life, and
thelength 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;
Deuteronomy 6:25
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 3rd Chapter
Psalm 103rd Chapter
Psalm 119:97-112
Exodus 20:8 -11
Psalm 37th Chapter
Psalm 118th Chapter
“And now,
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 SHABBOT
OF THE NEW YEAR – 4/17/10
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 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
Ezekiel 20:12 - 24
Psalm 114th Chapter
Psalm 10th Chapter
Psalm 66th Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Exodus Chapters 18 - 20
Joshua 24:20 - 27
Deuteronomy 27:26
I Samuel 21:4,5
Joshua 1:1 - 9
I Kings 8:23 – 53
I Kings 9:1 - 9
Deuteronomy 30th Chapter
Nehemiah 9:13 - 20
Nehemiah 13:15 - 22
Psalm 68th Chapter
EREV PASSOVER
(14TH at Sundown) - Determined
by the New Moon “Sighting”
“…Thou art my servant, O
in whom I will be glorified.”
Isaiah 49:3; Psalm
89:16
Leviticus
23:5 - 8
Deuteronomy 16:1 – 8
Exodus Chapters 21 - 23
Exodus 12th
Chapter
Malachi 1:7,8
Exodus 3:6 – 18
Exodus 34:18,25
Numbers 9:1 - 14
II Chronicles 35:1 - 19
Ezra 6th Chapter
Isaiah 43rd Chapter
Jeremiah 15:11
Psalm 33rd Chapter
Psalm 136th 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;
Nehemiah 9:13,14
Exodus Chapters 24 - 26
Exodus 13th
Chapter
Deuteronomy 16:16,17
Deuteronomy 26th Chapter
Deuteronomy 27:9,10
Deuteronomy 31:9 - 13
Jeremiah 34:13 – 17
Joshua 20th Chapter
I Samuel 1:7
Joshua 5:10 - 12
II Kings 23:21 - 25
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 25:4,5
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
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Exodus Chapters 27 - 29
Ezekiel 43:18 - 27
Ezekiel 44:10 - 31
I Samuel 2:13 - 15, 27,28,35
Malachi 1:7,8
Malachi 2nd Chapter
Malachi 3rd Chapter
Isaiah 61st Chapter
Psalm 26th Chapter
Psalm 43rd Chapter
7TH DAY OF PASSOVER WEEK AND THE 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 105th Chapter
Psalm 106th Chapter
Psalm 107th Chapter
Psalm 37th Chapter
Psalm 140th Chapter
Psalm 59th Chapter
Psalm 71st Chapter
Proverbs 6th Chapter
Psalm 19th Chapter
Psalm 44th Chapter
Psalm 69th Chapter
Psalm 91st Chapter
“And God said
moreover unto Moses,
Thus shalt thou
say unto the children
of
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
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Exodus Chapters 30 - 32
Exodus 16:14 – 30
Exodus 34:21
Exodus 35:2,3
Deuteronomy 5:14,15
II Samuel 24th Chapter
II Kings 10:11 - 31
Ezekiel 20:1 - 38
Jeremiah 17th Chapter
Psalm 96th Chapter
FOR FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH:
May 14,15,16, 2010
“Sing, O heavens;
and be joyful,
O earth; and break
forth into
singing, O
mountains: for the
LORD hath
comforted his people,
and will have mercy
upon his
afflicted.” Isaiah
49:13
Numbers 10:10
Psalm 81:1 – 10
Ezekiel 46:3
Exodus Chapter 33 - 38
Isaiah 57:11 - 21
Ezekiel 44:10 - 31
Ezra 9th Chapter
Psalm 13th Chapter
Psalm 23rd Chapter
Psalm 44th Chapter
I Chronicles 28th Chapter
Ezekiel 43rd Chapter
Exodus 29:36,37
Psalm 49th Chapter
Zechariah 2nd Chapter
Zechariah 4:1 - 6
Psalm 90th Chapter
“And these words,
which I command
thee this day,
shall be in thine heart:
And thou shalt
teach them diligently
unto thy children,
and shalt talk of them
when thou sittest
in thine house, and when
thou walkest by
the way, and when thou
liest down, and
when thou risest up.”
Deuteronomy 6:6,7
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 – 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Exodus Chapters 39 and 40
and Leviticus Chapter 1
Isaiah 49th Chapter
Ezekiel 10:1 - 4
Ezekiel 43:18 - 27
Psalm 103rd Chapter
Isaiah 43:10
Psalm 129th Chapter
Malachi 2nd Chapter
Psalm 99th Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Leviticus Chapters 2 - 4
Numbers 15:22 - 31
Ezra 6:1 - 12
Ezekiel 16th Chapter
Ezekiel 40:39 - 46
Ezekiel 42:13,14
Isaiah 61:8 - 11
Isaiah 58:1
Psalm 51st Chapter
Psalm 54th Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Leviticus Chapters 5 - 10
Numbers 18:8 - 20
Ezekiel 46:19,20
II Chronicles 29:20 - 36
Judges 11th Chapter
Psalm 16th Chapter
Psalm 119:105 – 112
Malachi 1:7,8
II Chronicles 13:4 - 22
I Kings 18th Chapter
Nehemiah 8th Chapter
Psalm 99th Chapter
Psalm 132nd Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Leviticus Chapters 11 - 13
Leviticus 20:22 - 27
Isaiah 65th Chapter
Isaiah 66th Chapter
Isaiah 52nd Chapter
II Kings 5th Chapter
Psalm 73rd Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Leviticus Chapters 14 - 16
Leviticus 18:19,24,28 - 30
Genesis 31:34,35
Exodus 19:10 - 25
I Samuel 21:1 - 6
Jeremiah 10:1 - 3
Ezekiel 36th Chapter
Isaiah 58th Chapter
Zechariah 7th Chapter
Psalm 1st Chapter
FOR FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH:
June 13,14,15, 2010
“Sing, O heavens;
and be joyful,
O earth; and break
forth into
singing, O
mountains: for the
LORD hath
comforted his people,
and will have
mercy upon his
afflicted.” Isaiah
49:13
Numbers 10:10
Psalm 81:1 – 10
Ezekiel 46:3
Exodus Chapter 33 - 38
Leviticus Chapters 17 - 19
Joshua 22:9 – 34
I Kings 4:23
Nehemiah 12:26 – 47
Lamentations 2:7
Amos 4th Chapter
Ezekiel 22nd Chapter
Isaiah 1st Chapter
Psalm 16th Chapter
Psalm 58th Chapter
Psalm 34th Chapter
“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 son,
and thy son's son, all
the days of thy
life; and that thy days
may be prolonged.”
Deuteronomy 6:1,2
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Leviticus Chapters 20 - 22
Ezekiel 11th Chapter
I Kings 12:23 - 33
I Kings 13:33,34
Jeremiah 32:17 – 44
Malachi 1:6 - 11
Psalm 81:3
Psalm 44th Chapter
Psalm 115th Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Leviticus Chapters 23 - 25
Exodus 23:14 - 19
Exodus 34:21 - 26
Numbers 10:10
Deuteronomy 12:1 - 18
Deuteronomy 16:9 - 11
Deuteronomy 16:16
Deuteronomy 31:9 - 13
I Chronicles 23:27 - 32
II Chronicles 31:1 - 10
Ezra 3:1 - 6
Nehemiah 8th Chapter
Nehemiah 10:28 – 39
Isaiah 35th Chapter
Isaiah 66:18 - 24
Ezekiel 46:17
Zechariah 14:16 - 21
Amos 5th Chapter
Psalm 5th Chapter
Psalm 9th Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Leviticus Chapters 26 & 27 and
Numbers Chapter 1
Deuteronomy 4:12 - 20
Jeremiah 15th Chapter
Jeremiah 30th and 31st Chapters
Malachi 3rd Chapter
Isaiah 66:21
Malachi 2:7
II Chronicles 5th Chapter
Psalm 18th Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers Chapters 2 - 4
Exodus 28:15 – 21
Exodus 39:10 - 14
Jeremiah 30:18 - 24
Isaiah 9th Chapter
II Chronicles 1:1 – 13
Malachi 2:4 - 7
Malachi 3:1 - 7
Psalm 136th Chapter
FOR FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH:
July 13,14,15, 2010
“Sing, O heavens; and
be joyful,
O earth; and break
forth into
singing, O mountains:
for the
LORD hath comforted
his people,
and will have mercy
upon his
afflicted.” Isaiah
49:13
Numbers 10:10
Psalm 81:1 – 10
Ezekiel 46:3
Exodus Chapter 33 - 38
Numbers Chapters 5 - 7
Leviticus 5:1
Judges 13:1 – 18
Genesis 32:29
I Samuel 1:8 - 28
II Chronicles 7th Chapter
Ezekiel 8th Chapter
Psalm 14th Chapter
Psalm 30th Chapter
“And they shall
come thither,
and they shall
take away all the
detestable things
thereof and all
the abominations
thereof from
thence. And I will
give them one
heart, and I will
put a new spirit
within you; andI
will take the stony
heart out of their
flesh, and will give
them an heart of
flesh: That they
may walk in my
statutes, and keep
mine ordinances,
and do them:
and they shall be
my people, and
I will be their
God.” Ezekiel 11:18-20
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers Chapters 8 - 10
Leviticus 23:23 - 25
Numbers 19th Chapter
Joshua 21st Chapter
Isaiah 60:15 - 22
I Chronicles 6th Chapter
Jeremiah 3:16 - 18
Zephaniah 3rd Chapter
Ezekiel 20:38
Psalm 78th Chapter
Psalm 81st Chapter
Psalm 86th Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers Chapters 11 - 13
I Samuel 12th Chapter
Nehemiah 9th Chapter
Joel 2nd Chapter
Isaiah 1st Chapter
Psalm 22nd Chapter
Jeremiah 11th Chapter
Psalm 4th Chapter
Psalm 31st Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers Chapters 14 - 16
Isaiah 29th Chapter
Psalm 44th Chapter
Hosea 9th Chapter
Jeremiah 18:1 – 17
Jeremiah 31:31 – 34
Lamentations 2:9
Ezekiel 18th Chapter
Psalm 92nd Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers Chapters 17 - 19
I Samuel 21:1 - 6
Psalm 94th Chapter
Ezekiel 36:24 - 38
Isaiah 51st Chapter
Isaiah 8th Chapter
Joshua 4:1 - 14
Jeremiah 33rd Chapter
Isaiah 64th Chapter
Joel 2nd Chapter
Psalm 16th Chapter
FOR FIRST DAY
OF THE MONTH:
August 10,11,12, 2010
“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 20 - 22
Deuteronomy 4:12 - 40
II Kings 18:1 - 7
Isaiah 8:13 - 20
Psalm 37:25 - 40
Psalm 99th Chapter
Psalm 107th Chapter
Isaiah 41st Chapter
Nehemiah 9:6 - 38
Psalm 113th Chapter
Psalm 114th 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
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers Chapters 23 - 25
Exodus 34:14
Zechariah 8th Chapter
Psalm 3rd Chapter
Psalm 4th Chapter
Jeremiah 3:14
Jeremiah 4th Chapter
Jeremiah 7th Chapter
Psalm 62nd Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers Chapters 26 - 28
Joshua 14th Chapter
Joshua 22nd Chapter
II Samuel 6th Chapter
I Chronicles 16th Chapter
Ezra 3: 1 - 7
Lamentations 2nd Chapter
Psalm 20th Chapter
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Jeremiah 17:19 - 27
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
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
SHABBOT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 23:12
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
FOR FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: September
9,10,11, 2010
“Yea, I will
rejoice over them to