Building Blocks of God's Sacred Calendar

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SacredTimekeeping

in the

Holy ScripturesGods Cycles of Time

New

Moon

Day Working Days Sabbath

MoonPhases

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 81st Qtr

Waxing

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

FullMoon

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

3rd QtrWaning

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

NewMoon

Hos 2:11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all hersolemn feasts.

In the time of the end, every d iv ine inst i tu t ion is to be restored. The breach made in the law at the time theSabbath was changed by man, is to be repaired. PK 678

Isa 66:23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shallall flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.

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Building Blocks of Gods Sacred Calendar

Biblical Calendar BasicsA Primer for studying the calendar given to Moses

As a people and as individuals we need to have a deeper sense of our duty to God andour responsibility to the world. There should be more earnest study of the Scriptures. Ihave been deeply impressed with the importance of studying the book of Daniel inconnection with the smaller prophets, especially Malachi. And we need to give carefulattention also to the lessons taught in the building of the tabernacle and the temple,

and in the temple service. Through the prophets God has given a delineation of whatwill come to pass in the last days of this earth's history, and the Jewish economy is fullof instruction for us. {RH, November 10, 1896 par. 11}

I n t r oduct i on: Aski ng the r i ght quest i ons

During the period of the Millerites in the mid 1800s, the time in earths history that theSeventh Day Adventist Church was forming, many biblical truths came to light. Probably themost essential truth to come out of the Adventist 7th Month movement was the determinationof October 22, 1844; the 10th day of the 7th Month in Gods Holy Biblical Calendar; The Day of

Atonement. In order to determine the correct date of October 22, the Millerites had todetermine which calendar to use. It was the calendar of scripture that they had to grapple with.The date of October 22 1844 is one of the essential foundational cornerstones of the SDAchurch. We should know how it is determined.

There are two (2) fundamental questions that have to be asked about this calendar.

1. Is the calendar of scripture used by the Millerites still valid for us, today andin the end times of earths history? One has to consider the implications ofal l of the appointed times (Lev 23) given by God in answering this question.

2. Did God pinpoint the 7th day Sabbath on the same calendar, for us toworship Him? In other words, does the 7th day Sabbath belong on theBiblical calendar, or does it belong on the papal Roman calendar? Thisshould be a fundamental doctrinal question for Seventh Day Adventists.

The scriptures, references, etc. in this study may be helpful in

gaining a basic understanding of the timekeeping framework ofthe biblical calendar outlined in the Old Testament. Hopefully itwill be the catalyst to further your study of this vital issue. This isby no means an in-depth or exhaustive study. So get your Biblesand Concordances out and go exploring.

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In this paper, many scriptural references are cited pinpointingspecific days of the month. One has to ask the question; whichcalendar do the specified times belong to? Bear in mind that theframework of these specified times was given to Moses about 700

years before any evidence of a pagan or papal Roman calendarappeared. And even then, the first Roman calendar had noresemblance to the calendar we have today, and it was lunar innature.

Signs and Seaso ns: How it all began

Gen 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the dayfrom the night; and let th em be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and y ear s: (KJV)

Gen 1:14 And Elohim said, Let lights come to be in the expanse of the heavens to separate the

day from the night, and let them be for sign s and appoin ted t im es, and for days andyears, (ISR)

Psa 104:19 H e appoin ted the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. (KJV)

Psa 104:19 H e made the moon for appointed t im es; The sun knows its going down.(ISR)

Jeremiah 31:35-36 Thus saith Yahweh, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and theordinances of the moon and of the stars for a l ight by night , which divideththe sea when the waves thereof roar; Yahweh of hosts is his name: If those ordinances departfrom before me, saith Yahweh, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation

before me for ever.

Psalms 136:7-9 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: Thesun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: The moon and star s to ru le byn igh t : for his mercy endureth for ever.

Ecclesiasticus 43:6-10 (Sirach)He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declara t ion of t i mes, and a sign of the

world. Fr om t he moon is the sig n of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection. Th emont h is cal led af ter her nam e, increasing wonderfully in her changing, being aninstrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven; The beauty ofheaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord. At the

commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order, and never faint in their watches.

SignsStrongs ConcordanceH226

' th oth

Probably from H225 (in the sense ofappearing); a signal (literally or figuratively),as a flag,beacon, monument, omen, prodigy,evidence, etc.: - mark, miracle, (en-) sign,token.

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Seasons or Appointed Times(word meanings)

Strongs Concordance

Seasons

H4150

md md mdh

mo-ade',mo-ade',mo-aw-daw'

From H3259; properly anappointment, that is, a fixedtime or season; specifically afestival; conventionally a

year; by implication, an

assembly(as convened for adefinite purpose); technicallythe congregation; byextension, the placeofmeeting; also a signal (asappointed beforehand): -appointed (sign, time), (placeof, solemn) assembly,congregation, (set, solemn)feast, (appointed, due)season, solemn (-ity),synagogue, (set) time(appointed).

Brown Driver Briggs Lexicon

SeasonsH4150

/ /

md / md / mdh

1) appointed place, appointedtime, meeting

1a) appointed time

1a1) appointed time (general)

1a2) sacred season, set feast,appointed season

1b) appointed meeting

1c) appointed place1d) appointed sign or signal

1e) tent of meeting

Complete WordStudy Dict

SeasonsH4150

m: A masculine noun

meaning an appointed timeor place. It can signify anappointed meeting time ingeneral (Gen_18:14;Exo_13:10); a specificappointed time, usually for asacred feast or festival(Hos_9:5; Hos_12:9 [10]);the time of the birds'

migration (Jer_8:7); the timeof wine (Hos_2:9 [11]); thesame time next year(Gen_17:21). In addition tothe concept of time, this wordcan also signify an appointedmeeting place: "The mount ofthe congregation" identifiesthe meeting place of God orthe gods (Isa_14:13), and "thehouse appointed for all living"identifies the meeting place of

the dead-that is, thenetherworld (Job_30:23).Moreover, the term is used todistinguish those places

where God's people were tofocus on God and theirrelationship with Him, which

would include: the tent ofmeeting (Exo_33:7); theTemple (Lam_2:6); thesynagogue (Psa_74:8).

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Are the Appo inted Times given By the Cr eator stillvalid tod ay?

Is the 7th day Sabbath still valid today? 7th Day Sabbathkeepers would agree. But consider this.In the days of the sacrificial system, sacrifices and offerings were also required on the Sabbath,as well as the daily sacrifices and offerings. The sacrifices and offerings were fulfilled and doneaway with at the cross, and are no longer required.

But what about the Sabbath? We still observe, honor and keep the 7 th day Sabbath holy, butwithout the sacrifices and offerings of animals. Other sacrifices and offerings on Sabbaths havereplaced them.

So if the Sabbath, minus the ceremonial sacrifices, as part of the appointed times or feasts isstill observed, why not the other appointed times?

Notice in the following scriptures the use of the word for ever when referring to theappointed times.

Exo 12:14 And this day shall be unto you for amemorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the

LORD throughout your generations; y e shallkeep i t a feast by an or din ance for ever .

Exo 12:17 And ye shall observe the feast ofunleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have Ibrought your armies out of the land of Egypt:therefor e shal l ye obser ve this day iny our gener at i ons by an or din ance forever.

Exo 12:24 And y e shal l obser ve this thi ngfor an or dina nce to thee and to t hy sonsfor ever .

Lev 23:14 And ye shall eat neither bread, norparched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame daythat ye have brought an offering unto your God: i tshal l be a stat ute for ever thr oughout y ourgener at ions in a l l y our dw el l in gs.

Lev 23:21 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day,that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shalldo no servile worktherein: i t shal l be a statu tefor ever in a l l y our dw el l in gs thr oughouty our gener at i ons.

Lev 23:41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORDseven days in the year. I t shal l be a statute forever in y our generat i ons: ye shall celebrate it in

the seventh month.

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W hat does the w ord for ever m ean in Gods word inthe Hebrew language?

Strongs Concordance

for ever

H5769

lm lm

o-lawm',o-lawm'

From H5956; properlyconcealed, that is, the

vanishing point; generallytime outofmind (past orfuture), that is, (practically)eternity; frequentativeadverbially (especially withprepositional prefix) always:- always (-s), ancient (time),any more, continuance,eternal, (for, [n-]) ever (-lasting, -more, of old), lasting,long (time), (of) old (time),perpetual, at any time,(beginning of the) world (+

without end). CompareH5331, H5703.

One simply needs todecide for

themselves whatfor ever means interms of following

God in honoring Hisappointed times.

Brown Driver Briggs Lexicon

for ever

H5769

/

lm

BDB Definition:

1) long duration, antiquity,futurity, for ever, ever,everlasting, evermore,perpetual, old, ancient, world

1a) ancient time, long time (ofpast)

1b) (of future)

1b1) for ever, always

1b2) continuous existence,perpetual

1b3) everlasting, indefinite orunending future, eternity

WordStudy Dictionary

for ever

H5769

m: A masculine noun

meaning a very long time.The word usually refers tolooking forward but manytimes expresses the idea oflooking backward. It maycover a given person's lifetime(Exo_21:6; 1Sa_1:22); a

period of many generations(Jos_24:2; Pro_22:28); thetime of the present createdorder (Deu_33:15;Psa_73:12); time beyond thistemporal sphere, especially

when used regarding God(Gen_21:33; Psa_90:2;Dan_12:2, Dan_12:7). Theterm also applies to manythings associated with God,such as His decrees, His

covenants, and the Messiah(Gen_9:16; Exo_12:14;Mic_5:2 [1]). This worddescribes the span of time in

which God is to be obeyedand praised (1Ch_16:36;Psa_89:1 [2]; Psa_119:112).In the age to come, there will

be no need for sun or moon,for God Himself will be theeverlasting light (Isa_60:19-20; cf. Rev_22:5).

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W hat did Ellen W hite have to say about the abolishingof the sacrifices and offerings?

The ceremonial system was made up of symbols pointing to Christ, to His sacrifice and Hispriesthood. This ritual law, with its sacrifices and ordinances, was to be performed by theHebrews until type met antitype in the death of Christ, the Lamb of God that taketh away thesin of the world. Then all the sacrificial offerings wer e to cease. It is this law that

Christ "took . . . out o f the way, nailing it to His cross." Colossians 2:14. PP365

In consequence of continual transgression, the moral law was repeated in awful grandeur fromSinai. Christ gave to Moses religious precepts which were to govern the everyday life. Thesestatutes were explicitly given to guard the ten comm andm ents. They wer e notshadow y types to pass away with the death of Christ. They were to be binding uponman in every age as long as time should last. These commands were enforced by the power ofthe moral law, and they clearly and definitely explained that law. {RH, May 6, 1875 par. 10}

We are to become familiar with the Levitical law in all its bear ings; for it containsrules that must be obeyed; it contains the instruction that if studied will enable usto understand better the rule of faith and practice that we are to follow in our dealings withone another. No soul has any excuse for being in darkness. Those who receive Christ by faith

will receive also power to become the sons of God. 1BC 1110

He did not stop with giving them the precepts of the Decalogue. The people had shownthemselves so easily led astray that He would leave no door of temptation unguarded.Moses was commanded to write, as God should bid him, judgments and laws giving minuteinstruction as to what was required. These directions relating to the duty of the people to God,to one another, and to the stranger were only the principles of the TenCommandments amplified and given in a specific manner, that none need err. They

wer e designed to guard the sacred ness of the ten precepts engraved on the tablesof stone . PP 364

The light esteem in which the law of God is held, even by religious leaders, has been productive

of great evil. The teaching which has become so widespread, that the divinestatutes are no longer binding upon men, is the same as idolatry in itseffect upon the mo rals of the people. Those who seek to lessen the claims ofGod's holy law are striking directly at the foundation of the government of families andnations. Religious parents, failing to walk in His statutes, do not command their household tokeep the way of the Lord. The law of God is not made the rule of life A reformation inthis respect is needed--a reformation which shall be deep and broad. Parents need toreform; ministers need to reform; they need God in their households. PP 143

Gods Statutes are con nected to the descent of the Holy Spirit!The prophecies in the eighteenth of Revelation will soon be fulfilled. During theproclamation of the third angel's message, "another angel" is to "come down from heaven,

having great power," and the earth is to be "lighted with his glory."During the loud cry the light of present truth will be seen flashing everywhereThe Word declares: "Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all

your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, anda new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I

will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in mystatutes." This is the descent of the Holy Spirit, sent from God to do its office

workAs men, w omen, and chi ldr en pr oclaim the gospel, th e Lor d w il l open the eyes ofthe bl in d to see his statut es, and w i l l w r i t e upon t he hear ts of the tr u ly peni tent

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hi s law Other chapter s w i l l open befor e us, and in order to discer n theirm eani ng, w e shall need keen per cepti on. RH Oct. 13, 1904 (Article, The Closing

Work)

W hat are the Appointed Times given By the Creator?

In ancient biblical times, prior to the time of Christ and His eventual crucifixion, physical sacrificesand offerings were required as part of the appointed times. As well as the appointed times listedbelow, this also included the daily appointed times of morning and evening in the sanctuaryservice, with its physical offerings and sacrifices. These were required in addition to the annual andSabbath offerings and sacrifices. It is these physical offerings and sacrifices that were fulfilled byChrist at His death.

Then all the sacrificial offerings were to cease. It is this law thatChrist "took . . . ou t of the way, na iling it to His cross." Colossians 2:14. PP365

Feast of the New Moo n (First day of each biblical month)

Psa 81:3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feastday.Psa 81:4 For thiswas a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

Lev 23:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 23:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of theLORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

Appointed Tim e of the 7 th Day Sabbath

Gen 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested onthe seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Gen 2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had restedfrom all his work which God created and made.

Lev 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh dayis the sabbath of rest, an holyconvocation; ye shall do no worktherein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

Lev 23:4 These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim intheir seasons.

NOTE: The word "rested" in Gen 2:2 and the word "celebrate" in Lev 23:32 are the same word,H7673, "shabath"

(Thi s seems to i nfer a special r elat i onship or conn ecti on betw een t he 7th daySabbath an d th e Day of Atonement Sabbath)

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meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto theLORD.

Lev 23:19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of thefirst year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

Lev 23:20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offeringbefore the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.

Lev 23:21 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation untoyou: ye shall do no servile worktherein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellingsthroughout your generations.

Lev 23:22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance ofthe corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thyharvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.


Feast of Trumpets (1st

day 7th

Month)

Lev 23:24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day ofthe month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

Lev 23:25 Ye shall do no servile worktherein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire untothe LORD.


Day of Atonemen t(10th day 7th Month)

Lev 23:27 Also on the tenth dayof this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: itshall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offeringmade by fire unto the LORD.

Lev 23:28 And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make anatonement for you before the LORD your God.

Lev 23:29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cutoff from among his people.

Lev 23:30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I

destroy from among his people.

Lev 23:31 Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout yourgenerations in all your dwellings.

Lev 23:32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth dayof the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

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Lev 16:29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on thetenth dayof the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all,whether it be one of

your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:

Lev 16:30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that yemay be clean from all your sins before the LORD.

Feast of Tabernacles (15th-22nd 7th Month)


Lev 23:34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh monthshall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.

Lev 23:35 On the first dayshall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile worktherein.

Lev 23:36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth dayshall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto theLORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile worktherein.

Lev 23:37 These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations,to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, asacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:

Lev 23:38 Beside the Sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows,and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.

Lev 23:39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit ofthe land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first dayshall be a sabbath,and on the eighth dayshal l be a sabbath.

Lev 23:40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palmtrees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before theLORD your God seven days.

Lev 23:41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be astatute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

Lev 23:42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

Lev 23:43 That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell inbooths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

Lev 23:44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.

Last Great Day(22nd day of 7th Month; 8th day; Sabbath)

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Types of days in the calendar of Moses

New Moon Days Work Days SabbathsEze 46:1 Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the eastshall be shut the sixwo rking days ; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day ofthe new moon it shall be opened.

One can easily see that the Sabbath day and the new moon day are separate days asindicated by the meaning of the Hebrew words:

Eze 46:1 ThusH3541 saithH559 the LordH136 GOD;H3069 The gateH8179 of theinnerH6442 courtH2691 that lookethH6437 toward the eastH6921 shall beH1961shutH5462 the sixH8337 workingH4639 days;H3117 but on the sabbathH3117 H7676 itshall be opened,H6605 and in the dayH3117 of the new moonH2320 it shall beopened.H6605

Am o 8:5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and thesabbath , that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, andfalsifying the balances by deceit?

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

2 Kings 4:23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither newmoon, nor sabbath . And she said, It shall be well.

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How is the New Mo on Day coun ted in the biblicalcalendar?

The following account of Joshua and the Israelites at Jericho points out the fact that theNew Moon day, the first day of the biblical calendar month is a separate day, and notcounted with the work days and Sabbaths.

Joshua and Jericho: The Math Problem of the m issing Sabbath;Or w ould God have the Israelites mar ching in battle on the 7th Day Sabbath?

There appears to be a math problem affecting the 7th day Sabbath in the accountof Joshua and the march around Jericho for 7 days. The Israelites werecommanded to march around Jericho once a day for 6 days. Then they werecommanded to march around Jericho 7 times on the 7th day, for a count of 7 daysoverall. This means that they marched around Jericho 7 days in a row. Regardlessof the order of the days, one of these days should have been a Sabbath, accordingto the calendar reckoning we use today with a "continuous weekly cycle." So hereare the points and questions that arise out of this scenario.

Yahweh had just given Jericho into the hands of the Joshua and the Israelites. Scriptureindicates it was probably Christ himself that was there with Joshua.

The Israelites had just emerged from 40 years in the wilderness and were keeping theSabbath.

Would Yahweh have given Jericho into the hands of the Israelites if they were not obedientto His commandments and law?

Did Joshua and the children of Israel march around Jericho on a Sabbath? In the NewTestament, examples are given of activities done on the Sabbath by Jesus (or others) that

He apparently approved of.

If they marched around Jericho 7 days, why is there no mention of a Sabbath? Since theSabbath is so important to God, you would think that it would be included in the Jerichoaccount.

Why did Ellen White not catch this "math" problem? She has a lot to say about the accountof Joshua and the march at Jericho, but there is no mention in her writings referring to a7th day Sabbath.

First Month; Abib; Passo ver

The references in Joshua 5 point out that the Israelites were camped near Jericho inthe first month, where they observed the Passover.

Jos 5:10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on thefourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

Jos 5:11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover,unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.

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Jos 5:12 And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land;neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the landof Canaan that year.

Second Month

The verses from The Book of Jasher points out that the assault on Jericho began in the

second month on the first day of the month, which is New Moon Day. (The book ofJasher is referred to in the book of Joshua, and in the book of 2nd Samuel)

Jasher 88:14 And it was in the second month, on the first day of the mon th, that theLord said to Joshua, Rise up, behold I have given Jericho into thy hand with all the peoplethereof; and all your fighting men shall go round the city, once each day, thus shall you dofor six days.

Jasher 88:17 And on the seventh day they went round the city seven times, and the priests blewupon trumpets.

The verses in Joshua 6 point out the instructions to march around Jericho, which isspanned over a 7 day consecutive period.

Jos 6:2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and theking thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

Jos 6:3 And ye shall compass the city, allye men of war, and go round about the city once.Thus shalt thou do six days.

Jos 6:4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and th eseventh day ye sha ll compass the city seven times , and the priests shall blow withthe trumpets.

Jos 6:11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came intothe camp, and lodged in the camp.

Jos 6:14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: sothey did six days.

Jos 6:15 And it cam e to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawningof the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day theycompassed the city seven times.

The quest i on r em ain s; w her e is the 7t h day Sabbath in a consecut iveper iod of a w eek of 7 days. Accor din g to th e cont i nuou s weekl y cycleth er e shou ld be a 7t h day Sabbath i ncluded in th i s scenar io .

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Scr iptur es that point to specific days of the mo nth in thethe calendar given to Moses

1st mo nth of the year: The Exodus

Exo 12:2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of

the year to you. Exo 12:3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenthday of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of theirfathers, a lamb for an house:Num 33:3 And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of thefirst month; on the morrow after the Passover the children of Israel went out with an high

hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.

Mon th=New Mo on (This shall be the beginning of newmoon s for you)Strongs Concordance

Month

H2320

chdesh

kho'-desh

From H2318; the newmoon;by implication a month: -month (-ly), new moon.

Brown Driver Briggs

Lexicon

MonthH2320

chodesh

1) the new moon, month,monthly

1a) the first day of the month

1b) the lunar month

WordStudy Dictionary

MonthH2320 chodesh

e: A masculine noun

meaning new moon (first dayof the lunar month), month.Its use can be put into twocategories: (1) the new moon;the day when the crescentmoon is once again visible(2Ki_4:23). It is used in

various phrases in this senseto indicate the day after thenew moon (1Sa_20:27);second day of the new moon(1Sa_20:34); (2) month; atime marked by thirty daysnormally.

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2nd mo nth of the year: The Quail and the Manna

Exo 16:1 And they took their journey from Elim, andall the congregation of the children of Israelcame unto the wilderness of Sin, which is

between Elim and Sinai, on the fif teenth day of

the second month after their departing out ofthe land of Egypt.

Exo 16:4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, Iwill rain bread from heaven for you; and thepeople shall go out and gather a certain rateevery day, that I may prove them, whether theywill walk in my law, or no.

Exo 16:5 And it shall come to pass, thaton the sixth

day they shall prepare that which they bring in;and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

Exo 16:8 And Moses said, This shall be, when theLORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat,

and in the morning bread to the full; for that theLORD heareth your murmurings which yemurmur against him: and what are we? yourmurmurings are not against us, but against theLORD.

Exo 16:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,Exo 16:12 I have heard the murmurings of the

children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, Ateven ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning yeshall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that Iam the LORD your God.

Exo 16:13 And it came to pass, that at even the quailscame up, and covered the camp: and in the

morning the dew lay round about the host.Exo 16:14 And when the dew that lay was gone up,

behold, upon the face of the wilderness there laya small round thing, as small as the hoar frost onthe ground.

Exo 16:15 And when the children of Israel saw it, theysaid one to another, It is manna: for they wistnot what it was. And Moses said unto them, Thisis the bread which the LORD hath given you toeat.

Exo 16:19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it tillthe morning.

Exo 16:22 And it came to pass, thaton the sixth daythey gathered twice as much bread, two omers

for one man: and all the rulers of thecongregation came and told Moses.

Exo 16:23 And he said unto them, This is that which

the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of

the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake thatwhich ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye willseethe; and that which remaineth over lay up foryou to be kept until the morning.

Exo 16:24 And they laid it up till the morning, asMoses bade: and it did not stink, neither wasthere any worm therein.

Exo 16:25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to

day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day yeshall not find it in the field.

Exo 16:26 Six days ye shall gather it ; but on the

seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there

shall be none.Exo 16:27 And it came to pass, thatthere went out

some of the people on t he seventh day for togather, and they found none.

Exo 16:28 And the LORD said unto Moses, How longrefuse ye to keep my commandments and mylaws?

Exo 16:29 See, for that the LORD hath given you

the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on thesixt h day the bread of two days; abide yeevery man in his place, let no man go out of

his place on the seventh day.

Exo 16:30 So the people rested on the seventh

day.

3rd Month o f the year: Arrival at Mt. Sinai

Exo 19:1 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land ofEgypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. (The children of Israel arrivedin the Wilderness of Sinai on the 15th day of the month, the same day they left Egypt)

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Scr iptur es pointing specifically to the 1st mon th of theyear in the b iblical calenda r

(Gen 8:13) And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the firstdayof the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the coveringof the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

(Exo 12:2) This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month ofthe year to you.

(Exo 12:18) In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eatunleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

(Exo 40:2) On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of thecongregation.

(Exo 40:17) And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of themonth, that the tabernacle was reared up.

(Lev 23:5) In the fourteenth dayof the first month at even is the LORD'S passover.

(Num 9:1) And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month ofthe second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

(Num 9:5) And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in thewilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children ofIsrael.

(Num 20:1) Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert ofZin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buriedthere.

(Num 28:16) And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.

(Num 33:3) And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of thefirst month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an highhand in the sight of all the Egyptians.

(Jos 4:19) And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, andencamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

(2Ch 29:17) Now they began on the first dayof the first month to sanctify, and on the eighthday of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of theLORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

(2Ch 35:1) Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed thepassover on the fourteenth dayof the first month.

(Ezr 6:19) And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of thefirst month.

(Ezr 7:9) For upon the first dayof the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on thefirst day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God uponhim.

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(Ezr 8:31) Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth dayof the first month, togo unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand ofthe enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

(Ezr 10:17) And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the firstday of the first month.

(Est 3:7) In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus,

they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to thetwelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

(Est 3:12) Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, andthere was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants,and to the governors thatwere over every province, and to the rulers of every people of everyprovince according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the nameof king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

(Eze 29:17) And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the firstdayof the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

(Eze 30:20) And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day ofthe month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

(Eze 45:18) Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first dayof the month, thoushalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:

(Eze 45:21) In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover,a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

(Dan 10:4) And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of thegreat river, which is Hiddekel;

(Gen 8:13) And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first

dayof the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the coveringof the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

(Exo 12:2) This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month ofthe year to you.


(Exo 40:2) On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of thecongregation.


(Lev 23:5) In the fourteenth dayof the first month at even is the LORD'S passover.

(Num 9:1) And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month ofthe second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

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(Num 9:5) And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in thewilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children ofIsrael.

(Num 20:1) Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert ofZin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buriedthere.

(Num 28:16) And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.

(Num 33:3) And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of thefirst month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an highhand in the sight of all the Egyptians.

(Jos 4:19) And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth dayof the first month, andencamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

(1Ch 12:15) These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown allhis banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys,both toward the east, and toward the

west.

(1Ch 27:2) Over the first course for the first monthwas Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and inhis coursewere twenty and four thousand.

(1Ch 27:3) Of the children of Perezwas the chief of all the captains of the host for the firstmonth.

(2Ch 29:3) He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house ofthe LORD, and repaired them.


(2Ch 35:1) Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed thepassover on the fourteenth dayof the first month.

(Ezr 6:19) And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth dayof thefirst month.

(Ezr 7:9) For upon the first dayof the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on thefirst day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God uponhim.

(Ezr 8:31) Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth dayof the first month, to

go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand ofthe enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

(Ezr 10:17) And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the firstday of the first month.

(Est 3:7) In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus,they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to thetwelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

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(Est 3:12) Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, andthere was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants,and to the governors thatwere over every province, and to the rulers of every people of everyprovince according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the nameof king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.




(Eze 45:21) In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover,a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

(Dan 10:4) And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of thegreat river, which is Hiddekel;

(Joe 2:23) Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hathgiven you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, theformer rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

Scriptur es pointing to a specific day in various mo nthsin the biblical calendar

(Gen 7:11) In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth dayof the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the

windows of heaven were opened.

(Gen 8:4) And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, uponthe mountains of Ararat.

(Gen 8:5) And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, onthe first dayof the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

(Gen 8:13) And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the firstdayof the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the coveringof the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

(Gen 8:14) And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was theearth dried.



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(Lev 16:29) And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on thetenth dayof the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all,whether it be one of

your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:

(Lev 23:24) Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first dayofthe month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

(Lev 23:32) It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth

dayof the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

(Num 29:1) And in the seventh month, on the first dayof the month, ye shall have an holyconvocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.

(Deu 1:3) And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first dayofthe month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD hadgiven him in commandment unto them;

(Jos 5:10) And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on thefourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

(1Sa 20:27) And it came to pass on the morrow,which was the second dayof the month, thatDavid's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the sonof Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?

(1Sa 20:34) So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the secondday of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.

(1Ki 12:32) And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of themonth, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel,sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the highplaces which he had made.

(2Ki 25:1) And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth

dayof the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, againstJerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.

(2Ki 25:8) And in the fifth month, on the seventh dayof the month, which is the nineteenthyear of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, aservant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:

(2Ki 25:27) And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachinking of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth dayof the month, thatEvilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head ofJehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;


(Ezr 6:15) And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in thesixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

(Ezr 10:9) Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together untoJerusalem within three days. Itwas the ninth month, on the twentieth dayof the month; and

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all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because ofthis matter, and for thegreat rain.

(Neh 6:15) So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth dayofthe month Elul, in fifty andtwo days.

(Est 9:17) On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the samerested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

(Est 9:19) Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made thefourteenth day of the month Adar a day ofgladness and feasting, and a good day, and ofsending portions one to another.

(Est 9:21) To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the monthAdar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

(Jer 39:2) And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth dayof themonth, the city was broken up.

(Jer 52:4) And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth

day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, againstJerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

(Jer 52:6) And in the fourth month, in the ninth dayof the month, the famine was sore in thecity, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

(Jer 52:12) Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, whichwas the nineteenthyear of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard,whichserved the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,

(Jer 52:31) And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachinking of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth dayof the month, thatEvilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king

of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,

(Eze 1:1) Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of themonth, as Iwas among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, andI saw visions of God.

(Eze 1:2) In the fifth dayof the month, whichwas the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,

(Eze 8:1) And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth dayof themonth, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the LordGOD fell there upon me.

(Eze 20:1) And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth dayof themonth, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

(Eze 24:1) Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth dayof the month, the wordof the LORD came unto me, saying,

(Eze 26:1) And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first dayof the month, that the wordof the LORD came unto me, saying,

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(Eze 29:1) In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth dayof the month, the word ofthe LORD came unto me, saying,



(Eze 31:1) And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first dayof themonth, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

(Eze 32:1) And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of themonth, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

(Eze 32:17) It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that theword of the LORD came unto me, saying,

(Eze 33:21) And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in thefifth dayof the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The

city is smitten.

(Eze 40:1) In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in thetenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsameday the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither.


(Eze 45:20) And so thou shalt do the seventh dayof the month for every one that erreth, andfor him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.

(Eze 45:21) In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover,

a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

(Eze 45:25) In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in thefeast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, andaccording to the meat offering, and according to the oil.

(Hag 1:1) In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of themonth, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son ofShealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

(Hag 2:1) In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word ofthe LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,

(Hag 2:20) And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth dayof the month, saying,

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Scriptur es pointing specifically to the 8 th day of them onth in the biblical calendar

(When referring to the days in the month, the 8th day is the first 7th daySabbath of each month in the biblical calendar)

(Exo 22:30) Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall bewith his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

(Lev 9:1) And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and theelders of Israel;

(Lev 14:10) And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewelamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering,mingled with oil, and one log of oil.

(Lev 14:23) And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, untothe door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD.

(Lev 15:14) And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons,and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give themunto the priest:

(Lev 15:29) And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons,and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

(Lev 22:27) When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven daysunder the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offeringmade by fire unto the LORD.

(Lev 23:36) Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth

day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto theLORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile worktherein.

(Lev 23:39) Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruitof the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first dayshall be a sabbath,and on the eighth dayshall be a sabbath.

(Num 6:10) And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to thepriest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

(Num 29:35) On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile worktherein:

(1Ki 8:66) On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and wentunto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for Davidhis servant, and for Israel his people.

(2Ch 7:9) And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication ofthe altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

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Cycle of Seven: The True an d the False

Where is the week in the biblical calendar?In the original biblical calendar, there is no week as we know it today. At least, not in

terms of a continuous weekly cycle, as we have been led to believe. There is no evidence inscripture to prove this. In the biblical calendar, there is a continuous weekly cycle each month,

with four seven day periods including Sabbaths, in succession. Each month, at the new moon,

the cycle resets in harmony with the lunar cycle. It appears that the continuous weekly cyclewe have come to believe was more than likely brought with the Israelites when they leftcaptivity in Babylon.

The Modern Planetary Week: Satans false cycle of sevenEncyclopedia Britannica has this to say about the modern week and the calendar:

In the 21st century, we take for granted a seven-day week. However, in some ancient cultures,the length of the week differed. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica:

Among primitive peoples, it was common to count moons (months) rather than days, butlater a period shorter than the month was thought more convenient, and an interval betweenmarket days was adopted. In West Africa some tribes used a four-day interval; in central Asiafive days was customary; the Assyrians adopted five days and the Egyptians, 10 days, whereasthe Babylonians attached significance to the days of the lunation that were multiples of seven.In ancient Rome, markets were held at eight-day intervals; because of the Roman method ofinclusive numeration, the market day was denoted nundinae (ninth-day) and the eight-day

week, an inter nundium. Measurement of time and types of calendars: Standard units and cycles;Britannica 2002 Deluxe Edition; 1994-2002; Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc.

Gods true cycle of seven?

In recent years, the relatively new science of ChronoBiology has discovered a previouslyunknown cycle or rhythm in the human body, as well as other living things. This cycle orrhythm is referred to as a circaseptan and simply means a cycle of seven. Science is stilllearning about this and other cycles in the human body, which they say was a major surprise.Scientists have found these 7 day cycles are of very ancient origin, appearing in primitive one-celled organisms, and are thought to be present even in bacteria.

In humans, scientists found the circaseptan rhythm to be the key coordinating rhythmfor a complex myriad of cycles, all harmonizing to make up our body clock. The biological baseof seven-day cycles (also called heptads or circaseptans) clearly gives this amazing building

block priority in time: it existed before culture or religion ever recognized a seven day week inhistory. Such an intricate, indisputable base and such a fundamental common design requireus to reconsider this double question: is there a common beginning, a common designer of alllife?

Historians have long held other controvertible views about the origin of the 7 day week.

If the seven-day week is an invention of culture and religion, as most historians would have usbelieve, how do we explain innate circaseptan rhythms in "primitive" algae, rats, plants andface flies? These forms of life have no calendar, can't read the Torah and don't know Saturnfrom Santa Claus.

Here are the questions we need to ask. Is our cycle of seven tuned to Gods system oftimekeeping found in scripture; or is it tuned to the fixed 7 day week found in the papalGregorian calendar? And if we are not following the right cycle, is it making us sick and crazy?

Note: The information on Gods Cycle of Seven extracted from articles on the Mysterious Cycles of Seven in Nature byKen Westby and Kenny Kitzke. Google terms; circaseptan, mysterious cycle of seven in nature

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Wher e ar e t h e New Moon days l ocated on t he RomanGr egor i an calendar ?

God s calendar or

Romes Cal end ar ?

Exodus 12 pinpoints thebeginning of the year andmonth. Thi s shal l be thebegin ni ng of months for

you.

Gods new year begins in thespring at the new moon near

the vernal equinox, when thebarley is green and wil l beready for wave sheaf on the

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day of t he month.

Each biblical month beginswi th the new moon,regardless of how that newmoon is reckoned, dark, orvisible crescent .

The adjacent romanGregorian calendar for 2010clearly shows the beginningof months are not set by the

new moon.

The Bibli cal calendar and theroman Gregorian calendar donot work in concert , no

matter how hard you t ry toreconcil e them.

You can go to th e foll owi ng w ebsi te, ent er any y ear you choose t o gener ate acalend ar for th e ent ir e year t o see t he moon ph ases:

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/generate.html

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I n t he t ime of t he end ever y d i v i ne inst i tu t i on is to be r estor ed.

The br each m ade in t he law at t he t im e th e Sabbath w as

changed by m an, i s t o be r epair ed. PK 678

God, through the Holy Spirit, is preparing to restore His church to the biblical principles foundin the Judaic contours of its formative years. The way it will happen is not by an "outpouring"of the Holy Spirit alone but through a Word of God revival.

Here is the promise of God:

"My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distill as the dew, as the small rain uponthe tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: (Deut 32:2).

The latter rain will be a rain of truth. If the Church needs anything today, it needs thefollowing: ". . . the washing of water by the word." (Eph 5:25-26)

We are together in believing on the Christ of the doctrine but remain divided on the doctrineof the Christ.

http://www.awarenessministry.org/whyknow.htm

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a

workman that needeth not to be ashamed,rightly dividing the word of truth. 2Ti 2:15

Prove all things;hold fast that which is good.

1Th 5:21

Paul W PuckettJanuary 6 2010
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