Mirrors on the moon

Since Yeshua was conceived six months after John the Baptist, and we have established a likely date for John's birth, we need only move six months farther down the Jewish calendar to arrive at a likely date for the birth of Yeshua. From the 15th day of the 1st month, Nisan, we go to the 15th day of the 7th month, Tishri. And what do we find on that date? It is the festival of Tabernacles! The 15th day of Tishri begins the third and last festival of the year to which all the men of Israel were to gather in Jerusalem for Temple services. (Lev 23:34)

To answer your question about the sukkot and Yeshua lying in the manger because there was no room in the Inn. Let's continue the study to find out why?

Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Immanuel means "God with us". The Son of God had come to dwell with, or tabernacle on earth with His people.

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot), occurs five days after the Day of Atonement, and is a festival of rejoicing and celebration of deliverance from slavery in Egypt (Leviticus 23:42-43).

Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Why was there no room at the inn? Bethlehem is only about 5 miles from Jerusalem, and all the men of Israel had come to the Temple in Jerusalem to attend the festival of Booths/Ingathering/Tabernacles as required by the law of Moses (Exo. 23:14-17, 34:22-23, Deut 16:16). Every room for miles around Jerusalem would have been already taken by pilgrims, so all that Mary and Joseph could find for shelter was a stable. During Tabernacles, everyone was to live in temporary booths (Sukkot), as a memorial to Israel's pilgrimage out of Egypt - Lev. 23:42-43. The birth of the Savior, in what amounted to a temporary dwelling rather than a house, signaled the coming deliverance of God's people from slavery to sin, and their departing for the promised land, which is symbolized by Tabernacles.

Also of note is the fact that the Feast of Tabernacles is an eight day feast (Lev 23:36, 39). Why eight days? It may be because an infant was dedicated to God by performing circumcision on the eighth day after birth:

Luke 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Yeshua, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

So the infant Yeshua would have been circumcised on the eighth and last day of the Feast of Tabernacles, a Sabbath day. The Jews today consider this a separate festival from Tabernacles, and they call it Shemini Atzeret.

There is another indication in scripture as to when Jesus was born.

Mark 1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts 14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Jesus said The time is fulfilled just after His baptism, upon emerging from 40 days in the wilderness. He then began His preaching ministry, Luke tells us at about the age of 30.

Luke 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Luke 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, ...

The book of Daniel gives us the "time" or prophecy Jesus was speaking about:

.Mikha'el. said:

I've never bought into the idea of a Sukkot birthdate. I think it's looking for parallels between His birth and the feasts that have no basis in Scripture.

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No, you have to look to Roman tax and census customs for that info. They did those things regionally, and timed them to coincide with local feasts where they would have everyone together at the same place and time.

Rachel Rachel said:

Now that I have your attention...

No really....tell me what you think about this.
According to Michael Rood, the fact that mirrors have been put on the moon and scientists were able to aim lasers at them, enabling them to calculate the moon's orbits with incredible precision, we can now know for a fact that Yeshua's birth date was September 29th...during Sukkot, as most Hebrew Roots people have always claimed.
According to him, they can calculate the dates of all previous Biblical Feasts.

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What does having mirrors on the moon and being able to calculate the moon's orbits with incredible precision have to do with knowing when Yeshua was born????? One thing is completely unrelated to the other.

Rachel Rachel said:

Because now they're able to tell exactly on what days the new moons occurred and when the Magi would have seen his star.

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no.
The orbit has nothing to do with Wisdom.

29.53 days has nothing to do with the Moon having a certain number of phases.
It's not so much what is said but what isnt.
If it is not important to judge new moons, then why does Paul bother mentioning it?

Perhaps he is speaking of wineskins?

I suppose he is.
Especially when Holding dear what my Lord has given.
" I am the true vine"

I look at the moon and I see the beauty of a mother who was, is and will always be given a promise.
I cannot look directly at the sun but I know it's light is unyeilding.
Above all else I hold dear to my heart the day they were placed.

and then there are the inumerable stars that I liken to pearls of sand lifted with faithful hands.

Blessings Always