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INTRODUCTION
As I have been growing and walking with the Lord it saddens me that there are so many brothers and sisters in the Lord who are fast asleep, and lack a basic understanding of God's Word: and this is very apparent when dealing with the exact calendar God established at creation. Why is this? Well when people do not have God as their basic starting point for everything then they fail to ask basic questions, and in the end don't have the basic answers they're looking for...and I should know because I too was once a part of those in Plato's Cave. This thread will serve as an introduction to ask these basic and important questions, so that the answers which follow will be clear. This thread is not an exhaustive account of every single type of calendar out their as that would be a foolish thing to try and cover. Instead we will start with the Truth and prove it biblically, and from there everything which departs from the Truth of God's Word, whether small or great, is considered false.
NATIONALITY AND ETHNICITY, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
When Moses wrote the Law (i.e. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) how was he able to accurately narrarate all of the histories prior to his birth? One could say that he was able to use written histories of other nations, and on the surface this might seem sound, but the way in which Moses narrates is unlike regular historians who are citing from public records or writings of other historians, as it is clear that Moses writes everything as a matter of fact; furthermore we know that when Moses received all of His knowledge from God he was on Mt. Sinai for 40 Days and 40 Nights: therefore Moses wouldn't have been able to consult any pagan works nor have any works from Noah, Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob and his twelve sons to consult from and compare. So then we are left with concluding that God Himself or an angel sent by God personally narrated these histories to Moses. And this isn't unreasonable to believe for not even Adam was present at the beginning of creation for Moses tells us plainly that he was created on Day 6 (e.g. Friday).
And speaking of Adam it is a huge misconception that he was either Hebrew or Jewish, and this same erroneous conclusion is used to determine the ethnicity of Moses, Jacob and his twleve sons, Isaac, Abraham, etc. From here we must ask ourselves, "What is the difference between nationality and ethnicity?" Nationality deals with the place one is born whereas ethnicity is concened with the people group one is descended from; in our modern day we are used to using the terms Hebrew, Jew, and Israeli interchangeabley but, if we are to be precise and use them correctly:
Israel = Nation
Jew = Judah = Tribe
Hebrew = Ethnicity
So then every Israelite is a Hebrew, but not every Hebrew is an Israelite or a Jew. Proof of this may be seen in the story of Jacob who was given a second name Israel by God, and his fourth son Judah is where the term Jew comes from: and becuase Jacob has twelve sons we know that there are twelve tribes of Israel, and it is these tribes which make up the nation of Israel; what's more Jacob and his sons are all Hebrew because they all descend from Abraham who was the first to be called a Hebrew; and they are called Hebrews because of their great ancestor Heber/Eber who is descended from Shem; and, Shem's name in Greek is spelled Sem and is where we get the term semite. From this evidence we see that prior to Jacob being born there were no Jews or Israelites to speak of, but only Hebrews; and when we go back to Shem we see that he himself was not a Hebrew, nor was Noah, all the way back to Adam. So then what language did everyone speak prior to the Flood? This question may be answered by asking a different question, "What language are the first ten generations before the Flood written in?" The simple answer is Hebrew, so it is not suprising that God continued His narrative through Abraham the Hebrew, and recorded it in Hebrew through Moses.
With the aforesaid now clear I would like to clear up some major errors concerning Abraham, Jacob, and Moses as regards their nationality and ethnic origins. Many people foolishly claim that Abraham was a Babylonian, Jacob a Canaanite, and Moses an Egyptian and I find this due to either pure ignorance or evil motives to deceive. While it is true that Abraham was born in Babylon this only means his nationality is Babylonian but his ethnic origin according to his genealogy is Hebrew because of his ancestor Heber. In a similar fashion people unfamiliar with the origins of Jacob would naturally assume him to be a Canaanite becuase he sojourned in Canaan; and others might wrongly call him a Syrian or Aramean because of his brother-in-law Laban who lived in that country, but for the same reasons stated above this is incorrect as these only refer to countries and nations but, not his ethnic origins; and, many make this same error with Moses simply because he was born in Egypt: they confuse nationality with ethnicity.
Sadly these same errors still persist up to this day and it affects the way people read the Word of God and interpret it; and, if people interpret the Word of God incorrectly then all their interpretations of evidence connected to the Word of God will also be in error which leads to the breaking of God's Law. Failure to understand these basic things have led many to following the wrong biblical calendar and so we see all types of brothers and sisters observing the holy days of God on one day, and others on different days.
WHAT SEASON DOES THE YEAR BEGIN?
Getting back to Moses recording the Law given to him by God what does he say about the only month which has a proper Hebrew origin name?
What does Abib mean in Hebrew? "spring".
Hebrew Word of the day "Spring". by Rosen School of Hebrew (formerly eTeacher Hebrew)
Rosen School of Hebrew
When did Moses and Aaron's sister Miriam die?
When did God command Moses to rear up the Tabernacle?
What month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to be observed?
Did Moses say that Abib is the first month of the year?
Did Moses agree or disagree with God on this?
Will anyone dare to argue against God and Moses regarding this matter? Let's take this a step further and look at Day 3 of creation and see what season the year begins:
When we look at nature which of the four seasons does new life appear from the ground? When do bears come out of hibernation? And when do animals migrate from the south back towards the north?
A) Spring (Correct)
B) Summer (Incorrect)
C) Fall (Incorrect)
D) Winter (Incorrect)
If you answered A) Spring great job! If not then you'll have to review the lesson and try again.
WHAT DAY DOES THE YEAR BEGIN EXACTLY?
Now that we know the year begins in the spring season what day does spring exactly begin? Many will rush and say Day 1 of creation but this is incorrect as God didn't create the Sun, Moon and stars until Day 4 (see Genesis 1:1-19). Others may say that God begins the year whenever He chooses to, but this second statement we can prove to be false as God began and ended each day at a specific time, and He began the week on Day 1 and ended it on Day 7; and in the Ten Commandments Moses tells us that Days 1-6 are for us to do all of our work while the 7th Day is a Shabbat: for this pattern of work and rest follows the example of God during the creation week (see Genesis 1:1-2:3 cf. Exodus 20:8-11). According to the Word of God He only designated the Sun, Moon and stars to be keep track of time and nothing else, all of the other activities in nature would simply act as indicators to help us point what season we're in, but they couldn't tell us the exact day or hour (Genesis 1:14-19 cf. vv. 9-13; 20-31).
God's Word then instructs us to understand that without the Sun, Moon and stars you cannot have a proper working calendar, and that He began His calendar on Day 4 of creation. What then are these, "[...]two great lights[...]" Moses is referring to God creating when he says, "[...]the greater light to rule over the day, and the lesser light to rule over the night: He made the stars also."? When we look at in nature at the sky during the day we see the Sun, and at night we see the Moon and the stars: therefore we know that the Sun is the Greater Light and the Moon is the Lesser Light. Clearly this contradicts our modern notion of astronomy where we are told that the Moon is not a light source but refelects the light from the Sun...and when you trace back where we get this knowledge from it ultimately comes from pagan unbelievers...not from God; and for anyone with a telescope or who has been able to see the Moon landing videos from NASA will observe that the Moon has no reflective surface...and a simple experiment of solid and liquid objects will show the observer that only mirrors and water can reflect light...otherwise aside from the Sun, Moon and stars there are very few objects in our world which can emit light or act act as light sources. So then because the Sun is greater than the Moon, and the Moon greater than the stars: we see that the Biblical Calendar of God is solar and led by the Sun which regulates the day and the seasons throughout the year; the other luminaries are important as well for God made them to regulate the night and act as signs for other things.
Is there any archaeological evidence to support the year beginning on the 4th Day (e.g. Wednesday)? Yes:
As I have been growing and walking with the Lord it saddens me that there are so many brothers and sisters in the Lord who are fast asleep, and lack a basic understanding of God's Word: and this is very apparent when dealing with the exact calendar God established at creation. Why is this? Well when people do not have God as their basic starting point for everything then they fail to ask basic questions, and in the end don't have the basic answers they're looking for...and I should know because I too was once a part of those in Plato's Cave. This thread will serve as an introduction to ask these basic and important questions, so that the answers which follow will be clear. This thread is not an exhaustive account of every single type of calendar out their as that would be a foolish thing to try and cover. Instead we will start with the Truth and prove it biblically, and from there everything which departs from the Truth of God's Word, whether small or great, is considered false.
NATIONALITY AND ETHNICITY, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
When Moses wrote the Law (i.e. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) how was he able to accurately narrarate all of the histories prior to his birth? One could say that he was able to use written histories of other nations, and on the surface this might seem sound, but the way in which Moses narrates is unlike regular historians who are citing from public records or writings of other historians, as it is clear that Moses writes everything as a matter of fact; furthermore we know that when Moses received all of His knowledge from God he was on Mt. Sinai for 40 Days and 40 Nights: therefore Moses wouldn't have been able to consult any pagan works nor have any works from Noah, Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob and his twelve sons to consult from and compare. So then we are left with concluding that God Himself or an angel sent by God personally narrated these histories to Moses. And this isn't unreasonable to believe for not even Adam was present at the beginning of creation for Moses tells us plainly that he was created on Day 6 (e.g. Friday).
And speaking of Adam it is a huge misconception that he was either Hebrew or Jewish, and this same erroneous conclusion is used to determine the ethnicity of Moses, Jacob and his twleve sons, Isaac, Abraham, etc. From here we must ask ourselves, "What is the difference between nationality and ethnicity?" Nationality deals with the place one is born whereas ethnicity is concened with the people group one is descended from; in our modern day we are used to using the terms Hebrew, Jew, and Israeli interchangeabley but, if we are to be precise and use them correctly:
Israel = Nation
Jew = Judah = Tribe
Hebrew = Ethnicity
So then every Israelite is a Hebrew, but not every Hebrew is an Israelite or a Jew. Proof of this may be seen in the story of Jacob who was given a second name Israel by God, and his fourth son Judah is where the term Jew comes from: and becuase Jacob has twelve sons we know that there are twelve tribes of Israel, and it is these tribes which make up the nation of Israel; what's more Jacob and his sons are all Hebrew because they all descend from Abraham who was the first to be called a Hebrew; and they are called Hebrews because of their great ancestor Heber/Eber who is descended from Shem; and, Shem's name in Greek is spelled Sem and is where we get the term semite. From this evidence we see that prior to Jacob being born there were no Jews or Israelites to speak of, but only Hebrews; and when we go back to Shem we see that he himself was not a Hebrew, nor was Noah, all the way back to Adam. So then what language did everyone speak prior to the Flood? This question may be answered by asking a different question, "What language are the first ten generations before the Flood written in?" The simple answer is Hebrew, so it is not suprising that God continued His narrative through Abraham the Hebrew, and recorded it in Hebrew through Moses.
With the aforesaid now clear I would like to clear up some major errors concerning Abraham, Jacob, and Moses as regards their nationality and ethnic origins. Many people foolishly claim that Abraham was a Babylonian, Jacob a Canaanite, and Moses an Egyptian and I find this due to either pure ignorance or evil motives to deceive. While it is true that Abraham was born in Babylon this only means his nationality is Babylonian but his ethnic origin according to his genealogy is Hebrew because of his ancestor Heber. In a similar fashion people unfamiliar with the origins of Jacob would naturally assume him to be a Canaanite becuase he sojourned in Canaan; and others might wrongly call him a Syrian or Aramean because of his brother-in-law Laban who lived in that country, but for the same reasons stated above this is incorrect as these only refer to countries and nations but, not his ethnic origins; and, many make this same error with Moses simply because he was born in Egypt: they confuse nationality with ethnicity.
Sadly these same errors still persist up to this day and it affects the way people read the Word of God and interpret it; and, if people interpret the Word of God incorrectly then all their interpretations of evidence connected to the Word of God will also be in error which leads to the breaking of God's Law. Failure to understand these basic things have led many to following the wrong biblical calendar and so we see all types of brothers and sisters observing the holy days of God on one day, and others on different days.
WHAT SEASON DOES THE YEAR BEGIN?
Getting back to Moses recording the Law given to him by God what does he say about the only month which has a proper Hebrew origin name?
“Honor the Lord your God by celebrating Passover in the month of Abib; it was on a night in that month that he rescued you from Egypt."
Deuteronomy 16:1 GNTD
Deuteronomy 16:1 GNTD
What does Abib mean in Hebrew? "spring".
Hebrew Word of the day "Spring". by Rosen School of Hebrew (formerly eTeacher Hebrew)
Rosen School of Hebrew
When did Moses and Aaron's sister Miriam die?
"In the first month the whole community of Israel came to the wilderness of Zin and camped at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried."
Numbers 20:1 GNTD
Numbers 20:1 GNTD
When did God command Moses to rear up the Tabernacle?
"The Lord said to Moses, So on the first day of the first month of the second year after they left Egypt, the Tent of the Lord's presence was set up."
Exodus 40:1, 17 GNTD
Exodus 40:1, 17 GNTD
What month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to be observed?
“Keep the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I have commanded you, eat unleavened bread for seven days in the month of Abib, because it was in that month that you left Egypt."
Exodus 34:18 GNTD
Exodus 34:18 GNTD
"In the month of Abib, the month in which you left Egypt, celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread in the way that I commanded you. Do not eat any bread made with yeast during the seven days of this festival. Never come to worship me without bringing an offering."
Exodus 23:15 GNTD
Exodus 23:15 GNTD
Did Moses say that Abib is the first month of the year?
"Moses said to the people, 'Remember this day—the day on which you left Egypt, the place where you were slaves. This is the day the Lord brought you out by his great power. No leavened bread is to be eaten. You are leaving Egypt on this day in the first month, the month of Abib.'"
Exodus 13:3-4 GNTD
Exodus 13:3-4 GNTD
Did Moses agree or disagree with God on this?
"The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Egypt: 'This month is to be the first month of the year for you.'"
Exodus 12:1-2 GNTD
Exodus 12:1-2 GNTD
Will anyone dare to argue against God and Moses regarding this matter? Let's take this a step further and look at Day 3 of creation and see what season the year begins:
"Then God commanded, 'Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear'—and it was done. He named the land 'Earth,' and the water which had come together he named 'Sea.' And God was pleased with what he saw. Then he commanded, 'Let the earth produce all kinds of plants, those that bear grain and those that bear fruit'—and it was done. So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw. Evening passed and morning came—that was the third day."
Genesis 1:9-13 GNTD
Genesis 1:9-13 GNTD
When we look at nature which of the four seasons does new life appear from the ground? When do bears come out of hibernation? And when do animals migrate from the south back towards the north?
A) Spring (Correct)
B) Summer (Incorrect)
C) Fall (Incorrect)
D) Winter (Incorrect)
If you answered A) Spring great job! If not then you'll have to review the lesson and try again.
WHAT DAY DOES THE YEAR BEGIN EXACTLY?
Now that we know the year begins in the spring season what day does spring exactly begin? Many will rush and say Day 1 of creation but this is incorrect as God didn't create the Sun, Moon and stars until Day 4 (see Genesis 1:1-19). Others may say that God begins the year whenever He chooses to, but this second statement we can prove to be false as God began and ended each day at a specific time, and He began the week on Day 1 and ended it on Day 7; and in the Ten Commandments Moses tells us that Days 1-6 are for us to do all of our work while the 7th Day is a Shabbat: for this pattern of work and rest follows the example of God during the creation week (see Genesis 1:1-2:3 cf. Exodus 20:8-11). According to the Word of God He only designated the Sun, Moon and stars to be keep track of time and nothing else, all of the other activities in nature would simply act as indicators to help us point what season we're in, but they couldn't tell us the exact day or hour (Genesis 1:14-19 cf. vv. 9-13; 20-31).
God's Word then instructs us to understand that without the Sun, Moon and stars you cannot have a proper working calendar, and that He began His calendar on Day 4 of creation. What then are these, "[...]two great lights[...]" Moses is referring to God creating when he says, "[...]the greater light to rule over the day, and the lesser light to rule over the night: He made the stars also."? When we look at in nature at the sky during the day we see the Sun, and at night we see the Moon and the stars: therefore we know that the Sun is the Greater Light and the Moon is the Lesser Light. Clearly this contradicts our modern notion of astronomy where we are told that the Moon is not a light source but refelects the light from the Sun...and when you trace back where we get this knowledge from it ultimately comes from pagan unbelievers...not from God; and for anyone with a telescope or who has been able to see the Moon landing videos from NASA will observe that the Moon has no reflective surface...and a simple experiment of solid and liquid objects will show the observer that only mirrors and water can reflect light...otherwise aside from the Sun, Moon and stars there are very few objects in our world which can emit light or act act as light sources. So then because the Sun is greater than the Moon, and the Moon greater than the stars: we see that the Biblical Calendar of God is solar and led by the Sun which regulates the day and the seasons throughout the year; the other luminaries are important as well for God made them to regulate the night and act as signs for other things.
Is there any archaeological evidence to support the year beginning on the 4th Day (e.g. Wednesday)? Yes:
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