Category Archives: Creation

In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 Brenton)

For in six days the Lord made the heaven and the earth, and the sea and all things in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it. (Exodus 20:11 Brenton)

The Beginning of Time As We Know It

Posted on 08/21/2014 by Messyanic

Many of us have been taught that the first seven days outlined in Genesis 1 were seven 24-hour “days” and that these “days” all began at sunset. However, when we take a closer look at this chapter, slowly reading line upon line, we see that … Continue reading →

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And There Was Evening…

Posted on 05/25/2014 by Messyanic

And there was evening and there was morning, one day. (Genesis 1:5b ASV) The King James Version translates this verse as follows: “And the evening and the morning were the first day.” This reads so much differently than the above rendering, … Continue reading →

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And God Called the Light Day…

Posted on 05/25/2014 by Messyanic

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. (Genesis 1:5a ASV) Light = Day Darkness = Night Here we see God naming the separated light and darkness “Day” and “Night”, respectively, similar to his naming the … Continue reading →

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And God Separated the Light…

Posted on 05/25/2014 by Messyanic

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. (Gen 1:3-4) Here we see “light” (H216 “or”) being called into existence. Elohim … Continue reading →

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Sun Gives Signs to Mark

Posted on 04/23/2014 by Messyanic

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs (H226), and for seasons, and for days and years: and let them be for lights … Continue reading →

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The Day After…the Spring Equinox

Posted on 03/21/2014 by Messyanic

This is a follow up to my previous post on what I observed on March 20, 2014. Today (March 21, 2014), we had another beautiful sunny day, so I was able to start marking the shadows in the morning (using … Continue reading →

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Path of the Spring Equinox in Central Virginia

Posted on 03/20/2014 by Messyanic

We’ve been tracking the path of the sun for the past three weeks in Central Virginia. I shared my notes on what we used for a sundial a few days ago and the path of the sun for various days … Continue reading →

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Watching the Path of the Sun

Posted on 03/17/2014 by Messyanic

Genesis 1:14-15 tells us that Elohim/God put luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to divide between the day and the night, to give light upon the earth and to serve for signs to mark, for seasons, for days and years. … Continue reading →

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How Many Days in a Biblical Year?

Posted on 02/10/2014 by Messyanic

Scripture clearly tells us there are 12 months (H2320 “chodesh”) in a Biblical year and infers there are 30 days per Biblical month/chodesh. So does this mean there are 360 days in a Biblical year? For years I thought that’s … Continue reading →

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How Many Days in a Biblical Month?

Posted on 02/09/2014 by Messyanic

The Hebrew word most often translated as “month” in the Tanakh (Old Testament) is “chodesh” (H2320), and it is always used when a date is given. Scripture clearly states there are 12 chodesh in a year, but only infers there … Continue reading →

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