4-Sun Moon & Stars
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, and for seasons, and for days and years: and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. (Genesis 1:14-19 ASV)
- 1-Day and Night, 4-Sun Moon & Stars, Day of Atonement - Yom Kippur, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Passover - Pesach, Precept Upon Precept, Sabbath Day - Shabbath
When a Day Begins and Ends (Video)
Our modern culture teaches a day is a 24-hour period of time that begins at midnight. Jewish tradition teaches a day is a 24-hour period of time that begins at sunset. But what does the Bible say? Watch this presentation covering the Biblical definition of the day, how long it lasts, when it begins and why it matters.
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When is the Start of the Year?
EDITED 1/25/17: See Notes in Red. Recently I received an email that read: I have been thinking about the start of the year and wondered how you determine the beginning of the year using a solar calendar. Here was my response: From what I understand from the Book of Enoch, the years are solar in nature one year with the has months being determined by way of the sun rising in 6 different stations of the sky in the east and setting in 6 in the west (marked by the 12 constellations of the stars), and the moon likely plays a part in telling us which year we are in over a series of years.
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When is the Sabbath Day According to the Bible?
This past week at our fall camp-out I did a presentation on what I understand the Torah to be testifying to concerning when the Sabbath days fall out on the 364-day solar year model put forth in the Book of Enoch. It’s been a few years since I discovered this layout, and I’ve been relatively quiet in discussing this subject publicly because I have not been able to reconcile how that model would play out in a modern setting given what we experience with a 365.24 day solar year. However, more recently I’ve been associating with some folks who esteem the 364-day priestly calendar discussed among the Dead Sea Scrolls, and…
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Syncing with the Sun
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Syncing with the Sun
Last night was supposed to mark the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. This is when we “spring” forward an hour on our timekeeping devices. But I think the title of this event is misleading. How are we saving any daylight here? All we’re really doing is syncing our man-made devices with the light of the sun (or at least trying to), so why not just call it “Syncing with the Sun”?
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Shooting the Stars Videos using a Nikon Coolpix P900
About a week ago I came across the following video Emily S. Connors took of the star named “Procyon”, and I was totally fascinated by it. I never knew stars looked like this! Most pictures I’ve seen of the stars are usually just a bunch of points of light on a dark backdrop, similar to what I see when I look up to the sky with the naked eye. I’ve seen how they twinkle, but I never really bothered to get a closer look. That is, until I saw the above video.
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Syncing with the Sun
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Does the Sun Really Rise?
We have all seen the sun move across the sky at some point or another. From our vantage point, it appears that the sun rises up over the horizon in the east, travels in an upward motion in the sky overhead until it reaches its peak and then descends the rest of the way as it sets in the west. That’s what it looks like. But is that what is really happening? We’ve been taught from early childhood, that what we see concerning the sun is actually a result of the globe earth rotating on its own tilted axis in the face of a relatively still sun. However, there is no…
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The Beginning of Time As We Know It (Video)
Here’s a look at the first 19 verses of Genesis 1. Many think the beginning of time took place in verse 1, but what about time as we know it? Check this out and let us know what you think. 😉
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Does the Sun Really Go Down?
In my studies of the sun, I have found that although most English translations refer to the sun setting or going down, the Hebrew tells a different story. (Genesis 15:12 ESV) As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him. (Genesis 15:17 ESV) When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. (Genesis 28:11 ESV) And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under…
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At Odds with Modern Science
I contend that what the Bible teaches concerning the heavens, earth, sun, moon and stars and what we experience in our daily (and nightly) lives are at odds with what the world of modern science would have us believe. The Heavens and the Earth We read in Genesis 1 that a firmament, a firm, stamped out expanse, which is called the “heavens”, was made to separate between the waters under it and the waters above it. Then the waters under this firmament were gathered together and dryness appeared. This dryness is called earth and the gathered waters are called seas. And when we stand on the earth near any shoreline…
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Let Them Be…For Seasons
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. (Genesis 1:14-15 ESV) The word translated as “seasons” in the Hebrew Masoretic Text (MT) is “moedim” (H4150), which means “appointed times”.
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