Author Archives: Messyanic

About Messyanic

Homesteading Wife, Unschooling Mom and perpetual Bible student, continually taking the road less traveled. (@messyanic)

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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Do Not Kindle A Fire

Posted on 02/28/2014 by Messyanic

I’m often amazed at how many doctrines of men are a result of verses in Scripture ripped from their immediate contexts.  Sadly, so many are unaware that much of what they believe to be true is not supported in Scripture … Continue reading →

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The Promised Messiah: the Son of David

Posted on 02/11/2014 by Messyanic

We see in the Tanakh (Old Testament) where it is promised that YHVH will raise up a seed after David, which shall be of his bowels, who will build a house for Him. He will be a son to YHVH … Continue reading →

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The Son of David and the Son of God

Posted on 02/11/2014 by Messyanic

It seems that the understanding of the Messiah being both the Son of David and the Son of God is pictured in the Tanakh (Psalm 2, 2 Samuel 7:8-16), but the Jews in Yeshua’s day did not understand how Yeshua … 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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When is the Sabbath Day According to Yeshua?

Posted on 02/02/2014 by Messyanic

Did Yeshua ever indicate when the Sabbath day was? I used to think not, but then an online acquaintance brought to my attention the following gospel accounts, which I now realize clearly indicates a particular day of a month (“chodesh”) … Continue reading →

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Torah Calendar: 5th Day Start vs 4th Day

Posted on 02/01/2014 by Messyanic

About a year ago I had an “Aha!” moment about the calendar put forth in Torah.  At the time I was of the understanding that there were 12 “chodesh” in a year and 30 days in each “chodesh” based on … Continue reading →

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