Sabbath Day - Shabbath
And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made. (Genesis 2:2-3 ASV)
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Torah Calendar: 5th Day Start vs 4th Day
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 what the Bible says. I read in the Book of Enoch that there were precisely 364 days in a year. The extra days were quarterly divider days that come between the 3rd & 4th chodesh, the 6th & 7th chodesh, 9th and 10th chodesh, and the 12th and 1st chodesh of the next year. Enoch describes them as what we might commonly refer to as the solstices & equinoxes. With…
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Did Manna Start on the 16th or the 17th?
There is some disagreement over the timing of the events laid out in Exodus 16. Some believe it is suggesting the 1st day the manna was provided in the wilderness was on the 16th day of the 2nd chodesh, while others believe it was not until the 17th day. I’d like to lay these positions out along with my understanding. I will address the known challenges I have come across and I hope others will chime in with anymore that I am not aware of.
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LXX: New Insight to Day of Atonement’s Sabbath Standing
In looking into the matter of the Day of Atonement being a 7th day Sabbath more deeply, I’ve discovered something new in the Septuagint…well, “new” to me. The Septuagint (LXX) refers to the Day of Atonement like this: Lev 16:31 (LXX) This shall be to you a *most holy sabbath* (σάββατα σαββάτων), a rest, and ye shall humble your souls; it is a perpetual ordinance. In the Greek, the word “sabbaton” (G4521) appears twice like this: σάββατα σαββάτων. The only other verse where this is phrased as such is Lev 23:32: Lev 23:32 (LXX) It shall be a **holy sabbath** (σάββατα σαββάτων) to you; and ye shall humble your souls,…
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When a Day Begins and Ends
I’ve recently compiled a study on When a Day Begins and Ends according to Genesis 1 that I thought would be helpful to those who are seeking this matter out. I also addressed several of the most popular texts used to justify an evening-to-evening reckoning of a Day. Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments below. You might also be interested in this video presentation by the same name:
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Keep From Doing As You Please
As I was studying out the Day of Atonement in Scripture, I came across a familiar passage, Isaiah 58:13-14: “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, then you will find your joy in the LORD, and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” The mouth of the LORD has…