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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 Does the Feast of Unleavened Bread Start
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one that is born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. (Exo 12:18-20 ASV) There are some who believe this passage is defining the parameters of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which lasts 7 days, to…
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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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Feast of Tabernacles Sukkot 2011 – Leviticus 23:40 The Way We Did It part 1
23:40 and on the first day ye shall take goodly fruit of trees, and branches of palm trees, and thick boughs of trees, and willows, and branches of osiers from the brook, to rejoice before the Lord your God seven days in the year. We went to the “hill country” of our family land to gather these things. For the goodly fruit of the trees, we chose Persimmons. We picked about a dozen and chose one each of the choice fruits for each of us. This is obviously a fitting fulfillment of “goodly fruit of trees”. We were thinking along the lines of rejoicing for the fruit Yahweh has provided from…
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Feast of Tabernacles Sukkot 2011 Our Sukkah
Here is our homemade sukkah. Constructed of Eastern Red Cedar, a few lag bolts, paracord and deck screws. It has 3 1/2 walls and a door. The half wall is open at the bottom to allow access to the tent. The booth is our living and dining area, the tent is for a waterproof bedroom. The whole family got in on the project. It was a lot of work but entirely satisfying and rewarding.
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Present an Offering Made to YHWH By Fire
I was reading in Leviticus 23 last night and noticed that the instructions for the Feast of Tabernacles in verse 36 says, “For seven days present offerings made to YHWH by fire, and on the eighth day…” I then noticed this instruction to “present offerings made to YHWH by fire” are also found in verse 8 (Feast of Unleavened Bread), verse 23 (Yom Teruah), and verse 27 (Yom Kippur). This particular phrase was not made during the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot), however now I realize we are told to do the same there. But what does this mean? I understand it meant to go to the tabernacle and literally present…
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Day and Night
I’m sitting here putting together a study on “When the Day Begins”, and I’m baffled that I even have to do this. My premise is that Day is clearly defined in Genesis 1. Not only does he call “Light” “Day” and creates a greater light to govern the Day, Elohim references Day and Night as two separate things all throughout Scripture. Yet it is a popularly held belief in Jewish circles (spilling over into the Hebrew Roots movement) that a “Whole Day” includes Night. These proponents claim Genesis 1 supports this position citing “And there was evening and there was morning – the first day”. So I spent last night looking up every reference to…
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Don’t Call Me A Gentile
Dear Older Brother of the Tribe of Judah, I would appreciate it if you would not refer to me as a gentile. I am not. I am as much Israel as you are, perhaps more. This would depend on your status with the Mashiach. I know him, do you? It is has never been about the natural seed. If it was, I believe Scripture would read a little differently. After all, we have Cain, Ishmael, Esau and on down the line. All had natural seed and were tares just the same. It seems that the natural lineage so greatly boasted upon falls to the second born. Those Patriarchs of faith…
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What About Daniel 7:25 and the set times?
Daniel 7:25 And he will say words against the Most High, attempting to put an end to the saints of the Most High; and he will have the idea of changing times and law; and the saints will be given into his hands for a time and times and half a time. I believe that this prophetic Scripture speaks to us in our current time frame as well as holding multiple fulfillments in the past and future. I see fruit of the spirit of anti-messiah working effectively in the Constantinian religion that Yahweh was gracious enough to lead me out of. To the very core there is opposition to obedience…
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Two or Three Witnesses
2 Corinthians 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established Deuteronomy 17:6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. Matthew 18:16 But if he will…
