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Die Schöpfungswoche zerstört die Idee, daß der Vollmond der Neumond ist.

Stoßt am Neumond[1] in das Horn[2], am Vollmond,[3] zum Tag unseres Festes! Denn das ist eine Satzung für Israel, es ist eine Verordnung des G-ttes Jakobs.[4] Er setzte es ein als Zeugnis für Joseph, als er auszog gegen das Land Ägypten. – Eine Sprache, die ich nicht kannte, höre ich: Psalm 81,4-6

Im alten Babylon wurde ursprünglich ein reiner Mondkalender verwendet, wobei der Neumond der Monatsbeginn war. Bei Vollmond, der nach diesem Kalender immer zur Monatsmitte war, gab es Feiern (der Name dafür war sappatu, davon leitet sich der Sabbat ab).

Philon von Alexandria schreibt

For it is said in the Scripture: On the tenth day of this month let each of them take a sheep according to his house; in order that from the tenth, there may be consecrated to the tenth, that is to God, the sacrifices which have been preserved in the soul, which is illuminated in two portions out of the three, until it is entirely changed in every part, and becomes a heavenly brilliancy like a full moon, at the height of its increase at the end of the second WEEK…

Denn es heißt in der Heiligen Schrift: Am zehnten Tag dieses Monats nehme jeder von ihnen ein Schaf nach seinem Hause; damit vom zehnten Tag an die in der Seele bewahrten Opfer dem zehnten, das heißt G-tt, geweiht werden, wobei die Seele in zwei von drei Teilen erleuchtet wird, bis sie in jedem Teil völlig verändert ist und zu einem himmlischen Glanz wie ein Vollmond wird, auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer Zunahme am Ende der zweiten WOCHE...

Philon bestätigt, daß das Passahfest zum Ende der zweiten Woche mit dem Vollmond zusammenfällt.

Andere Passagen aus der jüdischen Literatur, die in der Ära des späten Tempels geschrieben wurden, zeigen ebenfalls, dass zeitgenössische Priester damals die jährliche Ernte um einen Mondquartalsplan herum durchführten. Ein Abschnitt aus Die Sondergesetze, Teil 1 deutet darauf hin, dass die Mitglieder der Priesterschaft mit einem Ernteplan vertraut gewesen waren, der auf den Mondphasen beruhte:

"[Der Mond] erhält die perfekten Formen in Perioden von 7 Tagen - der Halbmond in der ersten 7-Tage-Periode nach seiner Konjunktion mit der Sonne, Vollmond in der zweiten; und wenn er wieder zurückkehrt [= nach dem Vollmond], ist die erste bis zum Halbmond, dann hört er bei seiner Konjunktion mit der Sonne auf. . . das feinste Kornmehl mit Öl vermischt . . . und Wein in vorgeschriebenen Mengen [werden periodisch angeboten] . . . Der Grund dafür ist, dass auch diese durch die Mondumlaufbahnen in den Jahreszeiten zur Reife gebracht werden, insbesondere wenn der Mond zur Reifung der Früchte beiträgt; Getreide und Wein und Öl . . . " (Verfasser: der jüdische Schriftsteller: Philo Judaeus um die Wende der christlichen Zeitrechnung, Übersetzung nach Yonge).

Auch der jüdische Geschichtsschreiber Flavius Josephus schreibt über Ereignisse wie dem Exodus:

Sie verließen Ägypten im Monat Xanthikos um die Zeit des Vollmondes am fünfzehnten Tag.

Klemens von Alexandria beschreibt den Mondmonat in 4 Wochenperioden von 7 Tagen wie folgt:

Und in Perioden von 7 Tagen durchläuft der Mond seine Veränderungen. In der ersten Woche wird er zum Halbmond, in der zweiten zum Vollmond, und in der dritten Woche, in der er abnimmt, wieder zum Halbmond, und in der vierten verschwindet er.

Der Uposatha ist der buddhistische Sabbattag, der seit der Zeit Buddhas (500 v.u.Z.) existiert und noch heute von Millionen von Anhängern in Regionen des Ostens befolgt wird

Im Allgemeinen wird Uposatha etwa einmal pro Woche in Übereinstimmung mit den vier Mondphasen beobachtet: Neumond, Vollmond und die zwei Viertelmonde dazwischen. In einigen Gemeinden werden nur der Neumond und der Vollmond als Uposatha-Tage beobachtet.

Aus den Qumran-Handschriften geht folgendes hervor

Da der Mondzyklus 29,53 Tage dauert und mit dem Neumond beginnt, brauchen wir nur die aufgeführten Vollmondtage mit der Phase von 14,76 Tagen zu korrelieren, da der Vollmond im Durchschnitt auf halber Strecke des Zyklus auftritt. Die Fokussierung auf die Vollmonde macht sofort deutlich, wie das Ende des Mondmonats definiert wurde. Die letzten Tage des Monats werden fast immer als 13 Tage nach dem Vollmond aufgeführt, unabhängig davon, ob der Monat 29 oder 30 Tage hat oder nicht. Das bedeutet, dass der letzte Tag im Durchschnitt am Tag 27.76 liegt (14.76 + 13 = 27.76). Das sind fast zwei volle Tage vor dem Neumond (am 29.53), was bedeutet, dass der letzte Tag ihres Monats der letzte Tag war, an dem die alte Sichel vor der Morgendämmerung sichtbar war. Das unterscheidet sich sehr von der Vorgehensweise in Jerusalem, wo der neue Halbmond beobachtet wurde, stimmt aber mit einer vorgeschlagenen Methode überein, wie ein galiläischer Kalender hätte geregelt werden können.[14] So war in Qumran der erste Tag des Monats offenbar der erste Tag, an dem der Mond nicht sichtbar war.

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David teilte die Priester in 24 Abteilungen; 16 von ihnen waren von dem Haus Eleasars und 8 von dem Haus Itamars.

Eine Liste mit den 24 Namen der jeweiligen Familienhäupter findet man im Buch der Chronik

Und Schemaja, der Sohn Nethaneels, der Schreiber aus den Leviten, schrieb sie auf in Gegenwart des Königs und der Obersten und Zadoks, des Priesters, und Achimelechs, des Sohnes von Abjatar, und in Gegenwart der Familienhäupter unter den Priestern und Leviten; je ein Vaterhaus wurde ausgelost von Eleasar und je eines wurde ausgelost von Itamar.

Und das erste Los fiel[1] auf Jojarib, das zweite auf Jedaja,
das dritte auf Harim, das vierte auf Seorim,
das fünfte auf Malchija, das sechste auf Mijamin,
das siebte auf Hakkoz, das achte auf Abija,
das neunte auf Jeschua, das zehnte auf Schechanja,
das elfte auf Eljaschib, das zwölfte auf Jakim,
das dreizehnte auf Huppa, das vierzehnte auf Jeschebab,
das fünfzehnte auf Bilga, das sechzehnte auf Immer,
das siebzehnte auf Hesir, das achtzehnte auf Happizez,
das neunzehnte auf Petachja, das zwanzigste auf Jecheskel,
das einundzwanzigste auf Jachin, das zweiundzwanzigste auf Gamul,
das dreiundzwanzigste auf Delaja, das vierundzwanzigste auf Maasja.

Das ist die Reihenfolge ihres Dienstes, nach der sie in das Haus des Herrn zu gehen hatten nach ihrer Ordnung, [gegeben] durch ihren Vater Aaron, wie es ihm der Herr, der G-tt Israels, geboten hatte. 1.Chr.24,6-19

Die Leviten wurden auf ähnliche Weise eingeteilt; vgl. 1.Chr.23. David gründete außerdem innerhalb der Armee eine Art Bürgerwehr. Jede ihrer Abteilungen hatte einen Monat zu dienen; vgl. 1.Chr.27.

Die Abteilungen der Priester und Leviten wurden durch Esra bei der Wiederkehr aus der Gefangenschaft wieder hergestellt

Und sie bestimmten die Priester nach ihren Abteilungen und die Leviten nach ihren Ordnungen für den Dienst G-ttes in Jerusalem, wie es im Buch Moses geschrieben steht. Esra 6,18

Sie waren auch zur Zeit des N.T. noch im Einsatz:

Zacharias, der Vater von Johannes dem Täufer, war aus der Abteilung von Abia. Dies bezieht sich zweifellos auf Abija, der als achter Name in 1.>Chr.24,10 genannt wird. Am Ende seines Dienstes kehrte Zacharias nach Hause zurück (Lk.1,5 .23). Die Dienstzeit betrug eine Woche und begann am Sabbat (2.Chr.23,8).

Die Zahl 24 findet man selten in der Schrift. Deshalb könnten die 24 Abteilungen der Priester, was die Zahl anbetrifft, eine Anspielung auf die 24 Ältesten sein (Offb.4,4). Diese auf Thronen sitzenden Ältesten repräsentieren womöglich u.a. das vollständige himmlische Priestertum.

Für die 24 Priesterabteilungen gibt es jedoch auch einen eher banalen, praktischen Grund. König David hat versucht, einen jährlichen Verwaltungszyklus festzulegen, der in den Zeitrahmen eines Jahres passt.

Keine Anwendung von Davids System kann verstanden werden, wenn die Jahre aus 52 ununterbrochenen Wochen bestanden. 12 Mondmonate enthalten ungefähr 354 Sonnentage oder 50 moderne Wochen plus 4 Tage, was zu 18 zusätzlichen Tagen führt.

Jahre sind nicht immer zwölf Monate lang, manchmal sind sie dreizehn. Im Vergleich zu modernen Wochen sind 13 Mondmonate ungefähr 384 Sonnentage oder 54 Wochen plus 6 Tage, und es ist offensichtlich, daß es keinen direkten Zusammenhang zwischen der Zahl 24 und irgendeinem Mondjahr geben kann, das moderne Wochen enthält.

Für die Mondwochen stellt dies kein Problem dar, denn obwohl der Text sich nicht mit Schaltjahren beschäftigt, braucht es nur ein wenig Aufmerksamkeit, um zu erkennen, daß vier zusätzliche Wochen leicht durch eine Sechs-Jahres-Rotation durch die 24 Divisionen (6 Jahre) aufgeteilt werden können, d.h. 4 Wochen extra pro Jahr.)

David teilte die Dienste der Priester in 24 Gruppen ein. Das Mond-Sonnen-Jahr, das David kannte, war in 48 Wochen unterteilt, was bedeutet, daß die Priester zweimal im Jahr dienten

Dieses Rotationssystem würde jedoch zwei Herausforderungen bieten:

Erstens würden die Divisionen 1-4 im ersten Schaltjahr im dreizehnten Monat und dann wieder im nächsten unmittelbar folgenden Monat dienen (was ihre normale Rotation wäre). Ebenso würden die Abteilungen 21-24 im sechsten Schaltjahr im zwölften Monat (wie üblich) und dann wieder im dreizehnten Monat dienen. Zweitens würde die dritte Abteilung einen intensiveren Dienst haben, da sie immer während des 15. und 22. des ersten und siebten Monats dienen würde, den zwei großen Festen Matzot und Sukkot





Obwohl keiner dieser Faktoren allein beweist, dass eine solche Rotation nicht durchgeführt wurde, würden sie dagegen sprechen.

Eine andere Möglichkeit wäre eine kontinuierliche Rotation durch die 24 Divisionen unabhängig von den Schaltmonaten. Auf diese Weise würden sich die zwei normalen Dienstwochen für jede Abteilung in jedem Schaltjahr um vier Wochen verlängern. Würde diese zweite Methode angewendet, würden die Wochen, in denen eine Division diente, im Laufe des Jahres rotieren und am Ende des 6. Schaltjahres – oder alle 16–17 Jahre – wieder an ihre ursprüngliche Position zurückkehren. Außerdem würden sich sechs Divisionen die zusätzliche Belastung des dritten Platzes teilen.
Im Laufe eines Jahres würden sich die Positionen 1–24 wie aufgeführt zweimal der Reihe nach wiederholen, gefolgt von vier zusätzlichen Wochen in Schaltjahren:





Bei beiden Sichtweisen der Rotation der 24 Abteilungen macht ein lunares Wochenmodell Sinn und weist sogar eine bemerkenswerte Ordnung auf. Dennoch haben wir keine Möglichkeit zu wissen, welche dieser beiden oder möglicherweise eine andere unentdeckte Option in der Praxis verwendet wurde, um durch die Abteilungen zu rotieren.

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Jedenfalls sollte klar sein, dass alleine der Sieben-Tage-Rhythmus die einzige Konstante in der Zeitzählung ist.

Die Geschichte jedenfalls widerlegt die Annahme eines ununterbrochenen Wochenzyklusses seit der Schöpfung.

Im römischen Kalender repräsentierte der Samstag als „Tag des Saturn“ den ersten Tag der Woche, da Saturn unter den Planeten den obersten Rang der sieben Wochentagsnamen in der abwärts ausgerichteten siderischen Rangfolge einnimmt.
Q.: Samstag

Nach antiken Vorstellungen war der heutige Samstag...der erste Tag der Woche. Er wurde „Tag des Saturn“ (dies Saturni) genannt, d. h. Der nach damaligen Vorstellungen wichtigste Planet stellte den Namensgeber für den ersten und wichtigsten Wochentag. Nachvollziehen läßt sich die römische Zählweise durch den Historiker Cassius Dio, der den Untergang der Stadt Pompeji durch den Ausbruch des Vesuvs auf einen vierten Wochentag (Dienstag, 24.8. 79 n.Chr.) datierte.
Q.: Lexikon universal-wissen: Dies Saturni

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Yhvh says in His Word that the lights (sun and moon) are for the determination of days, times (feasts) and years

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: Gen.1:14

The Hebrew word in this verse translated seasons in the King James Version is moed, meaning set times or appointments. It is the same word translated feasts in Leviticus 23:2, which is the one place where all Yhvhs holy days are indicated

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Lev.23:2

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In Amos we read

Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Amos 3,3

This means that only two can walk together unless they have come into agreement, or in other words, we can only walk with YHWH if we are on the same calendar as Him.

It is essential to observe the moon so that we know where we are on His calendar. Seventh-Day Sabbath cannot be found using a solar calendar. If the Gregorian calendar did not exist, could you go outside, look at the sun and tell whether it is a Sabbath or satyrday?

No.

So much for a solar week.

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In Amos we read

Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Amos 3,3

This means that only two can walk together unless they have come into agreement, or in other words, we can only walk with YHWH if we are on the same calendar as Him.

Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their well-groomed paradigms or illusions challenged.


Scripture does not present two calendars but teaches only one method of time calculation: the luni-solar calendar. The feasts (moed) of Yhvh are all outlined in Leviticus. The very first feast listed is the seventh-day Sabbath!


Many scholars point out that the scriptural week of seven days is in keeping with the phases of the moon as show in most almanacs. They are: new moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter. Perhaps one of the more concise explanations is given by Kittel's Theological Dictionary of the N.T.

Under Hepta (meaning seven) we read,

"The predominant position of the number seven, esp. in Semitic culture and the Bible, but also among the Germans, the Greeks, the Egyptians, etc., is almost certainly due, not to the existence of seven planets, but to observation of the four phases of the moon in seven-day periods, unless, of course, there is no rational explanation."

The obvious reason as explained by Kittel is,

"the phases of the moon could be observed everywhere and were the primitive basis of the reckoning and division of time."

Exactly how the heavenly bodies are to determine the seasons [moed-feasts] and years is unclear. Had the people of Yhvh continued practicing His way of determining these times, there would be no question of when to observe these times correctly. How we are to arrive at using the lights would have been handed down to us.

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Most people will be familiar with a spring festival known collectively as the Festival of the Passover and Unleavened Bread. Within this time, we have the memorial of the killing of the Passover lamb, followed by eating unleavened bread for seven consecutive days. We have a holy convocation (miqra, #H4744) on the first and seventh day of the festival, and enjoy fellowship with other brethren throughout the feast. Within the writings of Scripture concerning this time, there is an intricate piece of evidence in favor of the lunar based Sabbath for the seeker of truth who desires to look in the matters which YHVH has concealed

It is the glory of G-d to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. Proverbs 25:2 KJV

Exodus 12 is where we find how to observe the festival. The lamb is to be slaughtered at beyn ha erebim, or between the evenings on the 14th day of Aviv (Exodus 12:6). This is correctly understood to be around what we would call 3:00 p.m., or at the going down of the sun after its apex in the heavens, the same time YHVH killed His Passover lamb (the Messiah - Isaiah 53:4; Matthew 27:45; John 19:14). After the lamb is slaughtered, we are commanded to eat unleavened bread and bitter herbs with it that night (Exodus 12:8). This eating of the lamb takes place on the 15th of Aviv, the day that the children of Israel were delivered from the land of Egypt. Commenting on this day, Exodus 12:14 says:

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to YHVH throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. Exodus 12:14

Here we see that the 15th day is a memorial day. It keeps us in memory of YHVH s deliverance for the Israelites of that time, from Egyptian slavery. This deliverance began when YHVH passed over the houses in the land of Egypt at midnight on the 15th of Aviv and did not allow the destroyer to come into the homes of the families that had obeyed His orders. Verse 17 of this same chapter then states:

And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. Exodus 12:17

While the verse above commands us to observe the entire feast of unleavened bread, it specifies a particular day we are to observe. This is the same day mentioned as being a feast (chag, #H2282) in Exodus 12:14 for verse 17 tells that it was in this selfsame day that YHVH brought Israel out of Egypt. This is undeniably the 15th of Aviv (Numbers 33:3). As we know, the 15th is the first day of the festival, and thus it is fitting that this day throughout the Biblical text is mentioned. We then read in verse 41-42 that,

And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of YHVH went out from the land of Egypt. It is a night to be much observed unto YHVH for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of YHWH to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations. Exodus 12:41-42

The night to be much observed unto YHVH is none other than the night of the 15th of Aviv, the same day that has been singled out throughout the 12th chapter of Exodus thus far. In Exodus 12:43-50 we see YHVHs ordinances concerning the eating of the Passover, and then to conclude the chapter we find one further reference to the 15th when it states,

And it came to pass the selfsame day, that YHVH did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies. Exodus 12:51

Moving along from here to Exodus 13, we find a continuation of the specific mentioning of the 15th day of Aviv.

And YHVH spake unto Moses, saying, Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand YHVH brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. This day came ye out in the month Abib. And it shall be when YHVH shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. Exodus 13:1-6

We advise the reader to take special notice here how YHVH continues to specifically point out the 15th by the phrase, this day . The 15th day of Aviv is singled out 8 times up to this point, in counting from Exodus 12 up to Exodus 13:5. YHVH must have really wanted His people to uphold this day in much honor and prestige for commemorating His mighty acts. The 15th is an extremely special day in the first month, and we should treat it as such by remembering this day as particularly special as this spring time rolls around each year.

What we find next is fascinating to say the least. Notice the text of Exodus 13:6-7:

Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to YHVH. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. Exodus 13:6-7

A "person" would normally read verse 6 of Exodus 13 and conclude that it is speaking of the (1) seven days of unleavened bread, and (2) the 21st of Aviv or the seventh day of the festival. However, let us explain why we feel this is an inadequate interpretation of the verse.

First, the context up until now has singled out a specific day that YHVH would have us to remember in a special manner.

Secondly, this seventh day mentioned in verse six is singled out as a feast, or in Hebrew, a chag. There is no place in the inspired Scriptures where the 21st is singled out as being a chag.

On the contrary, the 15th of Aviv is referred to as a chag in a similar passage in Numbers 28:17 as well as a passage we ve considered elsewhere in this study, Psalms 81:3-6. Both passages tell us the 15th day is a chag, and that is exactly what the passage in Exodus 13:6 is telling us too, but in a little different manner. Instead of emphasizing the day of the month, as in the respective books of Numbers and Psalms, the Exodus passage emphasizes the day of the week, namely the seventh. This day is the 15th day of the month, the first day of the festival of unleavened bread, and the seventh day of the week. It is in this passage that the phrase seventh day is used in reference to the 15th of Aviv.

One might feel that this evidence is insufficient, but we must respectfully disagree. What we have covered thus far has been built upon a proper exegesis of the Biblical text. However, for the skeptic we will provide at least one more piece to this puzzle, which should cause anyone to see the potency of this passage of Scripture. This piece is what comes directly after verses 6-7 in verses 8-9

And thou shalt show thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which YHVH did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that YHVH s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath YHVH brought thee out of Egypt. Exodus 13:8-9

Here, we have YHVH telling us that we shall show our son in that day . What does YHWH mean by that day ?

What day is He referring to here?

The only logical and grammatically correct way to find this answer is to look back to the closest antecedent, agreeing in either name or number, to the term that day. In this case, we find that the closest antecedent is the term the seventh day in Exodus 13:6!

What this means is that the term that day refers back to YHVHs mentioning of the seventh day which agrees in singular form with verse 8.

Exodus 13:8-9 goes on to tell us twice again about the coming up out of the land of Egypt, the occurrence YHVH would have us memorialize in a special way. One can also continue reading the 13th chapter of Exodus and find that the 15th is again spoken of in verses 14-15.

While we agree that the 21st of Aviv is a special day on YHVHs calendar, a day of holy convocation (Exodus 12:15-16), this is not the day specified as the seventh day in Exodus 13:6 for reasons which should be apparent by now. How can the 15th of Aviv be the seventh day?

Only with lunar Sabbaths.

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There is scripture that clearly teach that the 1st day of Unleavened bread/15th is the 7th day of the week each year and we have overlooked them because of our traditions. This verse alone proves the Lunar Sabbaths because there is no way to have the 15th day of the month/moon be a weekly Sabbath each year unless the weeks are lunar. The following will show that the 15th day of the month/moon is referred to as the first day of the feast AND the seventh day of the week.

Leviticus 23:6-7 shows the 15th day being called the first day, it says, and on the 15th day is the feast of Unleavened Bread and you must eat unleavened bread seven days. In the first day you shall have an holy convocation.

Notice the first day is referring to the 15th day and this is an absolute and you can say that the 15th is the first day of unleavened bread. This one is easy but the next one which shows the 15th being referred to as the SEVENTH day requires some thinking.

Throughout the Scriptures when we see the word SEVENTH, many times it is referring to the Sabbath but is called the seventh day instead of Sabbath. In the first five books, from Genesis through Deuteronomy, seventh day is mentioned approximately 57 times and over half of them is referring to the Sabbath day even though it is called the seventh day.

Example, and Elohim rested the seventh day.

We know this seventh day is referring to the Sabbath. Another one says the seventh day is the Sabbath/intermission. Sabbath means intermission. There are many others which say things like, in the seventh day you shall rest, in seed time and in harvest etc. again, the seventh day is referring to the Sabbath. There are to many to mention everyone of them but my point is that seventh day was a household term and when people heard it they associated the words seventh day with Sabbath unless it was obviously speaking of the carnal number seven.

Having said all this, I will go to Exodus 13:6 which says the feast/chag is in the seventh day. How would someone back then have understood that statement, the feast is in the seventh day?

What feast is in the seventh day?

Exodus 13:6-7a says,

"Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the "seventh day" shall be “A” "feast" to the YHVH. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days;" Exodus 13:6-7a

Notice! it says, "A" feast is "in" the SEVENTH DAY, "SINGULAR" i.e. the feast/chag is on ONE of the seven days of unleavened bread.

When we understand that the Hebrew word for feast here in this verse is chag and the 15th is always called the chag, then we can understand the verse as they understood it and that is the chag/Feast is on the weekly seventh day.

We have asked ourselves, is the "seventh day" that the feast/chag is in, refering to the seventh day of the feast/21st or the seventh day of the week/15th?

Remember one of the seven days of the feast has to be the seventh day of the week, this is an absolute. Did these people understood that seventh day was referring to the 15th day?

Exodus 13:6 says,

"in the "seventh day" shall be a "feast" to the YHVH. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days;"

If we put a comma instead of a period at the end of YHVH, it will read like this,

"in the seventh day shall be a feast to YHWH, Unleavened Bread shall be eaten seven days".

i.e. beginning on the seventh day which is the 15th (chag) and it is the first day of the seven day feast, it is the ONLY day that is called a chag.

From this verse we see conclusively that the "chag"/feast is in the "seventh day" and is called a feast, and at first glance someone would think that the seventh day is referring to the seventh day of the feast/21st, that the chag/feast is in, instead of the seventh day of the week/15th, but I will show that the chag is not in the last day of the feast but is in the first day of the feast which is the 15th, which is always the seventh day of the week.

The chag is simply referring to the day the Passover sacrifice or victim which is killed on the 14th and eaten with unleavened bread in the 15th which is the seventh day of the week, and a day to be much remembered, not the 21st or seventh day of the feast and the verse in question says that the chag/victim is in the seventh day which is referring to the 15th not the 21st.

It continues after saying that the feast/chag is in the seventh day by repeating

"unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days"

i.e. it begins on the 15th/seventh day and continues 7 days.

"Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and "in" the seventh day (15th) shall be a feast (victim) to the YHWH. Unleavened bread shall be eaten (with it) seven days"; (beginning on the 15th Sabbath or seventh day of the week.

Notice that seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten is repeated twice. The verse is simply saying that you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days and in the seventh day/15th is the chag/victim which is eaten with unleavened bread and continues for seven days. The 15th is the main meal in the feast in referred to as a chag. The main meal is in the seventh day. Remember Philo and the Jews that lived during the time of our Saviour understood that the 15th was the seventh day and began these feasts.

Numbers 28:17 says,

And "in" the "fifteenth" day of this month is the "feast": (chag) seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten".

Notice is says, "in" the "fifteenth" day of this month is the "feast/chag": Exodus 13:6 says the feast/chag is in the seventh day. Now I ask you, is the feast in the 15th day or is the feast in the seventh day?

Could the 15th be the seventh day which would harmonize the two verses?

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Leviticus 23 says,

on the morrow after the Sabbath/15th the Priest shall wave the sheaf.

The 15th and Sabbath and seventh day or synonymous.

NO WHERE is the 21st, (7th day of the feast) ever referred to as a chag. If the traditional Sabbath had not phased its way in, no one would think the chag/feast was on the 21st instead of the 15th.

Numbers 28:16-17 is almost identical wording as in Exodus 13:6.

The Hebrew word for "feast" in this verse is Chag/victim/sacrifice, it is killed on the 14th and eaten "in" the 15th with unleavened bread which continues for seven days, and the 15th is always called a chag therefore the chag or victim is in the 15th or seventh day, as Ex. 13:6 says, instead of the 21st.

Notice it says,

"in the fifteenth day of this month is the "feast": (Chag) seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten",

and in Exodus 13:6, which is our original verse, it says,

"in the "seventh day" shall be a "feast" (chag) to the YHVH. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days" Exodus 13:6

Almost identical wording.

Again I ask the question, is the chag/victim in the 15th or in the seventh day?

Or is the 15th and seventh day one and the same?

We now have case law from Scripture that the chag is in the "seventh day" and there is case law that the chag is also in the "15th" day. When We understand that the weeks were originally by the moon and the 15th is always the seventh day of the Lunar week, the verse makes sense.


I will give you a few more Scriptures which prove the chag is in the 15th day which is synonymous with "seventh day" in Exodus 13:6

"In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the YHVH’S Passover. And on the "fifteenth" day of the same month is the "feast" of unleavened bread unto the YHVH: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. Leviticus 23:5-6

Almost identical wording "again".

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This is also the same seventh day that the Hebrew text is referring to when it says

“the morrow after the Sabbath/15th” the Priest shall wave it"

and the same as when the Greek Septuagint says

the morrow after the “first day”/15th the Priest shall wave it.

It is because of the traditions of men, some will try to argue that the seventh day in Exodus 13:6 is not referring to the seventh day of the week but to the seventh day of the feast, even though they do not have one conclusive Scripture showing where the feast/chag was ever in the 21st but was always in the 15th and is even called a sign in Exodus 13:9, and we know the Sabbath is a sign and there is no other pinpointed sign day other than the 15th/Sabbath.

Here is one more for good measure,

"Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn "feast" day. (15th/chag). For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the YHWH of Jacob. This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. Psalm-81:3-6,

Notice feast day is singular and is on the 15th that they were delivered from the burdens of Egypt (Num.33:3). The 15th is the chag/seventh day that they were delivered from Egypt's bondage and according to Deut-5:13-15, the 15th was on the weekly Sabbath day.

Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of YHVH: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor... And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that YHVH thy Mighty One brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore YHVH thy Mighty One commanded thee to keep the "Sabbath day"/15th/Chag.

Why?

Because that is the day He gave them rest from Egypt's bondage therefore they were to keep the Sabbath day and Deut-16:1-3 says

"Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover... Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith,.. that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.

The chag is in the 15th which is the weekly Sabbath and we are to eat unleavened bread seven days.

Side note:
When examining Deuteronomy 16:4 you will see that the Passover is eaten on the first day of unleavened bread followed by the six more days of unleavened bread and on the seventh day could be referring to the 22nd, same as in the feast of tabernacles because it teaches that in the morning after they ate the Passover with unleavened bread they went into their tents and then six more days of unleavened bread was kept and on the seventh day which is the 22nd and the solemn assembly. The seventh day could be referring to the 15th as it is in Exodus 13:6 or it could be referring to the seventh day of the feast, or it could be referring to the seventh day after six more days of unleavened bread which is the 22nd. The traditional Sabbath keepers has only one option and that is that this is referring to the seventh day of the feast but with lunar Sabbaths either one of the three will work but two of them will killed the traditional Saturday Sabbath.

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Understanding and defending the true weekly Sabbath
by Matthew Janzen


I was first approached with the idea that the sabbath was determined by the moon in fall of 1999 by the Gregorian Calendar. And i still remember hearing the concept for the first time and thinking to myself well that makes a lot of sense.

The scriptural method of timekeeping is first found in the book of Genesis chapter 1 beginning in at verse 14. There we learn that the lights in the heavens are to be for signs, seasons, days and years. In short:

the sun, moon and stars are what determine time and measurement of time apart from these heavenly bodies is artificial and should not be used in setting any appointments ordained by the Almighty.

Whats interesting is that when you look up the word seasons in Genesis 1:14, it`s the hebrew word #H4150 moed(im) and it means appointed times. The same word is used in Psalm 104:19 where the inspired author specifically says that Yahweh appointed the moon for the seasons or for the moed(im). And when it comes to yearly or monthly appointments like Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles or even the new moon people have no problem believing Psalm 104:19 yet when it comes to the weekly apointment they aren`t so quick to accept that the moon has something to do with determining when the weekly sabbath is.

Many readers of scriptures including ourselves in the past plants over Leviticus 23:1-3 where the weekly Sabbath day is listed as the very first Feast of Yahweh. The word feast in verse 2 of this chapter is the hebrew word moed(im).

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So wie der 15. Tag des biblischen Monats der 7. Tag der Woche ist, so ist zwangsläufig auch der 22. Tag des Monats der 7. Tag der Woche.

Im zweiten Buch Mose heißt es

Sieben Tage lang sollt ihr ungesäuertes Brot essen; darum sollt ihr am ersten Tag den Sauerteig aus euren Häusern hinwegtun. Denn wer gesäuertes Brot isst vom ersten Tag an bis zum siebten Tag, dessen Seele soll ausgerottet werden aus Israel! 2.Mo.12,15

Hier ergeht die Anweisung, 7 Tage Ungesäuertes zu essen, d.h. am 8. Tag gilt dieses Gebot nicht länger.

Wann sind die Tage der ungesäuerten Brote?

Und am fünfzehnten Tag desselben Monats ist das Fest der ungesäuerten Brote für den HERRN. Da sollt ihr sieben Tage lang ungesäuertes Brot essen. 3.Mo.23,6

Vom 15. Tag des Monats an gerechnet enden die 7 Tage am Ende des 21. Tages des Monats.

Das Wörtchen bis zeigt die Veränderung an:

bis zum siebten Tag 2.Mo.12,15

Der siebte Tag der Ungesäuerten kann hier nicht gemeint sein, denn er ist selbst ein Teil der sieben Tage Ungesäuerten Brotes.

Der 22. Tag des Monats entpricht dem 8. Tag der Zählung und was ist der 22. Tag für ein Wochentag?

15 Tag/Monat = Tag 7/Woche
16 Tag/Monat = Tag 1/Woche
17 Tag/Monat = Tag 2/Woche
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21 Tag/Monat = Tag 6/Woche
22 Tag/Monat = Tag 7/Woche

Der 22. Tag des Monats ist das Ende der Tage der ungesäuerten Brote, ist der 8. Tag vom 15. Tag an gerechnet und gleichzeitig der Tag 7 der Woche!!!