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Saturday, January 21, 2023

The First Day of each Year begins on the Fourth Day

Overview

Our Father in Heaven created the sun, moon and the stars on the fourth day of creation week; therefore our solar calendar New Years will always be on the fourth day which we call today Wednesday. The completion of the year will always be on a Tuesday and then the next year again will start on Wednesday, the fourth day of the week. This is when the sun returns to its creation position each year.

“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: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.  And God made 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 the 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 the evening and the morning were the fourth day.” LXX Gen 1:14-19

 


 

The first day of the New Year, and the start of each season, must always be on a Wednesday.  This is just intended to be a short essay on why the New Year is on Wednesday, as follows:

·        So that our Sabbath day is the same as our Father in Heaven’s Sabbath on the seventh day of the week

·        Feast with offerings, such as First Fruits and the Feast of Weeks, must be always on the first day of the week

·        The holy festivals, that require a lot of work to be performed, must never be on a Sabbath rest day

·        In order to not break the Jubilee cycle

The Feast of First Fruits and the Feast of Weeks Festival Dates

It is difficult placing the Feast of First Fruits (Wave Sheaf) and the Feast of Weeks (Pentecosts) on the calendar strictly based on our bibles since we must determine what date ‘on the morrow after the Sabbath implies.

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD. And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin. And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:  Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.  Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.” LXX Lev 23:9-17

The book of Jubilees places the date of the Feast of Weeks on the 15th day of the 3rd Month which is in agreement with the Dead Sea scrolls.  On this page of my site I provide a detailed account of events that occurred on this date from the book of Jubilees along with the feast dates in the Dead Sea Scrolls.  Therefore, the writer of the book of Jubilees and the Essenes that wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls both agreed that the date ‘morrow after the sabbathis the Sabbath after the Feast of Unleavened Bread ended.  The verses prior to Leviticus 23:9 are instructions for Unleavened Bread; therefore the implication could be the Sabbath after unleavened bread is finished.

Below is one verse from the Dead Sea Scrolls showing that the Feast of Weeks is the fifteenth of the third month.  This book does show in a few places that it is on the fifteenth of the 3rd month.  Sometimes it shows which priest is serving on the temple during the feast of weeks and you would have to understand the rotation schedule to see what date they are referring to.  Here is my understand of the priest rotation schedule on this link based on what the Dead Sea Scrolls calendar states.

“On the fifteenth of it:  Feast of Weeks.”  Dead Sea Scrolls Fragment 4Q394 1-2

Below shows the calendar for the 1st quarter of 2023 and it reflects when First Fruits (FF) and Feast of Weeks (FW) are scheduled.  Notice they are both on Sunday, the day after the Sabbath as scripture states and the calendar starts on the 4th day of the week which we now call Wednesday.

 

All feasts that present offerings are on the first day of the week that we now call Sunday.  I have documented more information about this fact here.

Sabbath Day & Feast Day Conflict

The calendar you follow should never conflict with the Sabbath day laws.  Our Father in Heaven gave us the Sabbath Day so that we could rest once a week; whereas, feast days are days that our Father in Heaven wants us to perform specific work for HIM.

Here are examples of the Sabbath Day laws:

And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.” ESV Genesis 2:2-3

See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the seventh day.” KJV Exodus 16:29-30

"Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath day. Six days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy works. But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work on it, thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy beast, nor the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them, and rested on the seventh day: therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it.” DR Exodus 20:8-11

You shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.” WEB Exodus 31:14

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.” DR Exodus 35:2-3

The Feast of Trumpets which is the same day as the Fall Division Festival must not be on a Sabbath since they were to work all day preparing offerings.  This is not a day of rest at all:

“And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish: And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs: And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you: Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.” DR Numbers 29:1-6

The Unleavened Bread feast day cannot occur on a Sabbath since our Father in Heaven asked them to travel out of Egypt, on this date, the year prior:

“You shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this same day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall you observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance forever.” WEB Exodus 12:17

The first day of Unleavened Bread actually requires a lot of work and it is definitely not a Sabbath rest day:

On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Lord's Passover, and on the fifteenth day of this month is a feast. Seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, but offer a food offering, a burnt offering to the Lord: two bulls from the herd, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old; see that they are without blemish; also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil; three tenths of an ephah shall you offer for a bull, and two tenths for a ram; a tenth shall you offer for each of the seven lambs; also one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you.” ESV Numbers 28:16-22

Most of the feast days do require meal preparation for the festival; therefore they are not rest days.  However it is understood though that during week long feasts a Sabbath rest day will occur in the middle of the feast week.  It is important to understand the law requirements for each feast day and ensure it does not conflict with the calendar you are following.  

 

The Jubilee Cycles

It is very important not to disturb the Jubilee cycles since each year and each Jubilee year starts on a Wednesday.  Every third year both the sun and the moon are in their creation position on Wednesday. I have written an essay on explaining how the Jubilee cycles and high priest courses work and it can be viewed here.

 

Conclusion

I do hope I have communicated the importance of the first day of each year beginning on Wednesday.  I do want to ensure that I am observing the weekly Sabbaths the same day that our Father in Heaven is.  I also want to ensure I am observing the feast days that same day that He is also.  If you are interested, I have also documented how the weekly cycle of seven has never been disturbed here.  

 

Many blessing to you all!

 

 



Monday, January 16, 2023

The Day - Dawn to Dawn Reckoning

 

Overview

 

The Israelites regarded the sunrise or dawn as the beginning of the day; in the evening the sun starts declining and then goes down at night until the new day started in the morning. The Old and New Testament proves this as a fact. When determining how the ancient Israelites reckoned their days, there is confusion since the word ‘date’ is not found in our bibles and since they used the word ‘day’ instead of the word ‘date’. Today we use the words ‘day’ and ‘date’ interchangeably also.  

 

Creation

 

On creation day one our Father in Heaven created light.  Our Father in Heaven first mentions that light is called day and then He says darkness is call night. Therefore the order is day and then night.

 

“In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth. But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water. And God said, Let there be light, and there was light. And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness. And God called the light Day [G2250 hēmera], and the darkness he called Night [G3571 nux (noox)], and there was evening and there was morning, the first day [G2250 hēmera].” LXX (Sep) Gen 1:1-5

 

Our Father in Heaven created the sun, moon and the stars for regulating the day and night on the fourth day of creation. Notice that the day is always mentioned before night.

 

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, to divide between day [G2250 hēmera] and night [G3571 nux (noox)], and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years. And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, and it was so. And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day [G2250 hēmera] and the lesser light for regulating the night [G3571 nux (noox)], the stars also. And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, and to regulate day [G2250 hēmera] and night [G3571 nux (noox)], and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening [G2073 hespera] and there was morning [G4044 prōi], the fourth day [G2250 hēmera].” LXX (Sep) Gen 1:14-19

“And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day [Latin diem singular of dies] and the night [Latin noctem singular of nox], and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days [Latin dies] and years”. DR Gen 1:14

“dixit autem Deus fiant luminaria in firmamento caeli ut dividant diem ac noctem et sint in signa et tempora et dies et annos.” Latin Vulgate Gen 1:14

“And the evening [Latin vespere singular of vesper] and morning [Latin mane] were the fourth day [Latin dies].” DR Gen 1:19

 “et factum est vespere et mane dies quartus.” LV Gen 1:19

“God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day [H3117 yom] from the night [H3915 layelah]; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days [H3117 yom] and years.” WEB Gen 1:14

“There was evening [H6153 ereb] and there was morning [H1242 boqer], a fourth day [H3117 yom]”. WEB Gen 1:19

 

Day, Night, Evening & Morning Word Definitions

Below are the definitions used in the creation verses above in all four languages.  Notice they all agree that the day starts at sunrise.  Sunrise is the time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.  Sunrise is also known as dawn.

English

Greek

Latin

Modern Hebrew

Day

Any period of 24 hours, A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise

from the Old English word dæġ meaning day, (usually) as a period from sunrise to sunset and (scientifically) as a 24-hour period from sunrise to sunrise

From the Proto-Germanic word dagaz which comes from the Proto-Indo- European root word meaning ‘to burn’.

G2250 – Hēmera

a day, the period from sunrise to sunset

day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mr̥ (“heat”), from *h₂eh₃- (“be hot, burn”)

Dies

A solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours

Daytime: a period of light between sunrise and sunset.

From the Proto-Italic word djous meaning day, sky.

Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root word dyew meaning ‘to be bright’, sky, heaven.

H3117 Yom

From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next)

Night

The period between sunset and sunrise, darkness

Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts meaning night

G3571 Nux or Noox

Night

Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts meaning night

Nox

Night period of time, darkness.

Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts meaning night.

H3915 layil or lel or layelah

From the same as luwl; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity – ((mid-))night (season).

Evening

from the Old English ǣfnung, meaning ‘the coming of evening, sunset, time around sunset’

G2073 Hespera

evening, eventide, eve

Western, evening

At evening, western, evening star, Venus

Vesper

The evenings or vespers, supper, dinner, the evening star, west.

[H6153 Ereb]

day, evening, tide, night

dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night

Morning

The early part of the day, especially from dawn to noon

From Middle English morwe meaning morning, dawn

Ultimately from from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (to flicker, twinkle)

G4044 Prōi

at dawn; by implication, the day-break watch

 

Mane

Morning

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (to ripen, to mature)

H1242 Boqer

day, early, morning, morrow

From baqar; properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.

 

Regarding the definition of the word ‘evening’, I did not feel any of the definitions above were good.  My understanding is the evening means ‘when the sun is evening on the horizon’. The Wikipedia talk tab shows arguments as to what the real definition means and one person states it means when there is an even amount of day and night.


Genesis Chapter One – The Day

 

Genesis chapter one models how we are to reckon our days and I have created the table below to illustrate this fact. Notice what is done during the light of day is always mentioned first.  The time between evening and morning is called night and it is always mentioned second. This illustrates the fact that daylight is comes first and that is when our Father in Heaven did his work. Night time comes second and that is when our Father in Heaven did no work.

 

Date

Time

Genesis Text with God’s Creation Paraphrased

Verse Numbers

One

Day

God created light:  God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.

1:1-5

Night

“There was evening and there was morning, one day.” [The time between evening and morning is night time.]

1:5

Two

Day

God created the sky: God made the expanse, and divided the waters… God called the expanse sky.

1:6-8

Night

There was evening and there was morning, a second day.” [Between evening and morning is night time.]

1:8

Three

Day

God created dry land, earth and seas.  He also placed grass, herbs and fruit trees on the earth.

1:9-12

Night

There was evening and there was morning, a third day.” [Between evening and morning is night time.]

1:13

Four

Day

God created two great lights to divide the day and the night.

1:14-18

Night

“There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.” [Between evening and morning is night time.]

1:19

Five

Day

God created living creatures for the sea and birds.

1:20-22

Night

“There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.” [Between evening and morning is night time.]

1:23

Six

Day

God created living creatures for the land (cattle and other animals) and man (male and female).

1:24-31

Night

“There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.” [Between evening and morning is night time.]

1:31

Seven

Day

The heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 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. God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work which he had created and made.”

2:1-3

 

As you can see, our Father in Heaven started the book of Genesis by giving as an example of how our day and week should be reckoned, as follows:

1.     Day:  he created the day before he created the night; showing the day is first.

2.     Work Day:  he did all of HIS work during the day, before evening started.

3.     Evening:  he stopped working in the evening and did no work at night.

4.     Morning:  he started a new day in the morning and considered the previous day done.  Then he started working again in the morning.

5.     Order of Day:  he showed us the order of our day should be; morning, day, evening, night and then morning again.

6.     Work Days:  He worked for six days prior to resting on the seventh day.

7.     Seventh Day:  He did no work on the seventh day or night, he instead rested.

 

Jesus followed this reckoning of the work week since he explained that he needed to get his work done during the day since no one was to perform work at night.

 

“We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day [G2250 hēmera]; night [G3571 nux (noox)] is coming, when no one can work.” ESV John 9:4

 

Feast Days

 

When our Father in Heaven provided us our instruction for observing HIS feast days he uses the word ‘day’; therefore our Father is reckoning our calendar by ‘day’ and not by ‘night’.  For example, He told the Israelites to observe the Passover on the 14th ‘day’ even though the activity was to be performed in the evening (even).

 

Moreover let the children of Israel keep the passover in its appointed season. In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in its appointed season: according to all the statutes of it, and according to all the ordinances thereof, shall ye keep it.” ASV Numbers 9:5

 

In the verses below, notice that in our instructions for observing the feast day, our Father in Heaven tells us the day or date they should be performed.  He does not tell us which evening or night they should be performed. 

 

 “And on the fifteenth day of this month is the feast of unleavened bread to the Lord; seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread. And the first day shall be a holy convocation to you: ye shall do no servile work.” LXX Lev 23:6-7

 

“And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, there shall be to you a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work: it shall be to you a day of blowing the trumpets.” LXX Num 29:1 

 

 “Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord.” KJV Leviticus 23:34

 

If our Father in Heaven wanted us to reckon our 24 hour time period by evening, the above verse would read ‘The fifteenth evening of the seventh month’. If he wanted us to reckon it at midnight, the verse would read ‘The fifteenth midnight of the seventh month’.  Since he used the word day consistently, I believe that he wants us to reckon our time by the day and the day starts at dawn or sunrise meaning morning.

 

The Switching of Day and Night

 

There has also been some tapering with the scriptures to make people believe that night comes before day.  Below are three different translations of the same verse showing the day is before the night:

 

“And thy lyfe shall hange before the, and thou shalt feare both daye and nyghte ad shalt haue no trust in thy lyfe.” Tyndale Deuteronomy 28:66

 

“And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life.” KJV Deuteronomy 28:66

 

“And thy life shall be in suspense before thine eyes; and thou shalt be afraid by day and by night, and thou shalt have no assurance of thy life.” Septuagint, Deuteronomy 28:66

 

Here are newer versions of the same verses that have day and night switched which might lead people to believe that the night is reckoned before the day:

 

              “Your life shall hang in doubt before you. Night and day you shall be in dread and have no assurance of your life.” ESV Deuteronomy 28:66 

“And your life shall hang in doubt before you; and you shall fear night and day, and shall have no assurance of your life.” WEB Deuteronomy 28:66 

 

There is a verse in Jeremiah where day and night have been switched also.  Here is an earlier version of this verse:

 

“And thou shalt speak this word to them; Let your eyes shed tears day and night, and let them not cease: for the daughter of my people has been sorely bruised, and her plague is very grievous.” LXX Septuagint, Jeremiah 14:17

 

Here are two later versions of the same verse where they have switched night and day again:

 

              "You shall say to them this word: 'Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is shattered with a great wound, with a very grievous blow.” ESV Jeremiah 14:17

 

“And thou shalt say this word unto them, Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease.” ASV Jeremiah 14:17

 

Closing the Temple

 

In this verse, they are closing the gates at sundown in preparation for the Sabbath day that will be starting the next morning.  They have just probably completed their day of work and they want to ensure that the gates are shut (at the close of business most businesses lock there doors).  The Sabbath day starts in the morning, they cannot return to close the gates on the Sabbath day since that would be considered work and a violation of the law. No work is allowed on the Sabbath day. Notice the verse reflects Sabbath day and not Sabbath evening or night.

 

“As soon as it began to grow dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut and gave orders that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I stationed some of my servants at the gates, that no load might be brought in on the Sabbath day.” ESV Nehemiah 13:19

 

Daybreak

 

The Greek word orthros’ Strong’s number 3722, translates to the English word dawn, day-break, sunrise or early in the morning.  Here are sample verses reflecting the event happened at the start of the day:

 

“And he said to him, Let me go, for the day has dawned [G3722 orthros]; but he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.” LXX Gen 32:26 

 

“And it came to pass on the third day, as the morning drew nigh [G3722 orthros], there were voices and lightnings and a dark cloud on mount Sina: the voice of the trumpet sounded loud, and all the people in the camp trembled.” LXX Exo 19:16 

 

“But the men would not consent to hearken to him; so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they knew her, and abused her all night till the morning, and let her go when the morning dawned [G3722 orthros].” LXX Jdg 19:25 

 

“for a day of darkness and gloominess is near, a day of cloud and mist: a numerous and strong people shall be spread upon the mountains as the morning [G3722 orthros]; there has not been from the beginning one like it, and after it there shall not be again even to the years of many generations.” LXX Joel 2:2 

 

“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn [G3722 orthros], they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.” ESV Luke 24:1

 

The Hebrew word ‘shachar’, Strong’s number 7837, translates to the English word ‘dawn’ and is defined as; dayspring, early, light, morning, or whence rises. The bible translator have used these words, in our scriptures, to reflect the word ‘shachar’; dawn, dawning of the day, daybreak, and morning.  Here are examples of verses translated from the Hebrew word ‘shachar’ and they all imply the day was beginning:

 

 “But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring [shachar], they let her go.” KJV Judges 19:25

 

On the seventh day they rose early, at the dawn of day [shachar], and marched around the city in the same manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times.ESV Joshua 6:15

 

“Have you commanded the morning since your days began [shachar], and caused the dawn to know its place.” ESV Job 38:12

 

“So Bethel will do to you because of your great wickedness. At daybreak [shachar] the king of Israel will be destroyed.” WEB Hosea 10:15

 

The events of Jesus’ crucifixion also prove the Israelites reckoned their time from dawn of the morning sunrise to the dawn of the morning. I will be documenting this fact below. 

 

Let’s remember that Paul told us we are children of the day:

 

“Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.” KJV 1 Thessalonians 5:5

The Hour

 

The Israelites reckoned their day, new month and New Year to all start at the same time. These all started at the Hebrew hour 0 which is 6:00 a.m. in the morning.

 



Above is a picture of how the Hebrew sundial worked.  The day, month, and New Year all started at Hour 0 which is 6:00AM and scripture does prove this also. 

 

For information on reading the sun dial and scriptures regarding the hour of the day, see this page Our Father's Solar Hour, the Division of the Day .

 

Jesus’ Crucifixion & Spring Feast Event Summary

 

The crucifixion events prove dawn to dawn reckoning.  In order to for Jesus to be the Passover lamb, he had to fulfill the law of Passover exactly.  Our current calendar dates below are based on Jesus being crucified and dying on April 3rd, 33AD which was the Solar Passover date.  This is the date that many researchers believe to be true. 

 

The spring equinox in 33AD was on March 20th at 7:34am.  Therefore the Solar Passover sacrifice would be required on April 3rd. http://data.giss.nasa.gov/ar5/srvernal.html  

The new moon was March 17th at 10:00am.  Therefore a lunar Passover dinner would be on March 31st and the Jewish Passover ended on April 1st at 6:00pm.  http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/SpringPhenom.php

 

The Solar & Lunar Passover above is confirmed since these events occurred on April 1st:

Matthew 26:1-2 in two days Passover is coming (Israelite Solar Passover)

Matthew 26:3 Caiaphas plots to kill Jesus but they decide not to during the feast (Lunar Passover) Same as Mark 14:1-2

 

Note:  the translations in our bibles are worded to make you think it was Passover the night of the Last Supper but it was not.  That is why I have consulted Strong’s and have reworded the verses.

 

Hebrew Date

Current Calendar Date

High-Level Instructions

High-level Summary of Events

Abib 13

Monday

late evening

[after sundown]

April 2nd

The events in the ‘Last Supper’.  It includes a loaf of bread and wine.

Mat 26:26 & Mark 14:22 & Luke 22:19

Jesus’ Last Supper (it was not Passover)

Have dinner, after the sun goes down, and include regular bread with leaven and wine.

Jesus broke bread G740 & they ate it.  Note that they were not eating unleavened bread G106 like you are required to do at Passover. (They did go to prepare since they were required to have themselves cleaned up for the morning.  They did not sacrifice a lamb before this meal.)

Luke 22:15-16 He wants to eat Passover with the Disciples but states he will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom (meaning after he is crucified). (reworded)

Mat 26:36-46 Jesus goes to pray & the Disciples keep falling asleep

Abib 14

Tuesday

Starting at dawn or about 6:00am

April 3rd

Passover Preparation Day Event order:  kill the lamb, roast it and then eat it at the night of the 14th. It includes unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

E12:6 Kill the lamb on the 14th day at evening H6153 (this is when the sun is going down about 3:00pm)

E12:9 roast the lamb

E12:18 Start eating unleavened bread (evening H6153) of the 14th day to the evening H6135 of the 21st day.

Num 9:3 celebrate the Passover on the 14th day at evening H6153

Lev 23:5 Passover is in the evening H6135 on the 14th

Deu 16:14 none of the flesh that you sacrifice in the evening H6135 shall be left for morning H1242

Jos 5:10 observed the Passover on the evening H6135 on the 14th day.

2 Chron 30:17 the Levites had to slaughter the Passover lamb for everyone that was not clean. (This Passover was attended by many.)  Dinner was after the slaughter and roasting of the lamb.

Passover Preparation Day Starts

Mat 26:74 Peter denied him 3 times then right away the rooster crowed [meaning the sun is starting to rise.]

Mat 27:1 priest took counsel against him & sentenced him to death in the early morning or dawn G4407.

John 18:28 led Jesus to the judgment hall early G4404 dawn – they were worried about defiling themselves on Passover.

They put Jesus on the cross right after dawn.  He died about 3:00pm Roman time.

Mat 27:45 from the 6th hour (noon) there was darkness all over the land to the 9th hour (3:00pm). ( After this Jesus said his last words.)

John 19:14 It was preparation day for the Passover, about the 6th hour when Jesus said to the Judeans ‘Behold you King!’

Abib 14

Tuesday

Night H3915

April 3rd

E12:8 We are to eat flesh at night H3915 with unleavened bread & bitter herbs.

E12:10 burn any remaining lamb in morning H1242

D16:7 the morning H1242 after Passover return to your tents

Passover Dinner

There are is no evidence that Jesus’ family or the Disciples had dinner that night.  Jesus did say he would have dinner when it is fulfilled in the kingdom and he did fulfill the Passover Feast Day prior to the sundown meal time. 

There was no mention of a Passover dinner due to the law Numbers 9:10-11:

"Say to the children of Israel, 'If any man of you or of your generations is unclean by reason of a dead body, or is on a journey far away, he shall still keep the Passover to God. In the second month, on the fourteenth day at evening they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.”

1 Corth 5:7-8 Shows the Disciples continued celebrating on the future Passovers.

Mat 27:57 It was late evening G3798 or nightfall & a rich man Joseph took Jesus to be wrapped in clean linen & they put him in a tomb.

Mark 15:42 When late evening G3798 or nightfall had already come because it was the preparation day, Joseph came to get Jesus’ body.

Luke 23:54 When Joseph put Jesus in the tomb it was preparation day and the Sabbath was beginning to dawn G2020 (to let shine). (it was getting close to 6:00am or Hour 0)

Luke 23:56 The women returned home to prepare spices and ointments & rested on the Sabbath day.

Abib 15

Wednesday

April 4th

E12:15 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven out of your houses, for if anyone eats what is leavened, from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel. 16 On the first day you shall hold a holy assembly, and on the seventh day a holy assembly. No work shall be done on those days. But what everyone needs to eat, that alone may be prepared by you.

Special Sabbath Day & Unleavened Bread Feast Day Starts

No work this day except what is required for food preparation.  We are to assemble and remember that we were removed from slavery that day.  We must eat unleavened bread.

Mat 27:62 they went to guard Jesus’ tomb, the next day, the day after Preparation day. [Preparation day is a day to prepare for the Sabbath day according to Strong’s or it is preparation for the evening Passover meal.

Abib 16

Thursday

April 5th

Unleavened bread

Eat Unleavened bread

Abib 17

Friday

April 6th

Unleavened bread

Eat Unleavened bread

Abib 18

Saturday

April 7th

Unleavened bread/Resurrection

Sabbath Day

Eat Unleavened bread/Resurrection

Sabbath Day he rose just before dawn

Abib 19

Sunday

April 8th

Unleavened bread

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Eat Unleavened bread

Mat 28:1 After the Sabbath day when it was beginning to be dawn G2020 and start being the 1st day of the week after the Sabbath Mary found the tomb empty. (reworded) Also Mark 16 & Luke 24

John 20:1 On the first day, after the Sabbath, Mary came early to the tomb while it was still dark. (reworded)

Luke 24  The same day, Jesus was resurrected and appeared before the Disciples. 

Luke 24:36 Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the 3rd day

Mat 12:40 An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth" 

Abib 20

April 9th

Unleavened bread

Eat Unleavened bread

Abib 21

April 10th

Unleavened bread

Eat Unleavened bread

 

Therefore in summary, you sacrifice the lamb at evening, then you cook it whole which takes several hours, and then you eat the Passover supper. Jesus was crucified the same time as the lamb was to be sacrificed which was about 3:00pm in the afternoon.

 

Jesus had to fulfill the Passover laws in order to be our Passover lamb, therefore, we must get this timing correct.  Please see this page for more information on Passover timing and laws.

 

You shall sacrifice the passover at evening, at the going down of the sun, at the time that you came forth out of Egypt.” KJV Deuteronomy 16:6


 

Scripture proves that our day starts at sunrise and that Jesus’ last supper was not a Passover meal.  There are three different meals with three different types of bread requirements that prove our day cannot start at sundown and does start at sunrise.

Abib 13:  Loaf bread with wine at the Last Supper.

Abib 14:  Unleavened bread with bitter herbs at Passover.

Abib 15:  Plain unleavened bread during the feast of Unleavened bread.

 

“Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. ESV 1 Corth 5:8

 

Conclusion

Scripture proves are day starts at dawn and this old Encyclopedia also has a good article proving the fact that the day begins at dawn.




To see the full text see this:  Encyclopedia Biblica, 1899 New York, Volume 1, p. 1036, The Israelites started their day in the morning.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1yaesEhVmpKQWtaZUhFMWU3RHc/view?usp=sharing