Lev 23:24 Speak to the children of Israel (Yasharal),
saying, In the seventh month, on the
first of the month, a Qadash Day Shabbath
shall be to you, a memorial
acclamation of the resounding of
trumpets (yubal), a qadash gathering.
25 You shall do no laborious work
and you shall bring a fire offering to
יהוה YAHUAH.
26 And יהוה YAHUAH spoke to Mosheh
(Mashah) saying,
27 Also, on the tenth of this seventh
month shall be a day of atonement;
there shall be a qadash gathering, and
you shall humble and weaken your
bodies and shall bring a fire offering to
יהוה YAHUAH.
28 And you shall do no work in this
same day, for it is a day of atonement,
to atone for you before יהוה YAHUAH
your Elohiym (אלוהים Aluahym).
29 For any person who is not
humbled in this same day shall be cut
off from his people.
30 And any person who does any
work in this same day, I shall even cut
off that person from the midst of his
people.
31 You shall do no work; it is a never
ending statute throughout your
generations, in all your dwellings.
32 It is a Shabath of rest to you, and
you shall humble your souls in the
ninth of the month at sundown (arab);
from sundown (arab) until sundown (arab)
you shall keep your Shabath.
Friday, September 7, 2018
Sundown to Sundown Shabbat
A Day begins
When Does a Day Begin and End in the Bible?
When does a day begin and end? Some have said that society decides when a day begins and ends, so for the U.S. that would be midnight. Then, there are others like the Jews who hold the Talmud’s position that a day begins and ends at sunset. Some have said that it really does not matter.
When considering the day that Yahuah raised Yahusha, many have wondered on what day the Romans crucified Yahusha, what day did Yahuah raise Him, and at what time of the day was Yahusha resurrected. The day of assembly is the day of Yahusha’s resurrection. However. some infer about Saturday night is the beginning of the the first day of the week reasoning that a day begins and ends at sunset. This infers that those assembling and partaking of the Last Supper on Sunday evening are actually meeting on the second day of the week. Luke reported, “And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight” (Acts 20:7 ASV). Which evening is the first day of the week? This study will examine these inferences make upon Scripture.
The following Scriptures present that a day begins at sunrise:
Matthew 28:1 reveals, “Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre” (ASV 1901, emp. added).
Mark 16:1–2 depicts, “And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb when the sun was risen.”
How could it be “very early” if the day started at sunset or midnight?
Genesis 1 shows that the day consisting of day and night is one that starts at sunrise.
Genesis 1:5 reports, “And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day” (cf. Gen 1:8, 13, 19, 23, 31).
The Hebrew word for morning is boqer, which means “sunrise,” “end of night,” “coming of daylight,” and “beginning of day.” Therefore, the order of the day consists of sunset and sunrise as the scripture says, “And there was evening (sunset) and there was morning (sunrise), one day.” Sunrise started a new day. Each day consisted of an evening and then a morning. The complete day does not end at sunset or midnight, but the day started at dawn in the beginning. That is the biblical day from Genesis.
Also these passages confirm the day starts before sunset when a day goes on through sunset into evening:
Matthew 26:17 notes, “Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Yahusha, saying, ‘Where will you that we make ready for you to eat the Passover?’” (cf. Mark 14:12).
This is the first day of unleavened bread when Yahusha sent Peter and John to prepare for the Passover although Israel roasted the Passover lamb at twilight and ate it in the night. As in the Old Testament, the first day of the Passover Feast included the day and the preceding evening as the disciples came to the guest room on the first day of Passover before twilight — that is before sunset.
Mark 4:35 depicts, “And on that day, when evening was come, he said unto them, ‘Let us go over unto the other side.'”
Again, the evening followed daylight of that day.
John 20:19 tells, “When therefore it was evening [nightfall, Greek: opsios], on that day, the first day of the week, and when thedoorswere shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Yahusha came and stood in the midst, and said unto them, ‘Peace be unto you.'”
“On that day” is referring to the day when Yahusha rose on the morning of the first day of the week and now it is the same day called “evening.” According to this passage, the first day of the week was the day and then the night.
Did not Mary Magdalene come unto Yahusha’s tomb on the first day of the week when it was dark according to John 20:1?
John 20:1 states, “Now on the first day of the week comes Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and sees the stone taken away from the tomb.”
If it was dark without the sun raised, then John 20:1 would disprove or present another understanding that a day starts on another time other than sunrise in contradiction to the scriptures above. However, John 20:19 states, “When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Yahusha came and stood in the midst, and said unto them, ‘Peace be unto you.'” How could it be evening on the first day of the week, the very day that Yahusha rose, if a day started at sunset and the day would have changed? Furthermore, Luke 24:1 depicted that the women came at early dawn, so though it was dark though it was not night. In mountainous areas, the sun can dawn and there is still darkness in the vales where the elevations block the sun’s light in some places. This is especially true where people have carved a tomb from rock. Darkness after dawn is evidently possible, and reasonable to those of who go out early.
Did not all Jews at this time believe that day was from sunset to sunset?
No. The idea that a day was sunset to sunset came from man’s tradition and thinking based upon Leviticus 23:32 where the Day of Atonement was held on the tenth day of the seventh month, but the Sabbath began on the ninth because the Sabbath was kept on this occasion from evening unto evening. Even in this passage from Leviticus, one can easily notice the reference to two different days, the ninth day and the tenth day of the month. Leviticus 23:32 speaks of the sunset of the ninth day being the time to start the Sabbath for the tenth day. Evidently, a day did not start at sunset and this was a special occasion of simply keeping the high sabbath for the Day of Atonement. The regular Mosaic day began with the rise of day through the setting of the evening (Gen 1: Exod 12:18; 18:13: Lev 6:20).
Elul 27, 5778
Elul 27, 5778
Today is the 27th day of the 6th month, called Elul, of the Hebrew calendar. And counting up to 30, which will be the 1st day of the 7th month of Tishrei, will be Yom Teruah or the Feast of Trumpets. That'll be on Monday, September 10th, 2018. But the Hebrew day is from sundown to sundown.
The Torah for Yom Teruah are written in Leviticus 23: 23-25 which are:
1.You have a rest. You do no servile work.
So this day is a Shabbat day, a high Shabbat as compared to the weekly Shabbat day. So we cease from works.
2.A remembrance of blowing of Trumpets.
We are all obligated to blow the Trumpets but not all of us are skillful in blowing the Trumpets. But we can all shout with the voices of triumph.
3.A set apart gathering.
Its a day to gather together, to assemble. This is a set apart, a holy assembly because it is to assemble on a set apart and a holy day. This day is not a common or ordinary day. And our Master Yeshua said that where 2 or 3 are gathered together in His Name, He will be with them.
4. You shall bring an offering made by fire to יהוה YHWH.
But there is no Temple since 70CE, and the 3rd Temple is not yet built. But our great High Priest, Yeshua the Messiah, has offered the ultimate sacrifice for us. So in Hebrew 13: 15-16 it is written for us that:
"Through Him than, let us continually offer up a slaughter offering of praise to Elohim, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His Name. And do not forget to do good and to share, for with such slaughter offerings Elohim is well pleased." ISR 1998.
So we offer to Yahweh our Elohim, through Yeshua our great High Priest, the following "slaughter offerings " of:
1.Praise to Elohim. The high praises of Elohim are to be in our mouths. Psalms 47 is traditionally be recited and chanted at this time, before the blowing of the trumpets.
2.Giving thanks to His Name. This is a time of giving thanks to His Name, to the Name of Yahweh our Elohim. Our mouths are to be full of thankfullness, overflowing from a thankful heart.
3. Do not forget to do good. Its a time to positively do good. We are to do, yes do, something good to others. This is a positive instruction.
4. Do not forget to share. This is also a positive instruction. We share out of what we have. Don't wait until you're rich to share.
These are the "slaughter offering " that we offer to Yahweh our Elohim through Yeshua our great High Priest.
And the Feast of Trumpets tells us that at the sound of the "last shofar", His Majesty the King, Yeshua Ben Elohim, will descend down from heaven. He will arrive at Mount Olive, which is opposite of Mount Zion. O what a glorious day that'll be!