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| April 2008 |
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25 Retreat |
26 Retreat |
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| May 2008 |
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| June 2008 |
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| July 2008 |
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| September 2008 |
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As you may be aware, determining the dates for the annual Sabbaths is a controversial issue. Some believe the year begins with the first new moon after the barley harvest. Others believe the Biblical year begins with the new moon closest to the vernal equinox. A third view is that the Biblical year begins with the first new moon after the vernal equinox. With all these views, how are we to "assemble together" and "so much the more as ye see the day approaching?"
First, we believe that it is very important for us to approach this topic Biblically. Historical evidence should only be a secondary source to the Bible. Next, we believe that it is important for each person to live up (fully) to the light they have. This is what we are doing. We, at Lighted Way Ministries, are students of the Word. We love truth and we walk in every ray of light that shines upon our path. This is the light of the Word we have on the subject of calculating the annual Sabbaths and the Biblical year.
At Lighted Way Ministries, we believe the end of the Biblical year takes place on Tekufah. This Hebrew word is translated in English in the Bible as "the end of the year" (see 2 Samuel 11:1). An alternate meaning for this Hebrew word is "Vernal Equinox."
Just as Josephus (the Jewish Historian) explained the Jews did in the time of Christ, and the book of Enoch states was done in his day (located with the Dead Sea Scrolls), we start the Biblical year with the first new moon following the Tekufah (Vernal Equinox). This is also in accordance with Genesis 1:14, which states that the heavenly lights are used for determining days and years.
What about the Abib? We believe that the Abib is the second witness to the timing of the beginning of the year. Abib does not mean "barley" as some have believed. It literally means "greening" or "spring". So in literal translation, the beginning of the year happens in the month of the "greening".
Obviously the barley played a vital role in the timing of Passover and Unleavened Bread as the barley had to be used for the wave sheaf on the day of Firstfruits. But, having barley for wave sheaf isn't the same as starting the year by waiting for the new moon after the barley is ripe in Jerusalem.
The following are several reasons we do not believe that the barley was the primary source for determining the beginning of the Biblical year.
1. The Bible never states to start the year by the barley harvest! It does state that the heavenly lights are to be used to determine the years (Genesis 1:14).
2. The Bible states that the Biblical year ends at Tekufah or the equinox of Spring (2 Samuel 11:1). (The word Tekufah is translated from Hebrew on a total of four different occasions in the Scripture.) This corresponds to the way the year was begun according to the historical sources of Josephus and the book of Enoch.
3.For two successive growing seasons (the Sabbath and Jubilee years), no grain was to be planted and, therefore, no maturing barley was available to consult (Lev. 25:1-24). True, barley sometimes sprouts and grows voluntarily with no cultivation, but this was less likely in the second year. It was illegal to reap volunteer grain in the 50th year, so Israel probably allowed their flocks to graze the fields. This was legal (Lev. 25:7,11).
4. During the flood, Noah was apparently able to determine the first day of the year without consulting the barley harvest.
5. During the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness (a desert), Israel kept a careful record of the months and years - apparently without consulting the barley harvest in Canaan.
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