The Israelites used a lunar calendar, that's why Passover was always on different days of the year.
The Sabbath Day! (Yet again)
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Posted 09 December 2004 - 09:40 AM
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Posted 09 December 2004 - 10:39 AM
God's Calendar is the Lunar Calandar, which we use along with the Saturday Sabbath. You ignore that.Huh? What do you mean by the calendar?
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Posted 09 December 2004 - 06:30 PM
why is it the lunar calendar? We know God implemted the 7-day system. Where does the bible mention the lunar calendar?
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Posted 09 December 2004 - 06:35 PM
The Torah mentions the Hebrew months, and we know that the Hebrews have always used a lunar calendar. I'm not sure if it mentions a lunar calendar, but it certainly doesn't mention a solar calendar. The fact that it talks about Hebrew months and days implies a lunar calendar, however.
A lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, instead of the cycles of the sun. Usually, urban people in ancient times used solar calendars, while nomads (like the Israelites during their period of wandering) used lunar calendars. They did this because it's much easier to simply look up at the moon at night and know what day it is. So if you want to go by the Hebrew system, you should probably use a lunar calendar.
A lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, instead of the cycles of the sun. Usually, urban people in ancient times used solar calendars, while nomads (like the Israelites during their period of wandering) used lunar calendars. They did this because it's much easier to simply look up at the moon at night and know what day it is. So if you want to go by the Hebrew system, you should probably use a lunar calendar.
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Posted 09 December 2004 - 08:15 PM
Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, and a few other places. Jesus used it.why is it the lunar calendar? We know God implemted the 7-day system. Where does the bible mention the lunar calendar?
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Posted 09 December 2004 - 08:27 PM
True, Jesus lived his life on a lunar calendar. If you asked him what month it was, he'd probably have said "Nisan" instead of "October" (not that those two months correspond).
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Posted 10 December 2004 - 03:21 PM
I'd like some biblical references as to where it commanded that we keep the hebrew calendar.
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Posted 10 December 2004 - 03:36 PM
"Keep the Sabbath Day Holy." Nothing is without context. Also, god commands that Passover start the cycle of the months, and that the New Year be celebrated on the Anniversary of his creation of the Earth.
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Posted 10 December 2004 - 03:45 PM
Yep, in other words, keep the sabbath holy. Where does God say to keep the solar calendar? THATS what I want to know.
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Posted 10 December 2004 - 03:49 PM
Lunar Caladar. Exodus. The Anniversary of The Exodus is to start the month cycle, which is lunar.
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Posted 10 December 2004 - 07:18 PM
Weeeeeeeee lunar!
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Posted 10 December 2004 - 07:40 PM
Can you give me a verse?
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Posted 10 December 2004 - 11:51 PM
Windmill, here's a reference to a Hebrew lunar month.
"Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in that month you came out of Egypt." (Exodus 34:18)
And here's another.
"In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before;" (Nehemiah 2:1).
As you can see, there's no mention of September or July.
"Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in that month you came out of Egypt." (Exodus 34:18)
And here's another.
"In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before;" (Nehemiah 2:1).
As you can see, there's no mention of September or July.
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Posted 11 December 2004 - 02:10 AM
Or Saturday, Sunday, Monday for that matter.
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Posted 11 December 2004 - 02:16 AM
True, no mention of the names of the days. The Bible only says there should be seven days in a week.
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Posted 14 December 2004 - 04:23 AM
That verse means nothing. Its just telling you when to have it, letting the people know when to have it, not telling you that you must keep the lunar canlender.
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