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The Third Month

In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.

3 And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; 4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. 7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him. 8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord. Exodus 19:1-8 KJV

Evidently, it was significant to Yahuwah to have Moses record this event as being the exact same day on the third month since they had left Egypt. Since it was important to Him, it was for a purpose and likely did not happen by chance, but rather was an ordained and appointed arrival at Mt. Sinai.

The Israelites never broke camp heading for parts unknown under their own leadership. Rather the heavenly Father used the pillar of cloud by day and fire by night to lead them. Sometimes they traveled by day and sometimes by night, but always led by Yahuwah according to His timing. Because it is stated to be the exact same day, then by default it must be the date of the 15th. The date of the 15th would include both daylight and night counting from the New Moon day. If it can be established which day of the week the 15th fell on, then it is possible to connect all the other dates of that month with the proper days of the week.

Unfortunately, there is no statement in the entire book of Exodus that states upon which day of the week the 15th falls. It should not be assumed that this third month in a row is identical to the preceding two months simply on the basis that it is mentioned as the anniversary of the 15th of First Month when Yahuwah had led them out of Egypt by night. To be beyond question, the third month, like the two before it, must be established entirely on its own inherent attributes as given in the Scriptural narrative.

In Yahuwah's providence, He provided the evidence and key necessary to unlock this third month in a row, in the book of Leviticus. Leviticus 23:15-22 declares an annual feast day in the Third Month, known as the Feast of Pentecost. It is this timely and unique puzzle piece that sheds light on exactly which day of the week the 15th falls. While the details of Pentecost had not yet been given to the people at the time of their arrival at Mt. Sinai, they were given shortly afterward, following the giving of the Ten Commandments.

There has been much discussion on how to count to Pentecost. First, the correct calendar must be established upon which to calculate it. It cannot be assumed that the modern Gregorian calendar is the one to use, because it did not exist at that time. Establishing the correct calendar from the Scriptural evidence, contained within the first two months in a row, will make all the difference in the outcome. Second, a clue is found in the name of the feast itself. Pentecost means "fifty" which stood for "fifty days".

Yahuwah was very specific as He clarified to only count seven "Sabbaths complete". This literally includes 7 sets of "full weeks," which is 7x7=49 days. Full weeks consist of six work days followed by their respective seventh-day Sabbath. Next a qualifying statement is given that states that the total is 50 days, which is an extension of the 49 days, by adding one day after the seventh Sabbath. It was not His intention that every single day of the month was to be counted. If simply counting 50 days was all that was necessary, no other specific details would have been necessary. Thirdly, Pentecost was also called Feast of Weeks by the Jews because of the very nature of only counting full complete weeks.

There are some who believe the theory that states: first we are to count seven full weeks then add to it 50 days, which would total 99 days. However, if this was Yahuwah's intent then it could not have been called Feast of Weeks, because 99 does not divide by 7 equally, thus it would not be a perfect count of full weeks. If it were a count of 99 days then it could not be called Pentecost. In the OT this feast is always referred to as Feast of Weeks, and in the NT it is always referred to as Pentecost. In neither OT nor NT is it ever referred to as both Feast of Weeks and Pentecost, which would be necessary if it were truly referring to 99 days. Also, no where does it say to add these two numeric values together, but rather the 50 days is simply a clarification of 49+1=50. This theory is simply not scriptural in any translated rendering or in a Hebrew word study of Leviticus 23:15, 16.

Sabbaths Complete:
Six work days plus one day Sabbath equals one Sabbath complete. This was the template that Yahuwah ordained at Creation. These will never include New Moon days or translation days, because they are not the days specified in the equation.

Begin counting on the 16th day of the First Month (Abib), which is the day after the Sabbath. Count seven "Sabbaths complete", and then add a day, because the text says to "count off fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath". All of Yahuwah's feasts consistently fall on the same date when calculated upon His calendar because it is a fixed calendar and the feast days are also fixed. This is done by divine design to insure that each new month does not begin with an arbitrary day following the month before, but always begins with the sighting of the crescent New Moon.

And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it. It shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. Leviticus 23:21 KJV

Using this illustration above of the first three months in a row, begin counting from the 16th of the First Month (Abib), which is always the day of the Wave Sheaf Offering. Count for seven Sabbaths complete and then add one day.

Pentecost falls on the 9th of the Third Month each and every year. Because the Creator's calendar is fixed to the phase of the first visible crescent New Moon, the 9th day of the Third Month will always be on the first day of the week, thus making the 15th day of the same month a seventh-day Sabbath. For the third month in a row the Scriptures have established the structure of the Creator's calendar. Once again, it begins with a New Moon day and is followed by four successive seven day cycles with the seventh-day Sabbaths rendered on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th of each and every month since creation. Each new month is refreshed with the first visible appearance of the crescent New Moon, which beacons a new line up of four successive weeks. As stated previously, it is impossible to locate the true seventh-day Sabbaths without first the signal of the crescent New Moon.

According to the weight of evidence as given here by these "three identical months in a row", unbroken chains of successive weeks do not exist in the Scriptural calendar as given by Yahuwah at creation. This belief that a continuous and unbroken chain of weeks began at creation, and has continued until now on the modern Roman calendar, is based wholly on assumption. (See Continuous Weekly Cycle Proven False!) The evidence from Scripture tells a far different story. These "three months in a row" are identical by divine design and demonstrate that unbroken successive weeks do not exist nor ever have existed on the Creator's lunisolar calendar.

The reason that this can be established as the very calendar since the time of creation is contained in the evidence that Yahuwah was now re-clarifying His "principles that rule in the heavens" as He was bringing the Israelites out of bondage and preparing them for the Promised Land. What was to be re-clarified was two-fold; the Law and the time keeping system of creation. Both of these are light from heaven that dispels the darkness of error. These truths brought to the hearts and minds of the Israelites gave them courage to be truly free from the pagan ties of Egypt that would eagerly beset them. These same truths brought to the hearts and minds of His people today are what will give them courage and strength to break the pagan ties that would entrap them as well. Yahuwah's remnant will faithfully worship Him on His ordained and appointed calendar, and observe His holy appointed feast days, His New Moon days and His true lunisolar seventh-day Sabbaths here on earth and then throughout eternity.

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