Sha-bat, Iyar 30, 6002 – May 27, 2017

Moon Over…

Recently there was a discussion among friends over the moon phases and what thaat means to us as believers. We know that the moon and sun are important because the scriptures say so from the very beginning.

Genesis 1:14 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:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 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.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 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.

Our discussion was about blowing the trumpet on the New Moon. The trumpet, the shofar, is meant to be blown for specific times in scripture.

Psalms 81:3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

The issue comes with the translation of “in the time appointed” which some translations consider the full moon. I suggest the following reading:

http://www.servantsnews.com/sn0207/moon.htm

More importantly, it is good for us to search out the truth. We can get that ultimately only from our Father Yahuah (Lord). Perhaps that is by design?

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will be with us! Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have transgressed against us. We need Your healing touch. Let our hearts and minds be cleansed. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.