Torah Class - Day 25: Commandment 4: How to keep the New Moons

Today, we studied how to keep the New Moon and started our study of Passover.

New Moon Study Conclusion:

·   New Moons are the beginning of the Biblical Month.

·   New Moons are the monthly time for reconnecting with Yahweh and family.

·   New Moons are special days for prayer and worship, in fact, Yahweh answers prayer requests especially on both New Moons and Sabbaths. It has been said that Yah does not let the sun go down on the New Moon or the Sabbath before He answers the prayers that ascend before His Throne on these days.

·   Work may be done on New Moon days, because they are not Sabbaths.

·   The only New Moon which is also a Sabbath, is the Feast of Trumpets, according to Leviticus 23:23-25.

·   In the time of Amos, there was no buying and selling on New Moon days – thus there is a good suggestion here that one shouldn’t buy or sell on them now.

·   New Moons are set apart days where we are called to spend prayerful consideration of Heaven’s Sacrifice and what our Salvation cost.

·   New Moons are still to be kept by God’s people today, and will be kept by the saints into sinless Eternity.

·   As we saw in our Study of Exodus 12:2 (Statutes 215-216), the first New Moon of the year (which is also the true New Year’s Day) is Abib Day 1, which is the first New Moon following Tekufah Nisan (Vernal Equinox).

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The following is our class schedule for January, 2024:

Mon & Wed, January 22 & 24 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 29 & 31 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.