The Creator's Calendar

The Almighty YaHuWaH designed and created His divine calendar from creation. The purpose was and is to teach us about His plan of redemption through His commandments and Yahushua the Messiah.

YaHuWaH created the sun, moon, and stars to mark the beginning and end of the years, not the human race. YaHuWaH's time is maintained by the sun and moon, which are like the two hands on a clock.

Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 14

And the Almighty said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years."

Unfortunately, humans have created their own calendars to track time. The Gregorian calendar is widely used around the world. It is a calculated Pagan solar calendar developed by Roman emperors to worship the Roman emperor and the sun, and it includes numerous Pagan holidays.

In Exodus, YaHuWaH told Moses when a new year begins:

Exodus Chapter 12 Verses 1 - 2

"And YaHuWaH spoke to Moses and to Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, ‘This new moon (month) is the beginning of new moons (months) for you; it is the first new moon (month) of the year for you."

The Hebrew word for moon/month that is used here is the word 'chodesh'. It actually means 'to bring back', 'to make anew', 'to rebuild', or 'to make shine'. The months are connected with the cycle of the moon.

When the moon starts a new cycle immediately following the conjunction, it is referred to as the "renewed moon" as mentioned in Exodus Chapter 12. Every month and the new year begin with this rejuvenated moon.

Psalm Chapter 104 Verse 19

"He appointed the moon for appointed times."

Deuteronomy Chapter 16 Verse 1

"Guard the new moon of Abib..."

The Hebrew word for 'guard' used here is 'shamar', which can mean 'keep', 'protect', 'observe', or 'regard'.

The new year is also determined in alignment with the sun and the spring equinox. At the spring equinox we see a time where nature springs back to life and the land is rejuvenated. We see a visible sign on the earth of the regrowth of seeds planted in darkness and then sprouting forth. Subsequent months are governed by each new moon. Each month can be up to 30 days long and average 29.5 days over a year.

Each month ends in darkness with no moon visible. Preceding the new moon, there can be up to three days of what appears to be darkness before the light is seen by the naked eye, yet we know that as soon as the moon is fully covered in darkness, that light instantly starts to form on its waxing side, thus causing the end of a month cycle and the start of a new month the following day.

A new month cannot be part of the old month, so the new month begins at dawn the following day. i.e., the new moon happens at 9.00 am on 10th March. The new month begins at dawn on 11th March. Many calendars wait to see the first sliver of the moon in the sky (which is unscriptural) and result in the month starting one or even two days later.

We witness great disagreement among believers about the calendar, and many will stick with the established Jewish calendar or the most popular, as promoted by popular so-called 'teachers'. Many individuals will look for ripe barley in Israel before the new year begins. This is not scriptural. We believe that the above technique of reckoning unifies people all around the world, with the new month beginning on the same day within a 24-hour period.

(More information on this topic is coming soon.)

This is just a brief overview of YaHuWaH’s calendar...

In scripture we are provided with YaHuWaH’s time clock so that we can keep YaHuWaH’s appointed times in line with His calendar. There are 7 appointed times on His calendar each year.

When Does a Day Start? Scriptural

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