Scriptures That Refer To The New Moon

Scriptures that define the New Moon By Yosiah Yedidiah

(Psa 81:3 TS98) Blow the ram’s horn at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our festival day. (Psa 81:3 KJV) Blow upH8628 the trumpetH7782 in the new moon,H2320 in the time appointed,H3677 on our solemn feastH2282 day.H3117 H2320 ‫חדש‬ chôdesh kho'-desh From H2318; the new moon; by implication a month: - month (-ly), new moon. H2318 ‫חדש‬ châdash khaw-dash' A primitive root; to be new; causatively to rebuild: - renew, repair. H3677 ‫כסא‬

‫כסה‬

kese' keseh keh'-seh, keh'-seh Apparently from H3680; properly fulness or the full moon, that is, its festival: - (time) appointed. H3680 ‫כסה‬ kâsâh kaw-saw' A primitive root; properly to plump, that is, fill up hollows; by implication to cover (for clothing or secrecy): - clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780.

Conclusions for Tehillim (Psalms) 81:3

1. The Hebrew word Chodesh – H2320 translated as “new moon” and sometimes “month” means the new moon, it is where we get the English word – “Month” as Strong implicates, a month: - month (-ly). According to Enoch the ancient Hebrew prophet, the scriptural lunar year has 12 or occasionally, 13 Moons (months), and 354 days. If one studies history you will find all ancient civilizations had a lunar based “month”. This is because a moon cycle is 29.5 days scientifically and 29 or 30 day’s scripturally. 2. The Hebrew word Châdash - H2318 the primitive root of Chodesh is defined as; to be new; causatively to rebuild: - renew, repair. This suggests a cycle when we speak of the moon which obviously never ceases to exist with the exception of its dark phase for 2-4 days each cycle. This phase is indeed still part of its cycle for it begins as full, and then wanes to dark, then waxes back to full; hence the terms rebuild, renew, and repair! 3. The Hebrew word keseh - H3677 is defined, properly fulness or the full moon, that is, its festival: - (time) appointed. This we see when we compare the Hebrew word Moedim - H4150, is not the word translated as “appointed time” or “Feasts” especially at Wayyiqra (Leviticus) 23, which not only governs the “Feasts” of YaHWaH, but also uses Moedim - H4150 exclusively when referring to them. So then not only does Tehillim (Psalms) 81:3, when translated properly refer solely to the “New Moon feast” it also defines the “New Moon” as the “Full Moon”! Still need more proof?!! I don’t blame you! According to The Torah, in order that anything is established as “Fact” we need at least two witnesses. Debarim (Deuteronomy) 19:15 Lets move to our next scripture for our second witness! (Pro 7:20 TS98) “He took a bag of silver with him; He comes home on the day of the new moon.” (Pro 7:20 DRB) He took with him a bag of money: he will return home the day of the full moon. (Pro 7:20 KJV) He hath takenH3947 a bagH6872 of moneyH3701 withH3027 him, and will comeH935 homeH1004 at the dayH3117 appointed.H3677 Conclusions for Mishle (Proverbs) 7:20

1. Here we see the Scriptures 98 version translates the Hebrew word keseh H3677 as “New Moon”. The 1899 Douay Rheims version translates it as “Full Moon”. Based on our conclusions item #3, for the verse Tehillim (Psalms) 81:3 above, we learned it is more properly translated and understood as both! I therefore have properly translated both verses as follows: (Psa 81:3) Blow the ram’s horn at the time of the Full New Moon, At our festival day on the full new moon. (Pro 7:20 TS98) “He took a bag of silver with him; He comes home on the day of the full new moon.” Please keep in mind, had we always understood the “New Moon” to be the “Full Moon” as did the Hebrews and many other ancient cultures, this would be unnecessary, the

term “New Moon” would be and as I have proven, is in fact synonymous, or one and the same! Still not convinced?!! No problem, the Torah said “two or three witnesses”! We have more! Let’s move on shall we? Okay having previously established that we have two witnesses in today’s scripture, I must now ask you, do you know why I use the term “today’s scripture”? I am referring to the “canon” a collection of ancient writings deemed “Inspired” by the Priests and Holy men of Judaism and Christianity. Both manmade religions, the first, Judaism was formed by the Pharisees of the pre-Messianic period, it is continued by the Rabbi’s of today, who according to the Encyclopedia Judaica, claim to be their direct descendants. It was this religion that was sternly and constantly rebuked by YaHWaHshua HaMashiach, the later, Christianity was not in any shape or form existent during His time, clearly according to history, it formed later from mixed pagan worship at the direction of the Roman emperor Constantine. For some additional resources on this read “Come out of her my people” by C.J. Koster, “The two Babylon’s” by Alexander Hislop, and “the six-pointed star”, research proves its pagan by O.J. Graham to start! Now I want you to ask yourself the following before we examine more Scriptures; Are these not the very men or religions that are responsible for the mistranslated and misinterpreted simple scriptures I previously demonstrated?!! Yes, they are!! So I ask you why do you also trust these obviously uninspired men and religions to also choose your collection of inspired writings? Are you not lead by the Ruach HaKodesh, the set-apart Spirit who will guide you and teach you in all things? Are you not able to study to show yourself approved having rightly divided the word? What is to be rightly divided if it is not the truth from the lie?!! If it were up to religion to provide you with nothing but the true word, there would be nothing for you to rightly divide!! Make no mistake the Torah teaches that the priest is to teach the people (Deu 17:8-13) but when the priest’s words do not match the Torah, he is not a priest of YaHWaH! This being said lets move on to our other witnesses, from books labeled by these religions as “Apocrypha” meaning of an unknown author, like the book of “Hebrews” for example! And what they call pseudepigrapha, which the “religious institutions of

today” define - Writings falsely ascribed to biblical times, and authors especially to 3rd century Judaic scripture. A quick definition of the word “pseudo” is noteworthy, especially to those of us who having left their religious institutions and have been deemed, pseudo-scholars! Pseudo, is today defined as false, but according to Webster’s ninth new collegiate 1986 and older versions, it is defined as being apparently rather than actually stated: SHAM, SPURIOUS . To which I respond, wonderful! We shall see who is actual and who is merely stated and human on the last day!

Let’s start by looking at a verse found in the book of Sirach, a work preserved in the Catholic Bibles that was once considered scripture, but later demoted to a pertinent historical work! (Sir 43:6-8) The moon, too, that marks the changing times, governing the seasons, their lasting sign, by which we know the feast days and fixed dates, this light giver which wanes in its course: as its name say’s, each month it renews itself; how wondrous is this change! Conclusions for Sirach 43:6-8 You may at first read this and think, how does this prove that the “New Moon” is the “Full Moon”? To the untrained eye it doesn’t, but when one comes to realize that when Sirach say’s the moon that marks the changing times, governing the seasons, their lasting sign, by which we know the feast days and fixed dates, this light giver which wanes in its course: as it’s name say’s, each month it renews itself, he is in fact stating the following: 1. It wanes in its course, meaning decreases, therefore cannot be starting at anything other than full! 2. As its name say’s confirms what we learned from its name in Hebrew – Chodesh, meaning this is its cycle, each month it starts full, decreasing until once again, it renews itself full! 3. Which we also learned and confirm when we simply use Tehillim (Psalm) 81:3, which defined the “New Moon” as the “Full Moon” with the Hebrew word keseh, meaning fullness, or full moon. Now we have seen 2 scriptures from today’s canon or TaNaK (Torah – 5 books of Moses, Nevi'im ("Prophets"), and Ketuvim ("Writings") and 1 scripture from the so called “Apocrypha” that prove the New Moon is the Full Moon. Are you ready for the clincher? The best writing of all that has ever crossed my path thus far is the so called “pseudepigrapha” work of Enoch, it not only states the New Moon is the Full Moon, but it has been deemed the greatest ancient astronomical work ever written on the ancient Hebrew calendar, NASA even recognizes its accuracy and ponders how it was known in its day! Let’s move to it and see what it will reveal. “Enoch 78:12-15” During all the period during which the moon is growing in her

light, she is transferring it to herself when opposite to the sun during fourteen days her light is accomplished in the heaven, and when she is illumined throughout, her light is accomplished full in the heaven. And on the first day she is called the new moon, for on that day the light rises upon her. She becomes full moon exactly on the day when the sun sets in the west, and from the east she rises at night, and the moon shines the whole night through till the sun rises over against her and the moon is seen over against the sun. On the side whence the light of the moon comes forth, there again she wanes till all the light vanishes and all the days of the month are at an end, and her circumference is empty, void of light.

Conclusions for Enoch 78:12-15 Well I believe it is obvious that Enoch says the New Moon is the Full moon. But he also gives us much greater detail on its phases especially in other chapters. In this chapter he not only defines the New Full Moon, to the trained eye and with the proper interpretation, he tells us exactly how to observe or recognize it! Having myself just recently returned from a one year mission where I lived on the Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona, less than 30 miles from the well known, award winning, dark sky Hubble Observatory in Flagstaff AZ, where I recorded and observed the Enoch calendar, I provide the following interpretation of this passage. “she (the moon) becomes full [when she is called the new moon, vs 13] exactly on the day [at evening] when the sun sets in the west [before she (the moon) rises] and [then, when the sun has set] from the east she rises at night [when it is dark or twilight because the sun has set] and [then] the moon shines the whole night through till the [next morning when the] sun rises over against her [meaning, opposite of her] and the moon is seen over against [opposite of] the sun” Well, are you convinced the New Moon is one and the same as the Full Moon? If so HalleluYAH! If not, well I cannot provide anything more clear and concise scripturally, I do have a much more lengthy study called “The Ancient Hebrew Calendar - research” this covers the history of many calendars, feasts and Sabbaths. I hope and pray that it will help you. Before concluding this writing I do however want to briefly discuss the Sabbath and feasts and provide scriptures that prove they are appointed by the New Full Moon. (Psa 104:19 TS98) He made the moon for appointed times; The sun knows its going down. (Psa 104:19 KJV)He appointedH6213 the moonH3394 for seasons:H4150 the sunH8121 knowethH3045 his going down.H3996 (Gen 1:14 TS98) And Elohim said, “Let lights come to be in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and appointed times, and for days and years, (Gen 1:14 KJV) And YHWHH430 said,H559 Let there beH1961 lightsH3974 in the firmamentH7549 of the heavenH8064 to divideH914 H996 the dayH3117 fromH996 the night;H3915 and let them beH1961 for signs,H226 and for seasons,H4150 and for days,H3117 and years:H8141

The Hebrew word translated here as seasons is Moed and is defined as follows: H4150

‫מועד‬

‫מעד‬

‫מועדה‬

mô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh mo-ade', mo-ade', mo-aw-daw' From H3259; properly an appointment, that is, a fixed time or season; specifically a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand): - appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn (-ity), synagogue, (set) time (appointed).

This is the same word that is exclusively translated as “Feasts” through out Wayyiqra (Leviticus) 23, the chapter of the Torah that governs the Moedim or feasts of YaHWaH. So thus far we have learned that the New Moon is the Full Moon, that it is the beginning of a 29 or 30 day cycle, in which it starts full and wanes to dark or empty, then waxes or rebuilds to full when it is again new. We also see here at Ps 104:19 and Gen 1:14, two witnesses in the TaNaK, that the moon is made for the Moedim the Feasts of YaHWaH or also known as the appointed times. Next we must ask how was the moon made for the Moedim? The answer is in short, before we search for scriptural proof, is the New Moon was made as a time keeper, it begins and ends a moon or until you break free from the word month, maybe moon-th is more appropriate! So if the new moon is the beginning of each moon-th, then just like the pagan calendars we are accustomed to it should begin and end a year. It does, as I said earlier according to Enoch the scriptural lunar year is 354 days, that’s 12 moons, 6 - 29 day moons and 6 – 30 day moons. Ok, that’s enough of a brief explanation now lets see if we can qualify this statement with scripture! The beginning of a scriptural year or the first moon is recorded in scripture as follows: (Exo 12:1-2 TS98) And ‫ יהוה‬spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon in the land of Mitsrayim, saying, “This month is the beginning of months for you, it is the first month of the year for you. (Exo 12:1-2 KJV) And YHWHH3068 spakeH559 untoH413 MosesH4872 and AaronH175 in the landH776 of Egypt,H4714 saying,H559 ThisH2088 monthH2320 shall be unto you the beginningH7218 of months:H2320 itH1931 shall be the firstH7223 monthH2320 of the yearH8141 to you.

Two of the three highlighted words in this passage are actually the Hebrew word Chodesh – H2320, which we have previously seen several times and should be getting familiar with. We know it means new moon and therefore to our understanding, new moon-th and by reason of establishing the new moon as the full moon they are synonymous. Now let’s deal with the other word highlighted in this passage, the Hebrew word roshe – H7218 which is defined as follows:

H7218 ‫ראש‬ rô'sh roshe From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literally or figuratively (in many applications, of place, time, rank, etc.): - band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief (-est place, man, things), company, end, X every [man], excellent, first, forefront, ([be-]) head, height, (on) high (-est part, [priest]), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

The pertinent meaning in this case is “Head” which we would probably say more like it is translated, “Beginning”. This term is prominent in the “Jewish” society as “Roshe Chodesh” or beginning of months. Most of you have probably heard it but having now read this study thus far, I ask you according to the scripture I have provided, should the new moon feast only occur once a year as Judaism observes it or should it occur every moon as the scripture defines it? If you answered once a year you have not been paying attention! Maybe I should have warned you there would be a quiz! The new moon feast occurs every new moon. The feast of roshe chodesh is the feast of the first new moon of the year; maybe you can compare it to new years but without any pagan association. Next you might be asking if the scriptures speak of the new moon feasts as in plural. Yes they do! In fact as I did, you will probably wonder how we ever missed them! For example I will provide the following two or more witnesses and you should also see my study “David saw the renewing moon” which explains an actual scriptural new moon feast scenario from 1sam20.

Num 10:10 “And in the day of your gladness, and in your appointed times, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over your peace offerings. And they shall be a remembrance for you before your Elohim. I am ‫ יהוה‬your Elohim.”

(Num 10:10) Also in the dayH3117 of your gladness,H8057 and in your solemn days,H4150 and in the beginningsH7218 of your months,H2320 ye shall blowH8628 with the trumpetsH2689 overH5921 your burnt offerings,H5930 and overH5921 the sacrificesH2077 of your peace offerings;H8002 that they may beH1961 to you for a memorialH2146 beforeH6440 your Elohim:H430 IH589 am YHWHH3068 your Elohim.H430

This passage once we understand and combine the Hebrew words roshe H7218 and chodesh H2320 is speaking of the new moon which we now know is the full moon. We should realize that in Hebrew a word can be used both plural and singular and the difference is within the context. This is one of those examples because this is not speaking exclusively of the beginning or first moon as did Ex 12:1-2, but rather of both or many beginnings of your moons, as in of each one. It also tells us a little of what should be done “to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over your peace offerings. And they shall be a remembrance for you before your Elohim”. This is speaking of the service, sacrifice and feast of the Hekal (Temple means – house of gods!) we have a second witness in the next scripture:

(Isa 66:23 TS98) “And it shall be that from New Moon to New Moon, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before Me,” declares ‫יהוה‬. (Isa 66:23 KJV) And it shall come to pass,H1961 that fromH4480 H1767 one new moonH2320 to another,H2320 and fromH4480 H1767 one sabbathH7676 to another,H7676 shall allH3605 fleshH1320 comeH935 to worshipH7812 beforeH6440 me, saithH559 YHWH.H3068

We simply see here that from one new moon to another, we shall worship before YaHWaH. Knowing now that means moon-thly not yearly! Another witness is as follows: (Eze 46:1 TS98) ‘Thus said the Master ‫יהוה‬, “The gate of the inner courtyard facing east is shut the six days of work, but on the Sabbath it is opened, and on the day of the New Moon it is opened. (Eze 46:1 KJV) ThusH3541 saithH559 YHWHH136 Elohim;H3069 The gateH8179 of the innerH6442 courtH2691 that lookethH6437 toward the eastH6921 shall beH1961 shutH5462 the sixH8337 workingH4639 days;H3117 but on the sabbathH3117 H7676 it shall be opened,H6605 and in the dayH3117 of the new moonH2320 it shall be opened.H6605

Here we see that the New Moon is compared like unto a Sabbath yet obviously not the same. See my study “days as defined by scripture” for more detail on the difference between work days, Sabbaths, and New moon days. The next scripture is a second witness to the New Moon day as well as its difference to the Sabbath. It also provides us with a command for the New Moon feast like the Sabbath, we are to do no commerce!

(Amo 8:5 TS98) saying, “When does the New Moon pass so that we sell grain, and the Sabbath so that we trade our wheat, to make the ĕphah small and the sheqel large, and to falsify the scales by deceit, (Amo 8:5 KJV) Saying,H559 WhenH4970 will the new moonH2320 be gone,H5674 that we may sellH7666 corn?H7668 and the sabbath,H7676 that we may set forthH6605 wheat,H1250 making the ephah small,H6994 H374 and the shekelH8255 great,H1431 and falsifyingH5791 the balancesH3976 by deceit?H4820

Next let’s look at a scripture from the Brit Hadasha (New Testament) in case any of you are wondering if the New Moon is found there!

(Col 2:16-17) Let no one therefore judge you in eating or in drinking, or in respect of a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths – which are a shadow of what is to come – but the Body of the Messiah.

Here Sha’ul is saying that we should let no one but the true body of Mashiach, tell us how and when to worship, for unless they are of our body, believing and doing as we do, how will they judge us? It also reflects two different types of days. Now let us begin to wrap this up with the following passage on what we have briefly learned here, some of the “Laws of the moon”! (Jer 31:35-36) Thus said ‫יהוה‬, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the laws of the moon and the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, and its waves roar – ‫ יהוה‬of hosts is His Name: “If these laws vanish from before Me,” declares ‫יהוה‬, “then the seed of Yisra’ĕl shall also cease from being a nation before Me forever.”

A few things note worthy on this passage; 1) The Laws of the moon are what Enoch claims that the Melakim (Angel) Uri’el took him and taught him. 2) This verse states that if these laws vanish or are forgotten, then the seed of Yisra’el will cease to be a nation before YaHWaH forever! Is it of any significance that this is the last passage of the chapter referred to as the last covenant? Yes it is significant because the New Moon controls all the feasts of YaHWaH including the Sabbaths. And the Sabbaths are one of the signs of the covenant between YaHWaH and His people! Isa 56:6-7 “Also the sons of the foreigner who join themselves to ‫יהוה‬, to serve Him, and to love the Name of ‫יהוה‬, to be His servants, all who guard the Sabbath, and not profane it, and hold fast to My covenant – them I shall bring to My setapart mountain, and let them rejoice in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their slaughterings are accepted on My altar, for My house is called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”

These are those who are covenanting with YaHWaH, a study in and of itself that Yah willing I will also complete soon, I will call it “The last covenant”! These are those who love the true name of our Creator YaHWaH a study I also have available it is called “The Name - YaHWaH”, those who guard the true Sabbath which I have tried to demonstrate is governed by the New Full Moon, I am currently working on a study and chart called the “Ancient Hebrew calendar Restored” according to what I have thus far learned from Enoch. I should have it completed reflecting the New Moons, feasts and Sabbaths soon. All that I have just mentioned I believe with all my heart to be a requirement in covenanting with our Father YaHWaH according to the original faith of our forefathers, the original Hebrew faith, the faith of Abraham, Yitshak, and Ya’acob (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob according to the pagans) It is the very same faith as YaHWaHshua HaMashiach and His followers, the Natzerim. All of which were never called by the names “Jews” or Christians!

The last question I want to address is the one you might be asking yourself now, how did man ever lose track of the “Ancient Hebrew calendar”, how could we have lost the Sabbath and feast days? To answer I provide the following scriptures: Lam 2:6 He has demolished His booth like a garden, He has destroyed His place of meeting. ‫ יהוה‬has made the appointed times1 and Sabbaths To be forgotten in Tsiyon, And despises sovereign and priest In His raging displeasure. Footnote: 1Or festivals. Lam 2:6 And he hath violently taken awayH2554 his tabernacle,H7900 as if it were of a garden:H1588 he hath destroyedH7843 his places of the assembly:H4150 YHWHH3068 hath caused the solemn feastsH4150 and sabbathsH7676 to be forgottenH7911 in Zion,H6726 and hath despisedH5006 in the indignationH2195 of his angerH639 the kingH4428 and the priest.H3548

This is the hand of YaHWaH due to the perversion of the Priesthood and the wicked false religions it has spawned today! He says he hates their feasts and Sabbaths! Isa 1:14 “My being hates your New Moons and your appointed times, they are a trouble to Me, I am weary of bearing them. Isa 1:14 Your new moonsH2320 and your appointed feastsH4150 my soulH5315 hateth:H8130 they areH1961 a troubleH2960 unto me;H5921 I am wearyH3811 to bearH5375 them.

Take note these are not the true New Moons and Feasts, they are the changes man made, the many calendars they have created to worship their false gods through their false religions, which now thousands of years later, have made it very difficult to restore to the truth! Praise be to YaHWaH for leaving the enormous amount of proof we have examined here in this writing! Pray heavy and study hard on these words if your being has not already through the Ruach HaKodesh been given this revelation! Contact me if there is anything I can do to assist your study and decision. For it is this very reason of changing the appointed times that the wrath of YaHWaH burns hot to destroy the Earth and its inhabitants. May YaHWaH open your eyes and ears, Amein. Let those who have ears hear. Isa 24:5 For the earth has been defiled under its inhabitants, because they have transgressed the Torot1, changed2 the law, broken the everlasting covenant3. Footnotes: 1Torot - plural of Torah, teaching. 2Jer. 23:36. 3This is the only reason, according to all Scriptures, why the earth shall be burned in the day of judgment – see also 13:9, 13:11, 26:21, 66:24, Mic. 5:15, Zeph. 1:2-18. Isa 24:6 Therefore a curse shall consume the earth, and those who dwell in it be punished. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth shall be burned, and few men shall be left.

To contact Yosiah Yedidiah you can e-mail me at [email protected] or visit my website at www.gottruth.info I never claim to have all the truth, but over my years of research, I have uncovered many lies. It is these that I desire to expose to those who seek truth. A well known anonymous quote is as follows; “All lies contain some truth, but in order for truth to be truth it must not contain any lies” Lovingly in Mashiach, Yosiah Yedidiah