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Possibly @Nick Liebenberg ...i was having a conversation with someone about aviv barley and virgo rising in the spring and setting in the fall. I was wondering if there is any one with insight as to how we can know when the barley is ripe enough for a wave sheaf offering. If we didnt have technology/Internet, how would we know when to start the omer count? Barley doesnt ripen til june here, far too late to go by. If we are unable to communicate with witnesses in Israel, what would we do? Assuming its ripe the first day of the week after passover doesnt seem right. This is the last piece of my calendar puzzle!

#1abib
#moedim
#determiningthefeastdates

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My view is always that we have to remember that we are not all living in the land of our inheritance. We are supposed to live in Israel, so would be close enough to find out the timings.

As we are living in the diaspora as punishment until Father brings us back, we should look at Israel for our timings.

The earlier period when there was no internet nor timely communication should be compared to when the nation was taken in exile. They forgot the Law and when they finally found a copy of the Law and it was read to them, they broke down crying as they saw their errors.

This becomes even more evident when living in the southern hemisphere where the seasons are 6 months different. Are they now to celebrate Passover 6 months earlier or later if they are looking at their local barley or should they be wanting to follow the instruction and look at Jerusalem?

In the northern hemisphere it is so easy to say that we are just a day or two different with the local New Moon sighting so we will follow our local sighting or the barley is just a few weeks different, etc. instead of following the given instructions.

We can count ourselves fortunate that closer to the end, we do have the internet so can better follow the instructions in readiness for Yeshua's return....

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It’s a great question GidgetsMom. So the witnesses would go before the Sanhedrin with their report, that took place in Jerusalem and was quickly relayed throughout the country via smoke signal and a human messenger. So if you lived in Israel, great! But let’s say you were a member of the Jewish population in Babylon or Rome…how did you find out when the new month started? Still by human messenger. But because this took some time (both Sukkot and Passover are on the 15th day of the month; Shavuot is on the sixth), people would estimate when the previous month ended knowing that it would be either 29 or 30 days and, if they still hadn’t heard from the messenger, would observe the holiday as if the month was both a 29-day month and a 30-day month. As a result, everyone who lived outside of Israel started doubling up on their holidays, observing two days instead of one, just in case. This way, at least one of the days was correct.

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2 yrs

Here's the truth about salvation and works along with some key announcements, like where to keep Sukkot this year! Shalom!
https://mailchi.mp/firstcentur....ychristianity/salvat

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2 yrs

"Let him that stole, steal no more: but let him rather labour, and work with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give unto him that needeth."

Ep 4

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2 yrs

The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:16

This proverb is echoed by Romans 6:23. The "wage of the righteous" is the "gift of God" and the "gain of the wicked" is the "wages of sin".

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2 yrs

#deuteronomy 29:8-13 contains a #chiasm framed by the land inheritance that God promised to the patriarchs and centered on the "little ones" of Israel.

..V8 - Land given to the tribes
....V9 - Keep the Covenant to prosper with God
......V10 - Chiefs, elders, and officers (functional categories)
........V10 - Men of Israel
..........V11 - Your little ones
........V11 - Your wives
......V11 - Sojourners, wood cutters, and water drawers (functional categories)
....V12 - Keep the Covenant to prosper with God
..V13 - Land promised to the patriarchs

I believe the purpose of this structure (if it isn't purely coincidence) is to point out that the inheritance of the children is dependent on the faithfulness of their parents.
#nitzavim #biblepatterns

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2 yrs

This week's #torah reading is called Nitzavim, which means "standing". Here are some apostolic passages for #biblestudy alongside this Parsha (#deuteronomy 29:10-30:20), plus links to related commentary and video: https://www.americantorah.com/....2021/03/21/parsha-ni

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2 yrs

Good Morning! ☕️

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Another bright, sunny day!

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We finally have a week of summer in the UK. Mid-20's this week.

Now that Autumn is here, we finally have some summer. ?

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2 yrs

The Trumpet by Bill Burns
Distractions will diminish your spiritual connection because you develop world focus instead of kingdom focus. Distractions cause worry rather than faith, and allow a spirit of fear to come in. Stay focused on things that have eternal value. Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Small Straws by Marsha Burns
Take a moment to reflect on how your life changed in the last season, and realize that you not only survived, you are beginning to thrive. You are in a better position to take the next step in fulfilling your destiny. You have had supernatural help in what you have accomplished. Be glad and rejoice. Psalm 77:14 You are the God who does wonders; You have declared Your strength among the peoples.

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2 yrs

Psalm 119:142, “Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is truth.” The Hebrew word translated as everlasting is often translated forever… But wait there’s more… This word is not only related to time, it is also thought of as the universe or everything. Our Creator’s righteousness encompasses time and space along with the spiritual and physical worlds. In other words there is no limit for our Creator.

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2 yrs

I hope everyone had a wonderful Sabbath!

I sure did. I gorged myself on chocolate chip mint ice cream, brownies, and cookies.

Oh I also ate some real food too... ?

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