So many people go by the sighted sliver moon. I wa..

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So many people go by the sighted sliver moon. I want to know where Scripture says to do this. I have never found it. Please guide me.

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I am a "sliverer" myself and I have not come across any Scripture that states at all the angle, illumination, position, etc. of the moon to determine the new moon. For me it is basically, the moon needs to be seen to be a sign.

This is why Ps 81:3 is so interesting as it might actually shed some light (pun intended) on the subject.

I can hear you ask "isn't the absence of something also a sign?".

For sure, the fact that I don't show any signs of leprosy is a sign that I don't have leprosy (well visible at least).

On the other hand, the only places that we are told to count days are to determine the feast dates after the month starts. There is no reference in Scripture to calculate the days to determine the next new moon. I therefore take it that it has to be a visual queue to confirm a new moon.

This makes me think, how do we know a plant has sprouted and is growing? Well, the first green shoot has to come out of the ground. It can be under the ground for months and sometimes even years. It is only when it is visible that we take it as a new plant.

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Genesis 1 says that the lights in the heavens are for determining dates. It does not use the word for "moon" at all, simply the word for "light." The moon is dark for multiple days in most cases, but there is only one day on which we can look for the sign of new "light" in the heaven for a new month. I think the sliver viewpoint comes from this line of reasoning. (Which I happen to agree with.)

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as i sit here and think about your reply regarding light being a sign, isnt lack of light a sign as well? For instance, trick or treaters arent supposed to knock on doors without a porch light on. Also, darkness existed before light, so everything started in darkness. Similarly, we start the day in darkness, after the evening begins.

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Ah. Ok. Now I follow you! Thank you for spelling it out.

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as a computer specialist, you understand binary code, right? 1 & 0, on & off. The darkness is as much of a sign as the light is. When the moon & sun are "off", a new month starts.

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Thank you, Rhy!

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