Section 08
We're going to break this down in Hebrew and look at some words above that are in the KJV and other English translations that don't quite articulate what Yahwah is speaking to the children of Yasharal. Verse 1ff. - "And Yahwah spoke to Mashah saying, 'Speak to the children of Yasharal and say to them: 'The *feasts of* Yahwah...'" The word translated "feasts of" is the Hebrew word *muaydi* and it is literally translated, "appointed times of me".......Muaydi is possessive to Yahwah, so they are His appointed times. Looking at verses 1 and 2 Yahwah is saying that He is getting ready to proclaim or speak what His appointed times are and that we are to proclaim or call them out as consecrated assemblies; assemblies that are consecrated by being clean and undefiled, which is what the meaning of the root word "qadash" is......to be clean/undefiled. He further continues by stating again that they are His appointed times. So, I think it would be very important for us to understand what Yahwah's appointed times are with the children of Yasharal, and to understand that it is our responsibility not just to keep them, but to call them out (proclaim them) to be kept in a clean & pure manner also. Continuing with verse 3, "...six days work shall be done, but the seventh day is a Shabath of rest, a consecrated assembly of me (Yahwah). You shall do no work on it. It is the Shabath of Yahwah in all your dwellings." Looking closely we see that Yahwah doesn't just say that the appointed time is the Shabath, He says six days work shall be done, but the seventh day is a Shabath of rest. He speaks of the appointed time (muayd) of the Shabath in relation to the preceding six days.....They are one appointed time that culminates with the 7th day Shabath. We go back in creation week and we see six days of creation and the seventh day of rest as a set apart day of the week. *The two go together. The muayd here is six days work shall be done but the seventh day is a Shabath of rest.* This appointed time is a segment known as a week, which we see throughout the thurah and whenever Yahwah talks about the Shabath.....He says six days you shall do all your work, and the Shabath is a day of rest. The seventh day is just that......It is the seventh in a chain of seven days; it is the culmination of a week and it cannot be extrapolated away from the week and His method of reckoning time, nor can the week be extrapolated away from the days and months. Yahwah has designed His method of reckoning time and His appointed times in such a way that they mesh together and everything is fitting, proper, and in order. With that in mind, as we look at Father Yahwah's appointed times, in Wiqara/Leviticus 23 we see a very important emphasis being made by Father Yahwah as He introduces His appointed timekeeping.
We as parents (and teachers, too) understand the concept and reality of the use of the double emphasis. When we are trying to concretize an important concept within our children, we commonly use the double emphasis in our communication......especially if our child or student has been prone to not get the concept or instruction right the first time. The double emphasis is a valuable tool for instruction, especially in relation to critical concepts. With this in mind, let's look again at the opening of Wiqara/Leviticus 23 where Father Yahwah is instructing His children as it relates to His appointed timekeeping:
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