As citizens of a heavenly country established by God, we are told in Exodus the 12th chapter Abib month would be the beginning of months, the first month of the year to us. In Exodus the 13th chapter He calls it the month of Abib (ear of grain, the month of newly-ripened grain). Abib is also mentioned as the first month of the year in Exodus 23:15, Exodus 34:18, and Deuteronomy 16:1. After their captivity in Babylon it was called Nisan (meaning ‘their flight’), read it in Nehemiah 2:1 and Esther 3:7. This year, according to the Hebrew calendar, the New Year started in the evening at sundown on Sunday, March 22nd, 2023 on the US calendar.
There tends to be some confusion around the beginning of each calendar day starting in the evening at sundown. This comes from Genesis. In Genesis chapter 1 verse 5, after God called the light day and the darkness night, He finished that verse with ...”And the evening and the morning were the first day.” After that God states that each day begins in the evening and ends with the morning. Some may ask, why did God set it up this way? Everything that God has created or set in place testifies to His ways and His plan of salvation. God continues to reveal His truth by His Holy Spirit to those who can see and hear and understand. And so we share this revelation with you to encourage you to seek Him out that you may find Him.
Happy New Year to the Church of Jesus Christ ~~
There tends to be some confusion around the beginning of each calendar day starting in the evening at sundown. This comes from Genesis. In Genesis chapter 1 verse 5, after God called the light day and the darkness night, He finished that verse with ...”And the evening and the morning were the first day.” After that God states that each day begins in the evening and ends with the morning. Some may ask, why did God set it up this way? Everything that God has created or set in place testifies to His ways and His plan of salvation. God continues to reveal His truth by His Holy Spirit to those who can see and hear and understand. And so we share this revelation with you to encourage you to seek Him out that you may find Him.
Happy New Year to the Church of Jesus Christ ~~
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