I know we should not focus on dates, new moon etc.., but as the year comes to an "end" I can't help but wonder if there is any correlation with the dates back then and what we have now?
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P. S. Wilmot
A Walking New Man
Artist and writer
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Hmm interesting
Knowing this just cleared a lot of things needed to be understood, but it also opens more curiosity..
Nisan
- March – April
Lyyar or Lyar
- April to May
Sivan
– May – June
Tammuz
– June – July
Ab
– July – august
Elul
– august – September
Tishri
– September – October
Heshvan
– October – November
Kislev
– November – December
Tebeth
– December – January
Shebat
- January – February
Adar
– February – march
(Adar Sheni)
As you perceive, they are not completely the same. The reason for the calendar was to establish the people in their understanding of their fellowship with God. Based on how, and when the people gathered together in the presence of the Lord.
The calendar also served in the observance of the agricultural activities. However, everything was God centered. Their harvests were brought as offerings or tithes to the Lord. Through this, they established themselves, contributed to society and supported those in need who couldn't support themselves. God wasn't lacking any of these things they brought, or anything in general. Nevertheless, through this, He taught them a lesson to be dependent on Him, while being independent in the world as God's people.
As Christians today, is it wrong to study the dates of old? No, however, in our understanding of the past, let us be aware that the past we briefly dealt with, it pointed to the future, which is our present, now. Therefore, may our study of the past be concluded with gratefulness for the present, which is Jesus Christ.
Further illustration will be the recollection of a child’s early introduction to numbers and counting, through addition and subtraction. For many of us, we gathered bottle tops and other small items with us, to bring to our place of learning. With those things, we learned to count, adding and subtracting. Now, as an adult, we occasionally revert to such time frames, through reminiscing, but that which we were once taught, to count using physical objects, is now embedded in us. Therefore, we no longer use bottle tops or the likes to count, or withdraw from our banks or deposit.
Likewise, the dates and feasts of old, we appreciate what it did for us in preparing us for what we now have, the revelation of Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit.