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| Biblical
Dates for Messiah's Conception and Birth |
JAH
MARK COMMENTS: In my
opinion, this chronology provides us with
the exact day of Yeshua's birth, Tishri 15,
according to the Hebrew calendar.
Copyright © 1994 by David M. Hargis and
MBI. All rights reserved.
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Biblical Dates for Messiah's Conception and
Birth
I. The Conception of Yochanan (John the
Baptist) / Luke 1:5-25
When the angel, Gavri-El (Gabriel), appeared to
Zachar'yah (Zacharias) as he was inistering in the
Temple, it was during the ministration of Abiyah
(Abia). This order of priests ministered in the
Temple the eighth week of the Hebrew year
according to the ordinance of 1 Chronicles 24:10
(and according to the Talmud). The eighth week
transverses the last week of the second Hebrew
month of Iyar and the first week of the third
Hebrew month of Sivan, which culminates at Shavuot
(Pentecost). This is the anchor point for
discovering the exact time of Messiah Yeshua's
birth. The angel promised Zachar'yah that his
prayer had been answered, and when he went home
to his wife Elisheva (Elizabeth) she conceived, it
seems almost immediately. This puts the
conception of Yochanan (John the Baptist) very
near the time of Shavuot, the Feast of Pentecost,
in the second week of the month of Sivan, the
third Hebrew month.
II. The Conception of Yeshua (Jesus) / Luke
1:26-55
Then, at the close of the sixth month of Elisheva'
s pregnancy the angel Gavri-El appeared to Mara
(Mary). Gavri-El told Mara about Elisheva, saying
"she who was called barren is six months
pregnant," This would be the last of the
ninth Hebrew month called Kislev at the time of
Chanukah. There are 27 weeks between the end of
discourse of Abiyah and the start of Chanukah
(Dedication), which is celebrated eight days, from
Kislev 25 to Tevet 2.
Mara accepts the word of the angel concerning the
conception of Messiah in her, and she
immediately rushes from Natseret (Nazareth) to the
home of Elisheva and Zachar'yah in the
Judean mountains close to Yerushalayim, about a
three days journey from Natseret. Mara was
probably going there to celebrate Chanukah and to
help Elisheva with her pregnancy, as well as to
talk to Elisheva about the angel's visitation.
Upon Mara's greeting to Elisheva, Elisheva
responds to Mara, calling her "the mother of
my L-RD". This demonstrates that Mara was
already pregnant with Yeshua. Thus, Yeshua was
conceived at Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, for
He is the Light of the World.
Sometimes the time of Chanukah falls close to
Christmas. The apostate Roman church of
medieval times combined the pagan winter solstice
in late December with the 25th of Kislev
(Chanukah) to create Christmas (Christ's Mass) on
Dec- ember 25. Supposedly, this was to celebrate
Christ's birth.
Yeshua is shown celebrating Chanukah in John
10:22,23. It is at this celebration that He
declares "I and My Father are One" [John
10:30], which testifies to His Divine origin in
His conception. It also reinforces Chanukah as the
time of His conception.
Historically, then, it is more accurate to
celebrate Yeshua entering the world through
conception at Chanukah rather than to celebrate
His birth at Christmas. As we shall show,
Christmas is not the birthday of Christ. (In fact,
Christmas is an invention resulting from religious
compromise with pagan tradition. Christmas only
has harmony with the truth, in that it falls
approximately at
the time of year when Yeshua was conceived by the
Holy Spirit.)
III. The Birth of Yochanan/ Luke 1:56-80
Mara stayed with Elisheva for three months, which
was until the birth of Yochanan. Since a full
pregnancy term is 41 weeks, and 27 weeks makes up
the first six months (two trimesters), which is
exactly the time from the discourse of Abiyah to
Chanukah, that leaves 14 weeks to accomplish the
last trimester and bring the pregnancy to full
term. There are exactly 14 weeks from Chanukah to
Passover (Nisan 14-22). Therefore, John the
Baptist was born at Passover. He was circumcised
on the eighth day, which would be the last day of
Passover/Feast of Unleavened Bread. Gavri-EI had
said that John would "go forth" in the
strength and power of Elijah [Luke 1:17]. Jewish
teaching was that Elijah would come again at
Passover (this is still a tradition of
Judaism today).
IV. The Birth of Yeshua/Luke 2
Nisan, when Yochanan was born, is the first month
of the Hebrew year. As we have shown, Mara
conceived six months after Elisheva conceived,
which means Yeshua's birth would have to come six
months after John's birth, during the seventh
Hebrew month of Tishri. Since we know that John
was born at Passover/Feast of Unleavened Bread, we
learn the time of Yeshua's birth by counting six
Hebrew months from Passover. The Feast of
Unleavened Bread begins on Nisan 15
and six months later Tabernacles begins on Tishri
15. Therefore, Yeshua was born on the first day of
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles).
The first day of Tabernacles is a Sabbath rest, so
it fits that Yosef and Mara planned their journey
to Beit-Lechem (Bethlehem) so they would finish
their journey before the festival Sabbath. They
found lodging just in time.
Concerning the Feast of Tabernacles, the L-RD
commanded that Israel should observe it eightdays.
They were to build temporary dwellings called a
sukkah and dwell in them [Leviticus23:34-43].
These sukkahs were erected to house families with
some bare comforts and food for the eight days.
Food was placed in a stall or a crib for storage
in the tabernacle. The King James Bible calls this
food crib a manger. Yeshua was not born in a barn,
but rather in a temporary tabernacle which had
been built for the celebration. He was placed in a
"manger", demonstrating
in a type that He is the Bread of Life from
heaven.
The eighth day, Yeshua was circumcised according
to the scriptural command [Luke 2:21]. For a male,
this is what accomplishes a full Hebrew birth. The
Feast of Tabernacles is for exactly eight days.
The first and last days are both holy Sabbaths.
Yeshua was born on the first day, a holy Sabbath,
and circumcised on the eighth day, a holy Sabbath.
Evidently, G-d intended this entire Feast of
Tabernacles to be set aside in order to accomplish
and celebrate Yeshua's birth into the world.
Note that G-d provided two holy feasts that lasted
eight days, Passover/Unleavened Bread and the
Feast of Tabernacles. John the Baptist, the
forerunner of Messiah, was born and circumcised in
the eight days of the first, then six month later
Yeshua, the Messiah, was born and circumcised the
eight days of the second. John came in the first
month of the year and Yeshua came in the seventh
month. In ministry, John introduced the way
through Messiah and then Yeshua perfected
it, even as the first and seventh months signify.
V. Conclusion
In my opinion, this chronology provides us with
the exact day of Yeshua's birth, Tishri 15,
according to the Hebrew calendar. The Hebrew
calendar is kept updated to this modern day, and
every year the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) is
absolutely set from Tishri 15 to Tishri 22.
Because the Hebrew calendar is based on the course
of the Moon (Lunar) and the modern
calendar is based on the course of the Sun
(Solar), the two move in relation to each other.
This
means the Feast of Tabernacles will always occur
somewhere between mid-September and
mid-October, but not on the exact same Gregorian
dates every year. For instance, in 1995 the
Feast of Tabernacles was October 9-October 17, but
in 1996 the Feast of Tabernacles was
September 28-October 5. While this is initially
confusing to the unlearned mind, a combination
Gregorian/Hebraic calendar will easily clarify how
the dates relate. Many local funeral homes provide
free Hebrew calendars each year showing the modern
dates for the holy Feast Days (ask for a Jewish
calendar).
It may help you to understand the seeming movement
of Yeshua's birthday by looking at your own
birthday. Even though your birthday might keep the
same number year after year, the day of the week
it falls on changes. In like manner, Yeshua's
birthday is on the same Hebraic calendar number
each year, Tishri 15, but in relation to the
Gregorian calendar it changes. However, you can
plan for His birthday to always occur sometime
between the latter part of September and the
early part of October.
The Feast of Tabernacles is a most important
commemoration. Zechariah 14:16,17 tells us that
one day all nations will be required by law to
honor this feast. For what greater reason, than it
isthe birthday of the King of Kings! Why should we
delay?
Our hope and prayer is that the Ekklesia will
return to the roots of her faith and learn to
restore the fallen foundations. May we all work to
overcome the influence of pagan customs in our
celebrations and become separate from this world
as a holy people before our holy G-d.
Copyright © 1994 by David M. Hargis and MBI. All
rights reserved.
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