Consecutive 15ths As Sabbaths

High Level 3

Fact

The 15th of both the 1st and 2nd month were Sabbaths during the Exodus

Evidence

• Exodus 12:15-16 - The 15th of the 1st month (Passover night) was a holy convocation with Sabbath-like restrictions

• Exodus 16:1 - Israel arrived at the wilderness of Sin on the 15th of the 2nd month

• Exodus 16:22-30 - The manna pattern establishes 15th, 22nd, 29th as Sabbaths (double portion on 21st for Sabbath on 22nd)

• If 22nd is a Sabbath, then counting back 7 days, 15th must also be a Sabbath

• Two consecutive months both having the 15th as a Sabbath is the scriptural claim

Read in Context

• Testing Known Weekly Sabbaths

  "We know that the 8th, 15th and 22nd of the second month were sabbaths from the story of the manna..."

• Consecutive 15th Sabbaths

  "The Exodus narrative demonstrates that the 15th of both the first and second month were Sabbaths..."

Depends On

Scriptural Authority Very High Hermeneutical Principles Very High

Required By

Exodus Calendar Test High Sliver Moon Calendar Rejected High

This is a scriptural interpretation based on the Exodus narrative. It establishes that the 15th of consecutive months were both Sabbaths - a fact that can be used to TEST various calendar theories.