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Aviv Found in Israel on March 9th, 2016!! John Vega
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 Dear Students of the Biblical Calendar, Desire of Ages ""There were three annual feasts, the Passover, the Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles, at which all the men of Israel were commanded to appear before the Lord at Jerusalem. Of these feasts the Passover was the most largely attended. Many were present from all countries where the Jews were scattered. From every part of Palestine the worshipers came in great numbers. The journey from Galilee occupied several days, and the travelers united in large companies for companionship and protection. The women and aged men rode upon oxen or asses over the steep and rocky roads. The stronger men and the youth journeyed on foot. The time of the Passover corresponded to the close of March or the beginning of April, and the whole land was bright with flowers, and glad with the song of birds. All along the way were spots memorable in the history of Israel, and fathers and mothers recounted to their children the wonders that God had wrought for His people in ages past. They beguiled their journey with song and music, and when at last the towers of Jerusalem came into view, every voice joined in the triumphant strain,— – {DA 75.2} Patriarchs and Prophets ""The first of these festivals, the Passover, the feast of unleavened bread, occurred in Abib, the first month of the Jewish year, corresponding to the last of March and the beginning of April. The cold of winter was past, the latter rain had ended, and all nature rejoiced in the freshness and beauty of the springtime. The grass was green on the hills and valleys, and wild flowers everywhere brightened the fields. The moon, now approaching the full, made the evenings delightful. It was the season so beautifully pictured by the sacred singer: – {PP 537.3}“The winter is past, The rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The **fig tree ripeneth her green figs**, And the vines are in blossom, They give forth their fragrance.”" Song of Solomon 2:11-13, R.V. – {PP 538.1} Below articles are copied material written by "Brian and Linda" and taken from the following links. http://abibofgod.com/resou…/March+8+question+and+answers.pdf "March 9th, 2016 - Abib Inspection Report Initial Report March 9th: This morning around 9 AM we inspected a new location, which we have no inspected before. Over 50 percent of the wild barley will be aviv withing 10 days time on its own. This location will meet all the biblical criteria to be used as a wave sheaf offering during the upcoming month. It is less than a day's journey from the Temple Mount via donkey. The full report will follow after the remainder of today's inspections. Brian and Linda" "March 8, 2016 Hi Folks, There is a flurry of proclamations going on based on what we have sent out so far. To those doing so I would simply say do not make a decision until all the facts are put together. We have until March 10 at sunset to make the personal decision as to a normal year or an intercalated year. We have learned the importance of waiting on God/Elohim to make such decisions. We still have 2 days to go. Can that make a difference? You bet it can! For instance let’s take into account what took place after today’s report went out. Linda and I saw multiple fig tree’s which were sprouting green and sending out little fruit almost overnight in our typical locations here at Shoresh. What do you think is behind that? Also while out for our late afternoon walk we had a flock of storks fly over us. I have never seen them here in this area before. They were not just flying over but squawking like crazy as to get our attention for we would never have looked up without that. At sunset the doves started their ritual mating songs outside of our cottage. Because we have not found a location of acceptable barley for a wavesheaf yet does not mean it is not out there. Actually on Thursday we have decided to recheck some of our early fields in the western Negev to see what the 3 days of dry heat has done to them. Remember they have 17 days from that point to meet the minimum requirement for a first of the first fruit grain offering. We are also looking in another one of our areas tomorrow as well. So let’s do the math based on the science of barley growth and apply it in scriptural context to both a March 27 wavesheaf day and an April 24 wavesheaf day. Those days are chosen based on first crescent observance from the Jerusalem area for this case. We have put the following together for many folks keep local observance which in most cases may be after sunset on Wednesday the 9th so they would have it for their evaluation. If you do not have an illustrated copy of the growth stages with approximate timing of each I suggest you get one off the internet (The Growth and Development Guide to Spring Barley by the University of Minnesota) or you can view a copy of it on page 16 of our article entitled; “Abib, Wavesheaf, Bride, and the Plan of Salvation” located on our studies page on our website abibofgod.com. Most if not all of the wild barley we have been inspecting has been out of the boot, head emerged, and in the flowering stages and in some instances a little beyond that. For arguments sake let us apply a growth stage of 5 at this time, which is classified as head emergence from the illustration mentioned above which is based on the Zakok Scale for Barley. The average life cycle of barley is 85 to 95 days after emergence under normal conditions. The stage we are using here is stage 5 which is approximately 45 to 58 days after emergence of the first green shoot from the seed (even though what we have inspected is beyond that.) That leaves approximately 50 days worst case until maturity to harvest without any manmade intervention to speed it up like cutting and drying it which the scriptures call roasting and which is allowed and which would take time off. If asked the question if I believe everything we have seen to date could be harvested by May 15th (Pentecost if next new moon is start of the year) which would be approx. 66 days from this coming Thursday evening I would confidently say yes. This is not hocus pocus guessing but science. What we do not have at this point is a field that would produce a qualified wavesheaf amount of barley. Keep in mind the sheaf was cut and transported to the Temple in Jerusalem which could take a few days and only then can the rest of the field be harvested. Not as soon as the sheaf is cut. That leaves a few more days for maturing as well which is often enhanced in the Negev when Sharav conditions (hot and dry) set in. They have been coming and going for nearly two weeks now. So to get an acceptable wavesheaf we have 17 days minimum from Thursday to do so. Is that possible? Yes, however we have not found a field yet to do so with. Will we find a location by Thursday night? Maybe. Even if we do not, I reiterate that does not mean it is not out there in the Negev somewhere. With that said we can’t ignore the math and science of barley growth. When the Levites were located all over the entirety of Israel they knew where such fields were from year to year. So now the Math applied to the situation at hand. We will have approximately 66 days to complete the growth cycle and the harvest from a March 11th start of the year until a May 15 Pentecost or end of the seven week harvest which would actually officially start on March 27th. We can confidently say there is about 30 to 40 days left for the barley to be mature enough in its entirety to be harvested. We have 66 days to do so in. That leaves a plus or positive balance of approximately 20 days worst case scenario. The math does not lie to us and neither does the science. With this knowledge in place what does the bible have to say about such things? Both Exodus 34:26 and 23:19 tell us that Israel was commanded to bring the first of the first fruit offerings to the house of the Lord/Yehovah their God/Elohim. Exodus 22:19 commands Israel: “You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices.” We then can read in Mark 4:29, “But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle.” Would waiting until an April 24 wavesheaf day break these scriptural directions? That would be 45 days from Thursday night. You need to make that decision yourself! Would much of the grain harvest be lost if waiting until then? Please keep in mind that the original strains of wild barley have a very unique characteristic that has been breed out of the domesticated varieties. The wild barley heads become very brittle in the last few weeks of the drying stages and will fall to the ground to disperse the seeds with little provocation. Exodus 9:31-32 addresses this. We have addressed this often in our studies of the past. That is why we use the examples of sickle harvesting and drying in the fields in sheaf’s (20-25% moisture content) instead of modern mechanical harvesting at 12-14% moisture content. It must be harvested when it is physiologically mature or able to reproduce itself and dry in the field in sheaves after sickle harvesting. One must take all this into consideration when looking at the Abib Calendar. Once again we have several days left to make a decision. We only report on what we see every day and our reporting is by region and is not finished yet. However it is up to you to decide when and what you are doing as to setting the days you will be meeting with the Creator as He commands. Please do not rush things is the only advise I can give you. No doves one day some doves the next. No storks one day some storks the next. No figs one day some figs the next. We only have two days under our belts so to speak, even though we have covered a lot of ground and a lot of our traditional locations. There are still some to inspect and possibly find some new ones. With that said we will be issuing reports on Wednesday and Thursday. We will take a look at some of the fields we inspected on Monday to see if they have been affected by the hot dry weather by that time in any big way. Let’s address the lambs for Passover for a minute. Scripture tells us the lamb was to be set aside on the 10th day of the first month and that it was to be without blemish, and a male of the first year (Exodus 12:4-5). That tells me it was to be no more than a year old. Passover last year was on April 5 th for many of us with some a day or two earlier. With a March 24th Passover this year there would be lambs meeting that requirement from both birth segments in 2015 and 2016 Gregorian Calendar speaking Lots of personal choices to make in 2 days’ time! Brian and Linda"
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