Some static rules apply for this layout to be taught and considered first.
1. It is Sabbath framed (meaning Spring Feast days all fall on Sabbaths (making them what John called High Days).
This is patterned after the Creation week.
2. Law of first mention in play, the true meaning of CHODESH is NOT "new moon"; it is Sanctified, Set Apart, Renewed, Repaired, Rebuild.
We should not profane what God has declared.
3. Intercalary days (according to this format) always fall on Sabbaths (they RENEW the next set of three months).
They stand ALONE as marker days which separate the months and are not counted in any of the 30 day months at all.
BUT....they are included in the total count of days which complete the year in 364 days.
The amazing function of the intercalary days as they RENEW the months, is what allows for all the Feast days to ALWAYS align with 7th days and 8th days (with one exception of course, that is the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). I believe this is why we are given specific instructions about how to keep it as a Sabbath since it doesn't fall on a Sabbath.(Lev 23:32)
According to the Book of Jubilees, this explains WHY Passover does not occur until the 14th day of the first month. Other things happened during that first two weeks which is laid out and patterned after the Creation week and what followed.
If we get a dialogue going on these basics, then perhaps we can move forward with showing how this amazing calendar works.
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