📖 Genesis 1:14–19 (KJV) — Creation of the Lights
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
📖 Psalm 104:19 (KJV) — The Function of Sun and Moon Confirmed
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
🔍 Literal Comparison and Integration
| Aspect | Genesis 1:14–19 | Psalm 104:19 | Literal Understanding |
| Purpose of Lights | Signs, seasons, days, years (v.14) | Moon appointed for seasons | Lights are timekeepers |
| Two Great Lights | Sun rules day, moon rules night (v.16) | Sun knows its setting time | Sun rules when day ends (at sunset) |
| Division of Time | Divide day from night (v.14, v.18) | Sun marks division by setting | Evening (sunset) marks the day change |
| Timing | Evening and morning were the day (v. 5,8,13,19,23,31) | Moon regulates seasons (Feasts), Sun regulates day start/end | The day begins at evening, not morning |
| Witness | Lights are a testimony of time (v.14-15) | Natural order still operates perfectly | No human calendar replaces YAH’s lights |
📜 Literal Teaching from Both Passages
- YAH created the sun and moon not only for light, but to divide time properly.
- The sun rules the daylight and signals the end of the day by its going down (sunset).
- The moon determines seasons and appointments — moedim (Hebrew for appointed times), like New Moons and Feasts.
- Genesis and Psalms together confirm:
→ The day begins at evening (sunset), not at dawn or midnight.
→ YAH’s timekeeping is based on the natural signs, not on man-made tradition.
🧠 Final Literal Summary
| Who Rules? | What Is Ruled? | How It Works |
| Sun | The Day | Rules light time, and day transitions at sunset |
| Moon | The Night & Seasons | Governs the appointed times, Feasts, and months |
⚠️ Warning
Any system that ignores the sun’s going down or the moon’s appointments is rejecting YAH’s ordained timekeeping.
📖 Deuteronomy 4:19 (KJV)
“And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars… shouldest be driven to worship them…”
- We don’t worship them — but we respect their role as obedient servants of YAH’s calendar.
✨ Conclusion:
The Bible teaches clearly: the day starts at evening when the sun goes down, the seasons are governed by the moon, and no man has authority to change the system YAH created at the foundation of the world.
- Sun setting = day change
- Moon = feast and month marker
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When are we directed in Scripture to start our feasts or Sabbaths?
Let’s go directly to the literal instructions, using KJV, and only precepts, no traditions.
📖 1. Start Feasts and Sabbaths at Evening
📖 Leviticus 23:32 (KJV)
(Command for the Day of Atonement — and by principle, it shows how Sabbaths and appointed feasts are reckoned)
“It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.”
✅ Clear direction:
- Start at evening on the ninth day
- End at evening on the next day (tenth day)
“From even unto even” is the pattern for starting YAH’s appointed days.
📖 2. Sabbath Guarded at the Beginning of Darkness
📖 Nehemiah 13:19 (KJV)
“And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut…”
✅ Nehemiah shut the gates at evening, as it began to be dark, to guard the Sabbath.
They didn’t wait until the next morning — they prepared before sunset because the Sabbath started at evening.
📖 3. First Passover Started at Evening
📖 Exodus 12:18 (KJV)
“In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.”
✅ Passover and Unleavened Bread start at even (evening), not at dawn.
📖 4. Creation Pattern Was Evening First
📖 Genesis 1:5 (KJV)
“…And the evening and the morning were the first day.”
✅ Evening first, then morning.
YAH established that the day turns at evening — not at sunrise.
🧠 Literal Summary:
| Event | When It Starts | Scripture |
| Sabbath | At evening (sunset) | Leviticus 23:32, Nehemiah 13:19 |
| Feasts (Passover, etc.) | At evening (sunset) | Exodus 12:18 |
| Biblical Day (24 hr) | At evening (sunset) | Genesis 1:5 |
❗ WARNING:
Starting feasts or Sabbaths at dawn is NOT commanded anywhere in the Scriptures.
Changing YAH’s appointed times is a serious transgression (Deuteronomy 12:32).
✅ Conclusion (Literal and Scriptural Only):
We are commanded to start our Feasts and Sabbaths at evening — at the going down of the sun — and continue until the next evening.
Chart: How to Count YAH’s Days, Feasts, and Sabbaths – Evening to Evening
Biblical Command for Timing:
Leviticus 23:32 (KJV): “…from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.”
Genesis 1:5 (KJV): “…And the evening and the morning were the first day.”
Exodus 12:18 (KJV): “In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread…”
Nehemiah 13:19 (KJV): “…when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut.”
Timing for YAH’s Days, Feasts, and Sabbaths:
| Biblical Day/Feast | Start Time | End Time | Scriptural Basis |
| Regular Sabbath (7th Day) | At evening (sunset) | Next evening (sunset) | Leviticus 23:32, Nehemiah 13:19 |
| Passover & Unleavened Bread | At evening (sunset) | Next evening (sunset) | Exodus 12:18 |
| Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) | At evening (sunset) | Next evening (sunset) | Leviticus 23:32 |
| First Day of Unleavened Bread | At evening (sunset) | Next evening (sunset) | Exodus 12:18, Leviticus 23:6-8 |
| Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah) | At evening (sunset) | Next evening (sunset) | Leviticus 23:24-25 |
| Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) | At evening (sunset) | Next evening (sunset) | Leviticus 23:34-36 |
Summary:
- YAH’s appointed days always start at evening (sunset) and end the following evening (sunset).
- The pattern established from creation (Genesis 1) to the Torah laws (Leviticus and Exodus) is evening to evening.
- There are no Scriptural instructions to start feasts or Sabbaths at dawn.
Final Warning:
Deuteronomy 12:32 (KJV): “What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.”
Changing the timing of YAH’s Sabbaths and Feasts is adding to or taking away from His commandments.
Literal Obedience: Start and end your Sabbaths and Feasts at evening, just as YAH commanded.
Blessed are they that do His commandments! (Revelation 22:14)
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