"God/Elohiym said, ‘There shall be lights (ma'owr - luminaries) in the expanse of the heavens to divide (badal - separate and set apart) day from night. They shall exist as symbols and signs (‘owth) for the appointed symbolic meeting places and times (mow'ed), for days, and for years." (Genesis 1:14)

An ‘owth is: "a signal and a distinguishing maker." An ‘owth is: "a way to remember;" it is "a non-verbal representation which has meaning." It was used to convey something that was designed to be "a miraculous proof, a wondrous indication of something that would serve as an illustration, an example, or a metaphor which would in turn make something else more clearly known." An ‘owth is: "an accounting, record used to evaluate a ransom or reward."

A mow'ed denotes a: "designated period which relates to others for a specific purpose authorized by an authority." A mow'ed is "a set-apart feast and festival for the celebration of communion." Yahuweh's Miqra are Mow'ed.

Accurately and completely communicated, these two sentences convey the profound truth that the Miqra Mow'ed of Yahuweh are "wondrous signs that convey an important message" from our Creator. In fact, by coming to appreciate what the Mow'ed Miqra represent you will come to understand God, understand yourself, our relationship to Him and our purpose for being here. You will discover the means to salvation and the very framework of time itself from start to finish.

Failing to understand the Miqra Mow'ed, these appointed signs, clerics and laity alike fail to appreciate the connections between the covenants, and they have been deceived into believing that future prophetic events cannot be dated. We have become lost and blind, stumbling in the dark without a map. Steeped in religion, we are ignorant of the means provided to understand and date every significant event - past, present, and future.

"Then Yahuweh spoke to Moshe, saying, 'Instruct (sawah - direct) the children of Yisra'el to obtain for (laqah - grasp hold of, select, receive, accept, and bring to) you pure, clear, and flawless (zak - free of impurities and clean) olive oil (semen) which is lightly extracted (datit - regarded as the purest and best oil from the initial crushing in a mortar, and thus extra virgin in today's vernacular) as a luminary (ma'owr - source of light, from 'owr, meaning light which shines brightly, illuminating and enlightening) to be lifted up ('ala), a continuous uninterrupted (tamid) lamp (ner)." (Leviticus 24:1-2)

This is Yahweh's version of the "eternal flame." But there is more to the metaphor than "pure, clean, clear, and flawless olive oil" being the symbol of the Set-Apart Spirit or of "light" being the symbol of Yah. There is more than the idea of light providing guidance and enlightenment. There is even more to this than the "continuously interrupted," or eternal component of Yahweh's Light and Spirit. We will soon be told where it goes and how that unique receptacle is to be constructed.

"'Aharown ('aharown - meaning desires light, transliterated Aaron, the brother of Moshe, a Levite) shall attend to it, placing it ('arak - shall set the physical object in a particular place for a specific purpose, encouraging comparisons to something similar) outside (min) the curtain (paroket - fabric divider or veil) of the Witness and Testimony (ha 'edut - the written copy of the covenant given to Moshe, the Commandments written on stone by Yah's hand, from 'uwd, meaning affirming and bearing witness to renewal and to restoration) in (ba) the Tent and Tabernacle ('ohel - temporary shelter and dwelling, home and household) of the specific appointed meetings and designated times (mow'ed - assemblies set by the authority for a particular purpose, as a sign and signal) from (min) sundown ('ereb - evening, twilight, and dusk) to sunrise (boqer - morning, daybreak, and first light) in the presence (paneh) of Yahuweh continuously without interruption (tamid). It is an everlasting ('olam - eternal) prescription of what you should do (huqqah - decree) throughout your households and generations (dor)." (Leviticus 24:3)

This message is laden with Sukah references. The 'ohel/Tabernacle is a sukah/Shelter, and both are symbolic of the Spirit's protective covering, of the home in which we live. It is also a tangible picture of the Word's arrival as light in both His salvation and reconciliation advents.

The depiction of the Menorah's characteristics are a perfect match for the Set-Apart Spirit's attributes. "He [Aaron] shall place ('arak) the purifying, cleansing, renewing and restoring (taher) menorah (menowrah - from minhah, meaning gift, and 'owr, meaning light) lamp (ner - lamp stand) perpetually (tamid) before the presence of (paneh) Yahuweh." (Leviticus 24:4) Being continuously immersed in the Spirit's cleansing and perfect light is the only way to come into the presence of Yah.

Well its a lamp, surely you dont use a lamp in the light of day? Just a thought?

(431) Kindle lights in the Sanctuary. “You shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before Yahweh. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.” (Exodus 27:20-21) Just as Yahshua is the bread of life, He is also the “Light of the world.” The sun would go down and the world would grow dark, but Yahweh saw to it that there would always be light in the sanctuary. What produced the light? Oil, resulting from the crushing of olives. This reminds us that Yahshua’s body had to be broken before His Holy Spirit could indwell us (see John 15:26; the symbolic connection between the Spirit of God and olive oil can be seen in Zechariah 4). It also points out that we who have God’s Spirit within us are the only light the world will see in these dark times. Again, it is Aaron and his sons who tend the lamps—that is, the priesthood of the Kingdom of Heaven.

The lampstand itself (described in Exodus 25:31-37 and 37:17-24) was a visual representation of Yahweh’s ubiquitous six-plus-one pattern. A central lamp was flanked by three “branches” on one side and three on the other, each bearing a lamp fashioned like an almond blossom with an ornamental knob and flower. The whole seven-branched menorah was made out of a single piece of pure gold weighing in at over 90 pounds. Like God’s “six days of creation” plus one of rest, or the six days of the work week followed by the Sabbath rest, I believe the six branches of the lampstand plus the center lamp are a timeline, an indication of God’s plan for mankind’s redemption from the Fall of Adam to the Millennial reign of Christ—six thousand years for us to work followed by one thousand to rest from our labors in Yahweh’s perfect world (and by the way, we are rapidly approaching the end of that sixth millennium). A complete explanation is available in the Chronology Appendix to Future History.