Biblical months are based on the moon, and they begin at the
first appearance of the visible crescent new moon. Our word
month even derives from the word moon, moon(th). But a
surprising doctrine is taking hold among a few contending that
the weekly Sabbath is also set by the new moon each month. It
teaches that the weekly Sabbath day floats all over the week.
Once you recover from your utter disbelief at first hearing such
a teaching, you entertain the possibility of trying to fit this
lunar sabbath notion into Scripture. You quickly realize that no
matter how you try to coax it, twist it or force it,
establishing the weekly Sabbath by this method is impossible. It
does violence both to historical fact and to Yahweh’s clear
commands Here is how the scheme works: The new moon is
considered like a sabbath -- a day of no work. Every month
begins with a new moon. The first work day is the second day of
the count followed by 5 more work days. That gets you through
the 7th day of the month (new moon day plus 6 wor