TMR:

“5. The Israelites were to gather one omer (measure) per person per day for five days, but on the sixth day they were to gather a double portion for that day and the seventh day, for the seventh-day was the Sabbath, a Holy day of rest unto the Lord. Once we established that the first day of manna fell on the 16^th day of the month it is easy to add six more days to calculate that the seventh-day Sabbath is on the 22^nd of the month. Ex 16:16-26” p.17

 

Comment:

We have previously seen that the 15^th was a travel day not a rest day. Therefore the 22^nd of the month could not possibly be a seventh-day Sabbath. Such a conclusion can only be reached by a rich dose of assumptions combined with a pre-determined outcome. Further, It cannot be proved that the manna fell six days before the Sabbath mentioned in this chapter; as the sixth day here brought to view was certainly the sixth day of the week, and therefore not necessarily the sixth day of the fall of the manna.

It has no reference to the number of days upon which the manna had fallen1. Once again we are faced with a conclusion built on a mere assumption. These assumptions constitute the warp and woof of the TMR position, when these are taken away nothing is left

 

TMR:

“For the second month in a row, simple math then places a seventh-day Sabbath on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th, giving us a complete layout of the 2nd calendar month.” p.20

 

Comment:

Once again, we have plain evidence of where a false assumption can lead. The false premise at the start guarantees a false conclusion at the end. If this is how the reader wants to arrive at truth then there is nothing more that we can do! The evidence, for those who care to examine it, speaks otherwise.

 

To demonstrate how this idea is built on mere assumptions let us examine the illustration provided taking note of the assumptions. We will notice the following:

·         The 15^th was a travel day not a Sabbath rest day

·         Thus the 8^th, 22^nd and 29^th are not Sabbath rest days

·         No evidence the people complained on the 15^th

·         No evidence that the manna fell on the 16^th

·         No evidence the 16^th was the first day of the week

 

 

Thus the second month in a row fails to prove anything in favour of the lunar Sabbaths theory; on the contrary, it stands as a witness against it. The conclusions are founded on nothing stronger than sand. The structure therefore is not sound and needs to be dismantled. With this added evidence there is no need to proceed any further. We have before us four more examples of the Sabbath not being on the 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd or 29^th. Even if the next month is seen as the TMR article states, it would prove absolutely nothing. Let us briefly examine the last month and see what witness it provides for us.