6th
Chodesh
Elohim's ways are not man's ways. We invite you to celebrate this New Year Elohim's way. Join us and return to the ancient paths.
Thus says יְהוָה : “Stand in the roads and look. Ask for the ancient paths— where the good way is—and walk in it. Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We won’t walk in it.’
Updated August 16, 2026
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The Lion
The first day, rosh chodesh
August 17,
2026 this solar year.
(The IAU boundaries are NOT
in agreement for this chodesh in 2025)
Sun:
(S) Stellarium
0h00m00.03s
Azimuth 180° 00'01.2"
August 17, 2026
August 18, 2025
The Lion Is in the Field
This 6th chodesh is unlike any I have recorded in previous years. Its length stands out immediately: forty‑two days, a full 6 × 7 cycle.
In every year I have studied, the chodesh has never extended this far. Yet the astronomical data has remained unchanged since my first recording on February 27, 2026, confirming that this unusually long chodesh is not an error of observation but a feature of this year’s appointed times.
A second detail worth noting is the new moon of September 11, 2026. The moon remains in its new‑moon phase for 6,777 seconds. This number is striking because Judges 9:22—the verse describing the completion of Avimelech’s three‑year rule—is the 6,777th verse in Scripture. The alignment is simply recorded here as data; the heavens and the text often echo one another in ways that invite reflection.
In determining the proper end of the chodesh, I considered whether the boundary might fall on September 13 or September 15, which would draw the closing of this chodesh closer to the end date of the previous year (September 11, 2025). However, the methodology must remain consistent. Each year I use the closest seconds and the closest azimuth readings to identify the boundary. Both September 13 (.02s, azimuth 180°00′00.5″) and September 15 (.02s, azimuth 180°00′00.6″) were not as close as the reading on September 28, which held at .01s and azimuth 180°00′00.4″. Therefore, the chodesh boundary remains set according to the most precise astronomical markers.
This year’s 6th chodesh carries a unique structure—longer than usual, bracketed by precise readings, and marked by a new moon whose duration mirrors a verse of Scripture. These observations are offered simply as they are found: the lights appointed for days and years continue their testimony.
A Time for Preparation
The lion of Judah always comes before the Betulah, who conveys the meaning of sexual purity. In scripture
God refers to himself as a lion (Hosea 5:14). When Jacob gives his blessing over his one son named Judah, he likens him to a lion's whelp (Gen. 49:9) but as we move through the verse we can see the Messianic overtones. In the latter days "who shall rouse him?" This is also a time for preparation. It's not just a "Jewish thing". We can find several examples of activities that emphasized preparation on the 6th day. (Ex. 16:5, 22, 29, Num 7:42, 29:29), the sixth year (Ezra 6:15), the sixth month (Haggi 1:1, 15), the sixth year and sixth month (Ez.8:1), the sixth hour (John 19:14, Act 10:9). Even if you haven't read the entire bible, one should remember that man was created on the 6th day. But for those who haven't watched any of the Yom series presented on our YouTube channel, we are in the 6th millennium right now!
Various "Jewish" customs arose sometime during the first millennium that designated Elul as the time to prepare for the High Holy Days. But none of these customs are specifically commanded in scripture. But what IS mentioned in scripture are the High Holy Days in the 7th chodesh. The early church fathers made it their duty to separate new Christians from the "Jewish" customs, and this included not recognizing and observing any of Elohim's appointed times as specified in scripture. But if one understands just how much scripture was fulfilled during the appointed times of the spring then it might be strongly encouraged to know when the fall appointed times are and PREPARE. At this writing we can inform you that it looks like the first day of the 7th chodesh, known as Yom Teruah (Day of Blowing), will be on September 11th, aka 9/11!
So, what can you do to prepare?
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First, know the day, and the days upcoming.
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Secondly, make a renewed commitment to reading scripture daily. Don't try to cover too much ground by reading full books or perhaps full chapters. We recommend reading small bits, in context, and taking your English translations to the test by looking up the meaning behind these words in Hebrew and/or Greek.
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Pray: Take to heart the information you are encountering and pray about it, meditate on it, perhaps throughout the day, and ask yourself questions that you can lift up in your prayers. You may be pleasantly surprised with the answers you receive. But the key is to ask first.
All this is to be done so that you know what you need to work on, where you can improve so that you are on that straight and narrow road, and in alignment with our Messiah Yeshua. He WILL be the lion that comes. Will you be ready when you see him coming? For it is the female lioness that invites the male into her territory first. If there are other lions in the area, he will go to battle for her. Are you prepared?
