Ancient people everywhere relied on the sun to keep track of the solstices and equinoxes, and then tied in the moon with that to help them keep track of the changing seasons.
It was vital to know these things so you could be prepared for when to plant, when to harvest, when to move the animals to higher pastures, etc. If you didn't, and you were out of sync with the seasons, you risked losing crops and herds to frosts or drought or flood.
On this planet, you can't keep track of the seasons simply by counting days. Pretty soon, you're going to be way off - that's why we have leap years and such. Ancients relied on the moon to keep them on track, and so they were only off back-and-forth by a few days each year. Close enough to keep them alive.
The Farmers Almanac does the same thing. That's how they always seem to know what's up with the seasons.
It was just natural science back then and they were quite good at it. Things like the standing stones all over Europe and the UK, and bigger things like Stonehenge, were all about keeping track of the sun and moon cycles.
You're getting too far into the weeds for the 700 Club members here.. Their Julian calendars tell them when to celebrate feasts, so there's no reason to follow the examples left in the Old Testament for using the moon to track Holy festivals.
Ancient people everywhere relied on the sun to keep track of the solstices and equinoxes, and then tied in the moon with that to help them keep track of the changing seasons.
It was vital to know these things so you could be prepared for when to plant, when to harvest, when to move the animals to higher pastures, etc. If you didn't, and you were out of sync with the seasons, you risked losing crops and herds to frosts or drought or flood.
On this planet, you can't keep track of the seasons simply by counting days. Pretty soon, you're going to be way off - that's why we have leap years and such. Ancients relied on the moon to keep them on track, and so they were only off back-and-forth by a few days each year. Close enough to keep them alive.
The Farmers Almanac does the same thing. That's how they always seem to know what's up with the seasons.
It was just natural science back then and they were quite good at it. Things like the standing stones all over Europe and the UK, and bigger things like Stonehenge, were all about keeping track of the sun and moon cycles.
You're getting too far into the weeds for the 700 Club members here.. Their Julian calendars tell them when to celebrate feasts, so there's no reason to follow the examples left in the Old Testament for using the moon to track Holy festivals.
2 keks. :)