EX 12:1-2 First Month of The Year Law

Law

• This month shall be to you the beginning of months. 

• It shall be the first month of the year to you.

Judgment

None specific.

Biblical Example

• This is a biblical example of the First Month of The Year Law being followed. 

In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was raised up.

EX 40:17 (TCMV)

This biblical example is referring to the year after The First Month of The Year Law was given to Moses. Israel was out of Egypt and just completed the construction of The Tabernacle for the first time.

Interesting Facts

• 'Abib' is the name of the first month of the year.

The name was changed to 'Nisan' after Israel entered Babylonian captivity.