Question and Answer 19

"I know we are commanded to observe the new moons, but what does that mean for us? Are we supposed to feast and celebrate or rest and dwell on Yahweh’s Word?"

Nowhere do the Scriptures speak of the regular new moons as Sabbaths. But that doesn’t diminish the necessity to "observe" them, both physically as we look for the thin crescent, and in a spiritual sense. Many prophecies talk about the future Kingdom when the Sabbath as well as the new moons will be observed, Ezekiel 46:1; Isaiah 66:23. Isaiah tells us that people will come before Yahweh to worship on the new moons. This tells us that even though not a rest day, the new moon is a day on which to come before Yahweh in worship, prayer, study, and celebration.