Is Steve Rudd Exodus Calendar Wrong?

October 2014 by OP Armstrong

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There appear to be issues with some of Mr. Steve
Rudds Exodus concepts. For example:
1) Is it correct to propose a calendar that is not
recognized by Hebrew or other calendar
authorities? (N.B. on page 5)
2) Is Nissan 15 of 1446BC Gregorian or Julian a
Friday by any other calendar than Steve Rudd?
3) Did the Hebrew Exodus, camp or pitch at
location Migdol before proceeding to Etham?
4) Was the Sabbath rest or end day, first
propounded in the book of Exodus?
5) Were Hebrew month counts exclusive to the
Exodus time frame?
6) Would the Sinai Peninsula be so named if Mount
Sinai were not there?
If the answers to these questions are NO, as this
review finds, then there are issues with the Rudd
Exodus theory. This writer is not the only one to take
issue with Mr. Rudds proposals. Considerations on
these issues are detailed in order by this discussion.
Lastly, a brief expose of a more plausible concept is
given.
First a general review of calendars, moon phases and
the Solar Year length. As stated in Genesis, the
greater and lesser lights are for days, years, and
seasons.
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A calendar is simply a routine to understand the
seasons. From civilizations dawn every culture have
understood autumn and spring moons. By time of
the Hebrew exodus, Egyptian calendars had evolved
over 1500 plus years. These details are available on
wiki. The Egyptian calendar of Moses time was 12
lunar cycles of 30 days. There are about 29.5 average
days per year to 12 lunar cycles. The Egyptian
calendar of Moses era (12 months of 30 days each
with 5 intercalated each year), was eventually
adapted by Julius Caesar. It evolved to the Gregorian
civil calendar as now used. Rudds theory of a 28 day
calendar fails scrutiny of evidence for either lunar
cycles, or historical review. The Egyptians of Moses
time are reported to have used 3 weeks of 10 days
for each month. The Egyptian year was divided into 3
seasons, flood, growth, & harvest. Each season is
about four lunations. The Hebrew calendar was
given in lunations adjusted for local harvest season.
A calculated Hebrew calendar should be a good
approximation to an observational calendar.
Passover averages to happen on Saturday about 1 in
10 years. For Rudds selected year Niss15 fell either
Saturday or Thursday but not Friday as Rudd claims
by his 28 day per month calendar.
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The Gregorian BCE calculator calendar includes a
year zero. So calculator 1446 BCE Julian, is 1445BC
Gregorian. The year 1446BC Gregorian is 1447BCE
Julian. This confusion is avoided by use of Julian Day
Number (JDN). Each JDN has a unique week day. As
Rudd does not mention a JDN, it is necessary to run
both calendars and compare day of week & month
to bible travel days. This review finds that neither
1446BC.G nor 1446BCE.J corresponded to Rudds
calendar week days. Mr. Rudd invented a 28 day
calendar to make 1446 Exodus year work with some
Jewish Holy days and his travel times. However it is
not plausible that Moses would give the Law of no
animal travel on Sabbath, and yet leave on a
Sabbath. Neither is it plausible to travel on the 21
st
day of Nissan as that was also declared a Holy Day.
Rudd on the other hand overlooks this and has no
rest day for the 21
st
day of Nissan, Feast of
Unleavened Bread.
A calculator year 1462BC Gregorian (1463BCE Julian)
departure on Nissan 15
th
(JD# 1187153.5, Thursday)
works perfectly well for all prescribed Jewish Holy
days of Moses. These days are compared in the
following 3 Tables. The first Table gives location and
rest days for the specified, pitch or camp days of
Numbers 33.
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Another problem with Rudds 28 day calendar is the
count of Solar years from Exodus Sea Baptism unto
Noah will not count correctly unto Noah Baptism
end. The basis of Mr. Rudds 28 day months is a
fabrication of bible historical record with no
reconciliation to any other calendar system.
A Monday, Niss26, 1463BCE.J Exodus Sea Baptism
gives a correct Julian day count unto Saturday
Tish17, JD865183.5. TBC calendar study finds that on
9 September, 2345BCE.G, Noahs Ark came to rest on
Mount Ararat. This completed Noahs baptism, in
Noahs 600
th
Year.
The bible scripture clearly prescribes 150 days
corresponds to five months. This averages to a 30
day month for that 150 day period. In Noahs 600
th
year, the 2
nd
month and the 17
th
day the flood
windows opened, Gen7.11. Then the flood waters
prevailed upon the earth for 150 days (Gen7.24 &
8:3). At end of this 5 months, on the 7
th
month, the
17
th
day in Noahs 600 year, the ark came to rest
atop Mt. Ararat, Gen8:4. These verses do not
prescribe a 360 day year as some have presumed. In
these specified 5 months there are 150 days. The
number of days to the remaining months in the year
by these verses are not stated nor specified.
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2. As seen in below Table, Rudds calendar app of 28
days per month yields some radically different results
from regular calendar results. Rudds 1446BC Nissan
15 and Lyyar 1 both fall on Friday, Row A. However
neither a Gregorian nor a Julian dated year of 1446,
agree with the Rudd calendar day of week for 1446.
In conclusion, the Rudd calendar and sequence of
events for the Exodus are dodgy at best, more surely
to be just plain wrong. Thus the Rudd work should
be viewed with suspicion.
Also included, Row D, is what is considered as a more
likely Exodus year of 1463BC Gregorian, 1187169.5
Julian day number.
3. By reading book of Numbers: And they removed
from Etham, and they pitched before Migdol. But
Rudd has them arrive at Etham on Lyar 1 from
Migdol on the Prior day, which he calls Nissan 28?
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3b. Again not in agreement with the chronology of
Numbers 33.
4. Here are many references showing the Sabbath
rest or end day, is not first propounded in the book
of Exodus.
5. By a study of Noah in Genesis it does not seem
that Hebrew month counts to be exclusive to the
Exodus time frame.
6. By this writers guess the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt
would not be so named if Mount Sinai were not
located there. This writer is inclined to concur the
older exodus routes that place the sea crossing
towards the Suez canal. There is little to eliminate
some of Rudds Exodus routes, but Mt. Sinai location.
Could the basis of ancient iron wheels found in red
sea not also be from a sunken ship of the Exodus
era?
Compare Rudd Weekday to Calendar Program Sundry Exodus Years
Calendar Date Nissan 15 Julian Day Lyyar1 Jul. Day# Row
Rudd 1446BC? Friday no data Friday no data A
Calendar 1446BC.G Saturday 1193000.5 Monday 1193016.5 B
Calendar 1446BCE.J Thursday 1193355.5 Saturday 1193371.5 C
Calendar 1463BC.G Thursday 1187153.5 Saturday 1187169.5 D
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TBC Exodus Events 1463BCE Julian, 1462BC Gregorian with Calc Hebrew Cal, Julian Day# WkDy, &Moon Phase
Count Event/Stop CHC Event Date BC Julian Day DOW Jdys Ref Moon CHC & JD#
Out
Pi-Rameses Niss15 1st After Pass 1463Mar20 1187153.5
Thur 0
Nu33.3 Full14.7dy177deg
1
Rest Succot Niss17 Rest Sabboth 1463Mar22 1187155.5 Sat
2
Ex13.20 96%16.8dy199deg
2
Rest Etham Niss21 Feast Unleven 1463Mar26 1187159.5
Wed 6
Nu33.6 Ex12.18
65%20.7dy246deg
3
Pitch Migdol Niss24 Rest Sabboth 1463Mar29 1187162.5
Sat 9
Nu33.7 33%23.7dy283deg
4
Crossing Sea Niss26 HorseRide Sea 1463Mar31 1187164.5
Mon 11
Nu33.8 15%25.7dy310deg
5
Rest Marah Lyyar01 Rest Sabboth 1463Apr05 1187169.5
Sat
16
Nu33.8 02%01.4dy020deg
6
Rest Elim Lyyar04 46palm 12well 1463Apr08 1187172.5
Tues 19
Ex15.27 Nu33.9
21%04.5dy58deg
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RedSea pitch Lyyar08 Rest Sabboth 1463Apr12 1187176.5
Sat 23
Nu33.10 61%08.5dy104deg
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SinWild'ness Lyyar15 Quale Dusk 1463Apr19 1187183.5
Sat 30
Ex16:1&12 Full15.3dy182deg
9
1
st
SabManna Lyyar21 2X Manna 1st 1463Apr25 1187189.5
Fri 36
Ex16:5-12 57%21.4dy254deg
10
Mt Sinai Sivan15 b4 Mt. Sinai 1463May18 1187212.5
Sun 59
Ex19:2 Full15.1dy176deg
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G @Mt Sinai Sivan18 G_d on Sinai 1463May21 1187215.5
Wed 62
Ex19:11 88%18.1d213deg
The above Table is what seems a more likely sequence of movements and the calculated days by calendar
program for the first 3 months of exodus. The Sea crossing is completed on 26 Nissan, Monday, G1462BC.
These Julian day numbers correspond to the time differences between Baptism of Jesus and the Baptism
date of Noah. Those day numbers are detailed in the chronology table, Chronology by Prophecy.
Note: NB! Calendar programs i.e.; Kalendis, et-al, & Fourmilab.ch have opted to present Gregorian years as being in negative terms with a year
zero. This makes the Program Gregorian Years be 1 year early. (ie 4000BC Gregorian program is 4001BC Julian program. The Julian year BC
date correspond to the conventional Gregorian BC year date that has no year zero. Such confusion is avoided if one also specifies or uses both
Julian Day number and year date. Some prefer to specify Julian dates & that is normally the same gregorian year & weekday but slightly
different month dates. Draft removed after getting no reply from either Steve Rudd nor his organization.
Day.1: Adamic(3974BC), Day.2: Rainbow (2974BC), Day.3 Abrahamic (1974BC), Day.4 Temple (974BC). Day.5 (26 & 1026AD)
&6 Christ & Church Temple, Day.7 Rest unto 30267, Day 8 Begin Eternity
An older graphic based on 27AD baptism, Table used autumn 26AD baptism as better corresponds with Moses & Noah
Baptism dates. Uncertainty level of these dates are about 6 months. (Autumn 26AD to Jan/Feb 27AD baptism dates). Three
markers date the Baptism: Daniel 69 weeks, Jonah Prophecy /Temple destroy 70AD & 15
th
Yr Tiberius Caesar.
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CDay.1: Adamic(3974BC)
CDay.2: Rainbow (2974BC)
CDay.3 Abrahamic (1974BC)
1000 years - day 1
1000 years - day 2
CDay.3 Abrahamic (1975BC.g)
CDay.4 Temple (975BC)
CDay.5 Christ (26AD)
1000 years - day 3 1000 years - day 4
CDay.8e New (3026AD) CDay.5 Christ (26AD)
CDay.7s Rest (2023 AD- see table)
2000 years - days 5 & 6 1000 years - day 7
Chart of Millennial Covenant Days
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Generation SiredYr Death Yr Verse
Adam 130 930 gen5.3
Seth 105 912 gen5.6
Enos 90 905 gen5.9
Cainan 70 910 gen5.12
Mahalaleed 65 895 5.15
Jared 162 962 5.18
Enoch 65 365 5.21
Methuselah 187 969 5.25
Lamech 182 777 5.28
Noah 502 950 5.32&11.10
Shem 100 600 11.10
Arphaxad 35 438 11.12
Salah 30 433 11.14
Eber 34 464 11.16
Peleg 30 239 11.18
Reu 32 239 11.20
Serug 30 230 11.22
Nahor 29 148 11.24
Terah 130 205 11.32&12.4
Abraham 100 175 21.5
to Exodus 430 Gal3.17 Ex12.81
Temple Anointed
488.5 1Kg6.38 1Kg6.1
Jesus Anoint-Bapt 1000 Luke Lu16.16
Total Past @Baptz 4026.5 Since Adam Created
Hebrew Date Chronology of 7 Redemption Covenant Days
Gregorian Age HebMo DOW Julian Day Event Years
29Sep3026AD Elul25 Fri 2826555.0 New Heaven New Earth 3000.0
08Aug3023AD Tam27 Fri 2825406.8 Gog Magog Start 2996.9
07Aug2023AD Av21 Mon 2460164.3 Millennium Start 1996.9
12Sep2016AD Elul10 Mon 2457521.8 Tribulation Start 1989.6
08Aug70AD Av15 Fri 1746846.5 Temple Destroy by Fire 43.9
08Aug30AD Av23 Thur 1732236.5 Leaders Stone Stephen 3.9
07April30AD Niss18 Sun 1732113.5 1
st
Sunday after N14 Easter 3.5
29Sept26AD Tish30 Tues 1730827.5 Baptize Jesus by John 0.0
26Sep458BC Tish30 Sun 1554411.5 Rebuild Decree 483.0
25Sep528BC Tish08 Thur 1528844.5 1stCaptivity 538 secular 553.0
29Sep975BC Tish23 Fri 1365584.5 End Temple Dedicate 1000.0
31Mar1463BC Niss26 Mon 1187164.5 Red Sea Baptize End 1488.5
30Mar1893BC Niss14 Fri 1030109.8 Isaac born Abe's 100 Yr, 1918.5
30Sep1975BC Tish16 Wed 1000343.5 Abe move: Ur to Haran 2000.0
09Sep2345BC Tish17 Sat 865183.5 Noah Baptize End 2370.1
30Mar2443BC Niss28 Sun 829226.4 Shem born Noah502Y 2468.5
01Oct2975BC Hesh07 Sun 635101.5 Noe find Grace 29.5Y old 3000.0
29Sep3975BC Tish27 Tues 269857.5 Sin's Redeemer Promised 4000.0
30Mar4001BC Lyya04 Thur 260178.6 Adam Living Soul 4026.5
Solomon Temple Dedicate Time From Exodus
Event Yr-Sol Yr-X Mo Heb Mo# years gone
Start 4.17 480.1 May 2 0
Complete 11.67 487.6 Nov 8 7.50
Dedicate 12.58 488.5 Oct 7 8.42
Temple Anointings; Solomon unto Christ 1k Yrs
Ref Years Event
Dan9.25 483 Rebuild decree unto Messiah, 69*7 years
Dan9.2 70 70 Years Captivity as told by Jeremiah
Ezek4.6 40 B. Apostasy from Israel Captive Unto Judah Captive, 430total
Ezek4.5 390 A. Solomon Apostasy Unto Israel Captive total A+B=430Yr
1Kgs11* 17 Temple Dedication & Anointing unto Apostasy (40-12.6-17=10.4)
Total 1000
*17 yrs by difference. 40 years Solomon reigned in Jerusalem.
Temple dedicated Solomon's 12.6
th
year; last 10.4years in apostasy
Overview of Chronology by Prophecy 2016 Trib Start
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The Balfour Century, TBC, view looks at the bible as but a love story of God seeking
reconciliation with His lost friend, Adam & his offspring. The information outside of a
redemption narrative, mans return back to God, is irrelative by this context. The 7000 years (6
work days and 1 rest day) of determined new creation time, starts from the fall of man and
ends with earths complete restoration. At which point death is swallowed in victory. This is
when Christ cast the source of mans fall, Satan and sin, into everlasting fire for all Eternity.
For the Anno Mundi, (AM), year of 4004BC, accepted by many Evangelicals, Y6k was reached
in 1997. Those who look outside a redemption narrative cannot reconcile their work with the 7
day re-creation idea. For this means earth is now in the millennial Sabbath rest. Such a rest is
not compatible with the wars & other grief seen today on a regular basis. Actually many have
recognized this flaw since around 1995 and suggested various alternatives.
For Jesus Baptism on 29Sept26AD, Y6k, Luke16:16, is 2026AD & Y6
k
with 3.5 year postponement
is 07Aug2023AD. TBC ethos looks at the start of the redemption era as dealing with fallen man.
Thus Adams sin is taken to have happened G29Sep3974BC (4k years before Christ Baptism).
This means Adam started his reign of sin & death at about age 27, for an AM of G4001BC. If
earlier creation dates of Adam are considered, then a corresponding increase in Adams age at
start of sin would follow. For any A.M. date one must consider age of accountability, that
Adams offspring must begin after original sin, for by one sin entered all.
The 7 days of determined time as viewed here, are the 7 days unto restoration from mans fall
by sin unto final redemption when Satan is Eternally bound and start of a new heaven and new
earth, 29Sep3026AD. For the record, the gapped creation theory seems more plausible. The
gapped creation is well explained by C Larkins charts.
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Generation
Consider the fig tree
Year
Start
Age
Limit
Year
End Ref 1
Ref 2
when you see the fig tree start to
put forth then know (not guess)
1. Noah Limit of Mans Age
Termination: 120xJubilee
1897 120 2017 Gen.
5,7,6.3-4
Matt24
1
st
Zionist Return Conference
earth brings forth fruit of herself (1)
2. Balfour Generation - or
The Balfour Century, TBC
Judgment & Redemption
1917 100 2017 Gen15
Gen5&6&7
Balfour Decree Jewish homeland
first the blade (2)
3. Psalms Age Limit
that which has been shall be
1947 70/80 2017
/3027
Ps90.10 UN181 Israel created
then the ear (3)
4. Final Jubilee
teach us to number our
days, that we may apply our
hearts unto wisdom
1967 50 2017 Lev25.10 Six Day war: Jerusalem unto Israel
after that the full corn in the ear (4)
When Jesus was asked about the end of the age, his reply was to consider the fig tree. Know when you see
the fig tree start to put forth its branches, then know that this Generation shall not pass away (elapse)
until all these things be fulfilled. Another criteria is also, this gospel of the kingdomshall be preached
into all the world for a witness, then shall the end come. The latter can not preclude the former as the
144,000 shall witness during tribulation time.
For the earth brings forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
After 2 days He shall revive us & on the 3rd day He shall raise us up to live in His presence
Jew & Jewrusalemare Gods time piece, seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and your holy
city to make an end