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the Bible that plainly shows how to determine God's TRUE Sabbath days! This passage is found in
Exodus 16. Notice what Herbert W. Armstrong writes --

The generation of Israelites which Moses led out of Egypt had had no religious instruc-
tion or training. Probably they knew little about the Sabbath. Time could have been lost --
to them. But, if so, GOD REVEALED IT BY AMAZING MIRACLES!

NOW NOTICE! These Israelites, some three or four million in total number (600,000
men above age 20), came to the wilderness of Sin two months after leaving egypt, and
some two weeks BEFORE arriving at Mt. Sinai [in Saudi Arabia]. Remember, this is
weeks before God gave them the Ten Commandments. These people were griping and
grumbling because of scarcity of food in the desert.

And here God revealed to them, by MIRACLES, which day was the Sabbath, and
whether it makes any difference whether it is kept (Which Day Is the Christan Sabbath?
Pasadena: Ambassador College Press, 1972. P. 30).

Let's, now, go to the Bible and get the time frame:

And they departed from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to
the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sina; and ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY,
IN THE SECOND MONTH after their departure from the land of Egypt, all the congre-
gation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron. And the children of
Israel said to them, Would we had died smitten by the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we
sat by the flesh-pots, and ate bread to satiety! for ye have brought us out into this wilder-
ness, to slay all this congregation with hunger. And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, I will
rain bread upon you out of heaven: and the people shall go forth, and they shall gather
their daily portion for the day, that I may try them WHETHER THEY WILL WALK IN
MY LAW OR NOT. -- Exodus 16:1-4, Septuagint.

It is very interesting that Moses should mention the EXACT DAY that the Israelites mur-
mured against him and Aaron in the wilderness -- nowhere else in the narrative of the Israelites'
wanderings from Egypt to the Promised Land is an exact date mentioned! This day -- the 15TH
DAY OF THE SECOND MONTH -- was so important to God that He appeared in the cloud be-
fore the Israelites and then caused thousands (maybe millions) of quail to be blown into the Israel-
ites' camp "between the two evenings," i.e., the afternoon of the 15th. Why was this day so
important to God?

Continues Herbert Armstrong --

I will show you that God was speaking to them ON A SABBATH. It is evident that the
Eternal (who, in human flesh later became CHRIST) first preached to man on the first
Sabbath. Adam was created on the sixth day of creation week Evidently he was created
on the sixth day of creation week. Evidently he was created in the late afternoon, since the

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