The days are named after pagan gods and goddesses.
That alone shows how we have gotten away
from YHVH's ways.
from YHVH's ways.
Sunday:
The first day of the week.
The word comes from the Latin words Sol Invictus Mithras
(the day of the unconquerable sun, Mithras.)
Mithras was a name of the sun god.
Monday:
The second day of the week.
The word comes from the Anglo-Saxon word Monandaeg,
which means moon's day.
Monday was sacred to the goddess of the moon.
Tuesday:
The third day of the week.
The word comes from Tiu,or Tiw
The old Anglo-Saxon form of Tyr,
name of the Norse god of war.
The French call Tuesday Mardi, for Mars,
the Roman god of war.
Wednesday:
The forth day of the week.
The day gets its name from Woden or Oden,
the chief god in Teutonic mythology,
to whom it was sacred.
The Germans called it Woden's-day.
The first to name days after gods and goddesses
were the ancient Romans.
They called the forth day of the week
after the god Mercury,
the messenger of the gods.
From this name the French call Wednesday Mercredi .
Thursday:
The fifth day of the week.
The ancient Norsemen considered the day
sacred to Thor, the Teutonic god of thunder.
The name means Thor's day.
This is probably a translation
of the Latin dies Joves.
of the Latin dies Joves.
meaning Jove's day, for Jove, or Jupiter,
the Roman god of thunder.
Friday:
The sixth day of the week.
the name comes from the Anglo-Saxon word Frigedaeg,
which means Frigg's day.
Frigg was a goddess of love in Norse mythology.
Saturday:
The seventh day of the week.
It is named for the Roman god Saturn,
the god of agriculture.
This shows that the days have pagan origins.
Thus said יהוה,
“Do not learn the way of the gentiles..."
Jeremiah 10:2
Thus said יהוה,
“Do not learn the way of the gentiles..."
Jeremiah 10:2
Great post Will! Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteDear Will,
ReplyDeleteYou have just the smallest typo, I believe, in your last line. Your post was very informative though, and I will share it with my daughter, who will certainly find it very interesting. :)