Who named the days of the week?

[Blik]

We know that the Sabbath was originally called the seventh day, and the days of the week were named by their occurrence with Sunday called day one.

We are told when and how the first day of the week came to be called Sunday. That is as old as the grandson of Noah: Nimrod. Nimrod is called a great mighty man, a hunter. He established a nation that worshiped the sun as the one true God. He copied the true God in that he said one day of the week was for worship, except he said that day was the first day of the week, renamed Sunday, day of the sun and worship was to be of the sun.

The Sabbath, or the seventh day was renamed with the name of an idol—Saturn. All the days of the week were renamed for idols. Does anyone know when that happened and why?

 

[Dino246]

We know that the Sabbath was originally called the seventh day, and the days of the week were named by their occurrence with Sunday called day one.

You have that backwards. The seventh day was called the Sabbath, and the first day of the week was called Sunday... thousands of years later.

We are told when and how the first day of the week came to be called Sunday. That is as old as the grandson of Noah: Nimrod. Nimrod is called a great mighty man, a hunter. He established a nation that worshiped the sun as the one true God. He copied the true God in that he said one day of the week was for worship, except he said that day was the first day of the week, renamed Sunday, day of the sun and worship was to be of the sun.

Where are "we told" this? It isn't in the Bible.

 

[Nehemiah6]

All the days of the week were renamed for idols. Does anyone know when that happened and why?

Why worry? They are all named after false pagan gods (Norse and Greco-Roman). But that's how it is. Probably happened a long time ago.

 

[Gideon300]

We know that the Sabbath was originally called the seventh day, and the days of the week were named by their occurrence with Sunday called day one.

We are told when and how the first day of the week came to be called Sunday. That is as old as the grandson of Noah: Nimrod. Nimrod is called a great mighty man, a hunter. He established a nation that worshiped the sun as the one true God. He copied the true God in that he said one day of the week was for worship, except he said that day was the first day of the week, renamed Sunday, day of the sun and worship was to be of the sun.

The Sabbath, or the seventh day was renamed with the name of an idol—Saturn. All the days of the week were renamed for idols. Does anyone know when that happened and why?

This is a Wiki article that goes in depth. It's far more complicated than I remember from my schooldays.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_days_of_the_week

 

[Magenta]

All the days of the week were renamed for idols. Does anyone know when that happened and why?

The days of the week are named after celestial bodies in the
order of Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn.
Between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, the Roman Empire
gradually replaced the eight-day cycle with a seven-day week.
The seven-day week spread throughout the Roman Empire in late antiquity.

 

[Blik]

You have that backwards. The seventh day was called the Sabbath, and the first day of the week was called Sunday... thousands of years later.

Where are "we told" this? It isn't in the Bible.

The word Sunday means day of the sun, and there is no mention of the seventh day being called Sunday in the OT.

You are correct in saying that it isn't in the bible that Nimrod created a new nation, but Nimrod is in scripture as a mighty man. Archaeology has turned up information about the nation he created. Someone, certainly named the first day of the week Sunday. We are told that the Sabbath was the seventh day.

There are, however, scriptures condemning the worship of the sun, as "day of the sun" would indicate, just as the word Saturday means the day of Saturn. There are many scripture saying we are not to worship the sun. Deut. 4:19, Deut 17:2-5, Jeremiah 8:1-2.

 

[Mii]

No I don't know. I presume it is early Roman (around the time the months were finalized)...I don't like to look things up. As time passes, more and more of the "non-biblical" elements stick out to me and occasionally I look them up to confirm but short of living in an orthodox Jewish community in Israel, I think I'll just have to get over the discomfiture.

I am "mostly" humorously absorbing some work arounds to directly mentioning things but it only works fluidly in recordings...without sounding condescending or like I'm playing "quiet mouse" and someone is unaware. Or something worse perhaps.


It is irritating that people just accept things "as is" so frequently though and if you suggest something else it is foolish to them though they can't explain the "why" behind why they think that.

 

[Nehemiah6]

The days of the week are named after celestial bodies in the order of Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn.

Those celestial bodies were ALL false pagan gods/goddesses and worshipped as such.

SUNDAY = worship of the sun
MONDAY - worship of the moon
TUESDAY = worship of the Germanic god Tiu (Tyr)
WEDNESDAY = worship of the Germanic god Woden
THURSDAY = worship of the Norse god Thor
FRIDAY = worship of the Germanic-Norse goddess Freya (Frigg)
SATURDAY = worship of the Roman god Saturn

The worship of the "host of heaven" (heavenly bodies) began as far back as the tower of Babel. Perhaps even before that.

 

[Magenta]

Those celestial bodies were ALL false pagan gods/goddesses and worshipped as such.

Planets were not false pagan gods/goddesses, but they had such associated with them

 

[Mii]

Planets were not false pagan gods/goddesses, but they had such associated with them

At least Earth is Earth

I rarely think about the planets but Uranus I don't recognize as a name. I rarely even notice the origins when someone mentions them come to think of it.

 

[ewq1938]

SUNDAY = Son-day, worship of the Son of God
MONDAY - Day of Man, celebrating God creating man.
TUESDAY = Toes-day, appreciation that God made toes for our feet
WEDNESDAY = Day of Wed, giving thanks for Weddings
THURSDAY = Day of honor of the Norse god Thor in Marvel movies
FRIDAY = Worship of the best music video in modern history, Friday.
SATURDAY = Latin: satur (feminine satura, neuter saturum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -ur)

full, sated, well-fed, replete, saturated

In other words, a day of rest and satisfaction.

 

[TMS]

The seven day cycle came from God, and is still being used today. People and nations have tried to change the week but have all come back to the seven day cycle.
The names don't matter as long as we don't worship them or put them in front of God.

 

[Nehemiah6]

Planets were not false pagan gods/goddesses, but they had such associated with them

For all intents and purposes planets and heavenly bodies were regarded as gods.
Origins of the names of the celestial bodies
https://pantheon.org/miscellaneous/origin_names_celestial_bodies.php

 

[JaumeJ]

Some authoratative sources of information on the Internet truly are fantasy.

The planets were named for mythological gods. Just as sthe days of the week and several of the months in English.
No, the days of the week and the months are not their namesakes.

 

[Blik]

Some authoratative sources of information on the Internet truly are fantasy.

The planets were named for mythological gods. Just as sthe days of the week and several of the months in English.
No, the days of the week and the months are not their namesakes.

We need to be aware of what is of God and what is of the occult. The occult has sneaked into our very lives, but our hearts and minds need to be on the Lord.

Passover is of God, it celebrates that God has the angel of death pass over us when we accept the blood of Christ. The occult has changed that word to Easter, celebrating fertility. The bunnies, may day baskets, and eggs are occult symbols sneaked into our life with the Lord.

We have added the celebration of the fleshly life of Christ with Christmas, and often that celebration has nothing to do with Christ. The generosity, love, and giving that Christ represents is often used to excuse borrowing money with credit cards for gift giving. Gift giving is often used to satisfy the lusts of the people in our family. Sharing the Christmas meal is sometimes used to point out the animosities we have in the family by who we invite and the meal of sometimes simply a showcase for expensive tableware, not sharing love with food. We have even added purely occult symbols to Christmas like Christmas trees.

Most people are completely unaware of the occult in their lives, and their hearts and minds are far from this kind of celebration. But it is a dangerous way to live, it would be better to be fully aware of how to celebrate Christ alone with our lives.