申命記 16:7-12 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:1-17

Much of the communion between God and his people Israel was kept up, and a face of religion preserved in the nation, by the three yearly feasts, the institution of which, and the laws concerning them, we have several times met with already; and here they are repeated. I. The law of the passover, so great a solemnity that it made the whole month, in the midst of which it was placed, considerable: Observe the month Abib, Deut. 16:1. Though one week only of this month was to be kept as a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:7

And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose ,.... The word for "roast" signifies to "boil", and is justly so used, and so Onkelos here renders it, and the Septuagint version both roast and boil; but it is certain that the passover lamb was not to be boiled, it is expressly forbidden, Exodus 12:8 wherefore some think the Chagigah is here meant, and the other offerings that were offered at this feast; and so in the times of Josiah they roasted the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:8

Six days shalt thou eat unleavened bread ,.... In other places it is ordered to be eaten seven days, Exodus 12:15 and here it is not said six only; it was to be eaten on the seventh as on the other, though that is here distinguished from the six, because of special and peculiar service assigned to it, but not because of an exemption from eating unleavened bread on it. The Jews seem to understand this of different corn of which the bread was made, and not of different sort of bread; the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:9

Seven weeks then shalt thou number unto thee ,.... And then another feast was to take place, called from hence the feast of weeks, and sometimes Pentecost, from its being the fiftieth day: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn ; for the sheaf of the wave offering, as the first fruits of barley harvest, which was done on the morrow after the sabbath in the passover week, and from thence seven weeks or fifty days were reckoned, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:10

And thou shall keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God ,.... The feast of Pentecost, at which time the Spirit was poured down upon the apostles, Acts 2:1 . with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand ; there were two wave loaves which were ordered to be brought and seven lambs, one young bullock and two rams for a burnt offering, together with the meat and drink offerings belonging thereunto, and a kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs for a peace offering, ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:11

And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God ,.... Make a liberal feast, and keep it cheerfully, in the presence of God, in the place where he resides, thankfully acknowledging all his mercies and favours: thou, and thy son, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates ; that dwelt in the same city, who were all to come with him to Jerusalem at this feast, and to partake of it with him: and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:12

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt ,.... And now delivered from that bondage; the consideration of which should make them liberal in their freewill offering, and generous in the feast they provided, and compassionate to the stranger, widow, and fatherless: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes ; concerning the passover, the feast of unleavened bread, and of Pentecost, and the peace offerings and the freewill offerings belonging to them: and nothing could... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 16:11

Thou shalt rejoice - The offerings of the Israelites were to be eaten with festivity, communicated to their friends with liberality, and bestowed on the poor with great generosity, that they might partake with them in these repasts with joy before the Lord. To answer these views it was necessary to eat the flesh while it was fresh, as in that climate putrefaction soon took place; therefore they were commanded to let nothing remain until the morning, Deuteronomy 16:4 . This consideration is... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 16:9

Verse 9 9.Seven weeks shalt thou number. It must be observed that the Passover fell in a part of the year when the harvests were beginning to ripen; and consequently the first-fruits, of which I treated under the First Commandment, were then offered. Seven weeks afterwards they celebrated another feast-day, which was called Pentecost, i.e., the fiftieth, by the Greeks. There was just this number of days between the departure of the people and the publication of the Law. Another offering of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 16:11

Verse 11 11.And thou shalt require. On another ground he exhorts and excites them to willingness, because the service of God brings this rejoicing; for there is nothing which ought more to stimulate us to obedience, that when we know that God rather consults our good than seeks to obtain any advantage from us. Ungodly men, indeed, rejoice also, nay, they are wanton and intemperate in their joy; but since that joy is not only transient, but their laughter is turned into weeping and gnashing of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:1-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 16:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 16:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 16:11

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