EXPOSITION CELEBRATION OF THE PASSOVER FESTIVAL , THE FEAST OF PENTECOST AND OF TABERNACLES . APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND PREVENTION OF IDOLATRY . (Comp. Exodus 23:14-19 ; Exodus 34:18 , Exodus 34:22-26 ; Leviticus 23:1-44 . On the Passover, see Exodus 12:1-51 .; Exodus 13:3-10 .) The other great festivals of the Israelites, the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement, are not here... read more
The cardinal point on which the whole of the prescriptions in this chapter turn, is evidently the same as has been so often insisted on in the previous chapters, namely, the concentration of the religious services of the people round one common sanctuary. The prohibition against observing the great Feasts of Passover, Pentecost, and tabernacle, the three annual epochs in the sacred year of the Jew, at home and in private, is reiterated in a variety of words no less than six times in the first... read more
Deuteronomy 16:1. As a further preservative against idolatry, Moses proceeds to inculcate upon them a strict regard to the most exact observance of the three great annual festivals, appointed by their law to be celebrated at the stated place of national worship, these being designed for this very end, to keep the people steady to the profession and practice of the religion of the one true God. The first of these feasts was the passover, with that of unleavened bread; comprehending the... read more
Deuteronomy 16:2-3. Thou shalt sacrifice the passover Strictly so called; which was the paschal lamb. The sheep and oxen here mentioned were additional sacrifices which were to be offered in the seven days of the paschal solemnity, Numbers 28:18. Indeed, the passage may be rendered, Thou shalt therefore observe the feast of the passover unto the Lord thy God with sheep and with oxen. Bread of affliction So called, because it was not pleasant nor easily digested, and was appointed to be... read more
Three annual festivals (16:1-17)Each year all the male adults in Israel were to gather at the central place of worship for the three great annual festivals: Passover-Unleavened Bread at the beginning of the year (16:1-8; see notes on Exodus 12:1-51; Leviticus 23:4-14); Firstfruits-Weeks, or Harvest Festival, seven weeks after Passover (9-12; see notes on Leviticus 23:15-22); and Tabernacles-Ingathering, or Festival of Shelters, six months after Passover (13-17; see notes on Leviticus 23:33-44). read more
Observe. Compare Exodus 13:3 , Exodus 13:4 .Leviticus 23:5 , Leviticus 23:6 . Numbers 28:16 . Abib is Egyptian and means "green ears". Compare Exodus 9:31 .Leviticus 2:14 . Not found again after this passage. "Nisan" substituted for it. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . read more
to place = to make a habitation for. read more
This chapter gives a brief summary of the three great national feasts of the Jews, each of which required the general assembly of the people at the central sanctuary. Two other great occasions of the year, the Feast of Trumpets, and the Day of Atonement are not mentioned here because they did not require the assembly of the whole nation. We have the Feast of the Passover (Deuteronomy 16:1-7), The Feast of Weeks (Deuteronomy 16:9-12), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Deuteronomy 16:13-15).... read more
Ver. 2. Thou shalt—sacrifice the passover, &c.— "Read," says Mr. Locke, "from Dr. Cudworth, thou shalt sacrifice the passover of the flock, and the peace-offerings (thereof) of oxen; i.e. sheep for the passover, and oxen for the peace-offerings, or the chagigah." read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:1-9
The Passover. The Passover was a sacrifice ( Exodus 12:2 ), and was connected with sacrifices ( Leviticus 23:5-8 ; Numbers 28:15-26 ); hence "flock and herd" ( Deuteronomy 16:2 ) covering the sacrifices of the seven days' feast. It was the sacrifice which mediated the new relationship established between Jehovah and the people on the night of the Exodus. There was a fitness, at so solemn a crisis in the history of the chosen nation, in the line of demarcation between them and the... read more