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Matthew Henry

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 16:13

Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days ,.... Which began on the fifteenth day of Tisri, or September; see Leviticus 23:34 , &c.; after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine ; and therefore sometimes called the feast of ingathering, Exodus 23:16 , barley harvest began at the passover, and wheat harvest at Pentecost; and before the feast of tabernacles began, the vintage and the gathering of the olives were over, as well as all other summer fruits were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:14

And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast ,.... At this feast of tabernacles and ingathering of the fruits of the earth, in token of gratitude and thankfulness for the goodness of God bestowed on them; the Targum of Jonathan adds, with the flute and the pipe, making use of instrumental music to increase the joy on this occasion: thou and thy son , &c.; See Gill on Deuteronomy 16:11 read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:15

Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the Lord thy God ,.... The feast of tabernacles still spoken of: in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose : the city of Jerusalem: because the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy increase, and in all the works of thine hands ; both in the increase of their fields, vineyards, and oliveyards, and also in their several handicraft trades and occupations they were employed in; so Aben Ezra interprets all the works of their hands... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 16:13

Verse 13 13.Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles. Its first day was called the day of In-gathering, (collectionum ,) because the produce of the whole year was then stored in their granaries (361) and provision cellars. Since, therefore, they then rested from their rural labors, it was a convenient time of year for the celebration of the festivals; for in order that they might more willingly go up to Jerusalem, it was arranged by God, that it should be done with but little expense and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:1-17

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:9-13

Pentecost. I. A SACRED RECKONING . " Seven weeks shall thou number," etc. ( Deuteronomy 16:9 ). A week of weeks, seven times seven, hence the name, "Feast of Weeks "( Deuteronomy 16:10 ). The count began with the offering of the sheaf of firstfruits on Nisan 16, the second day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread ( Leviticus 23:11 ). Till that sheaf was offered, no Israelite was permitted to eat of the new corn ( Deuteronomy 16:14 ). With the arrival of the fiftieth day,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:9-17

The Feasts of Weeks and of Tabernacles. For the moral improvement of the Hebrews, it was desirable to keep alive among them the recollection of their early history. Prior to the invention of printing, and when written records would be scarce, memory and affection and conscience were impressed by the annual festivals. The Passover commemorated the national birth; the Feast of Tabernacles commemorated the tent life of the desert. The joys of harvest and of vintage were things unknown in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:13-15

The Feast of Tabernacles , properly, Booths (cf. Leviticus 23:33-44 ; Numbers 29:12-38 ). This feast was to be observed at the end of harvest, after the corn had been gathered into granaries, and the produce of the vineyard had been put through the press. Nothing is added here to the instructions already given respecting this festival; only the observance of it at the appointed sanctuary is enforced, and stress is laid on their making not only their sons and daughters and domestics,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:13-16

The Feast of Tabernacle. I. A FEAST OF THE INGATHERING . ( Deuteronomy 16:13 .) Held in the seventh month, when all the fruits of the earth had been gathered in. Thus: 1. Every stage of labor was sanctified by the recognition of God. At the Passover, when the sickle was thrust into the virgin grain; at Pentecost, when the cereal crops were harvested; and now, at the close of the agricultural year, when the season's labors had yielded to the husbandman their full results. ... read more

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