Deuteronomy 16:11

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 16:11

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

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 16:11

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

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 16:9-12

The Feast of Weeks (cf. Exodus 23:16 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:9-12

The Feast of Weeks, or of Harvest. This Feast of Weeks was not commemorative in the same sense as that of the Passover; it was connected, not with a great national epoch, but with the seasons of the year and the times of harvest. The method in which it was to be observed is stated in Leviticus 23:10 , et seq . We find there, and in the various Scripture references to this festival, the following principles indicated. 1. That the Hebrews were to regard the produce of the soil as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:9-12

Pentecost, the Feast of Firstfruits. Fifty days after the Passover, or a week of weeks, came the second great national festival, when offerings were presented unto God of the firstfruits of the harvest, and a people already blessed recorded their thankfulness. It was also made a celebration of the giving of the Law from Sinai, which took place, according to calculation, exactly fifty days after the Passover. In consequence of this twofold reference to the harvest and to the giving of the... 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

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