Exodus 34:21-26 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 34:18-27

Here is a repetition of several appointments made before, especially relating to their solemn feasts. When they had made the calf, they proclaimed a feast in honour of it; now, that they might never do so again, they are here charged with the observance of the feasts which God had instituted. Note, Men need not be drawn from their religion by the temptation of mirth, for we serve a Master that has abundantly provided for the joy of his servants: serious godliness is a continual feast, and joy... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:21

Six days shalt thou work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest ,.... This is the law of the seventh day sabbath, which is after repeated, to fix it in the minds and memories of the people, see Exodus 20:10 and here it is added, which has not been mentioned before: in earing and in harvest thou shall rest ; that is, in the time of ploughing, and in the time of reaping and gathering in the harvest, which are both very busy seasons; the rest of the sabbath was not to be violated; such... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:22

And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks ,.... The feast of Pentecost, called the feast of weeks, because seven sabbaths or weeks, or fifty days, were to be reckoned from the day in the passover feast, on which the sheaf of the wave offering was brought, Leviticus 23:15 and which was also called the feast of the first fruits of wheat harvest , to distinguish it from the barley harvest, at the time of the passover, when a sheaf of barley was the wave offering to the Lord; but at this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:23

Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord God ,.... At the three above mentioned feasts; see Gill on Exodus 23:17 here it is added: the God of Israel ; who had chosen them to be his special people, had redeemed them out of Egypt, and done great things for them since; had made a covenant with them, and had now renewed that covenant with them, and was their covenant God, and they his people, and so were under great obligations to present themselves unto him at... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:24

For I will cast out the nations before thee ,.... Who are particularly mentioned, Exodus 34:11 and therefore they need not be in any fear of them, when they should go up to the appointed place, and appear before the Lord; for to this they were not obliged, until they were come into the land of Canaan, and the inhabitants driven out before them: and enlarge thy borders ; so that as they should have no enemies within them, to hinder and molest them, or discourage and deter them from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:25

Thou shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven ,.... That is, not kill the passover, while there was any leaven in their houses; so the Targum of Jonathan; see Gill on Exodus 23:18 . neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of passover be left unto the morning ; neither any of the flesh, nor of the fat of the passover lamb: if any were left, it was to be burnt, see Exodus 12:10 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:26

The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring ,.... This, and another law in this verse, concerning not seething a kid in his mother's milk, are repeated from Exodus 23:19 . See Gill on Exodus 23:19 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:21

In earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest - This commandment is worthy of especial note; many break the Sabbath on the pretense of absolute necessity, because, if in harvest time the weather happens to be what is called bad, and the Sabbath day be fair and fine, they judge it perfectly lawful to employ that day in endeavoring to save the fruits of the field, and think that the goodness of the day beyond the preceding, is an indication from Providence that it should be thus employed. But... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:24

Neither shall any man desire thy land - What a manifest proof was this of the power and particular providence of God! How easy would it have been for the surrounding nations to have taken possession of the whole Israelitish land, with all their fenced cities, when there were none left to protect them but women and children! Was not this a standing proof of the Divine origin of their religion, and a barrier which no deistical mind could possibly surmount! Thrice every year did God work an... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:25

The blood of my sacrifice - That is, the paschal lamb. See Clarke on Exodus 23:18 ; (note). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 34:18-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:25

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