John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 23:9
And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... At the same time, for what follow are the other feasts and holy convocations before spoken of: saying ; as follows. read more
Leviticus 23:9-14, Leviticus 23:22 Niv
John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 23:10
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them ,.... What is next observed, it being incumbent on them to do what is enjoined: when ye be come into the land which I give unto you : the land of Canaan, which God had given by promise to their fathers and to them, and which they were now going to inherit: as yet they were in a wilderness, where there were no sowing nor reaping, nor any harvest; so that the following law, though now given, could not take place till they came into the... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 23:11
And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord ,.... Or the omer of barley; this was done by the priest in the tabernacle and temple, where was the presence of God, and that before the handful of it was put upon the altar; which agitation or waving was, as Gersom says, towards the cast; it was moved to and fro, backwards and forwards, upwards and downwards, to make an acknowledgment to the Lord of heaven and earth, that the fruits of the earth and the plentiful harvest were of him, and to give... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 23:12
And ye shall offer that day, when ye wave the sheaf ,.... Besides the daily sacrifice of the morning and evening, and the additional offerings made on everyone of the seven days of the feast of unleavened bread: an he lamb without blemish of the first year, for a burnt offering unto the Lord ; typical of the perfect and immaculate Lamb of God, whose sufferings are fitly signified by a burnt offering; and which were endured at the time he became the firstfruits of his people, and... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 23:13
And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil ,.... The usual measure of flour to a meat offering was one tenth deal, Exodus 29:40 ; but here it is doubled: some Jewish writers say F16 Chaskuni. one tenth was on account of the lamb that was offered at this time, and the other as was suitable for a meat offering; but the true reason seems to be, because it was on account of the fruits of the earth and the plenty thereof; and therefore a double... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 23:14
And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears ,.... That is, they were not allowed to make bread of the new corn, as Aben Ezra and Gersom explain it; for they were obliged to eat unleavened bread at this time: but it might not be made of the new corn, until the above offering was made; nay, they were not allowed to parch any of the grains of corn, and eat them; yea, even they might not pluck and eat the green ears, though of ever so small a quantity. The Jews say F17 ... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 23:11
He shalt wave the sheaf - He shall move it to and fro before the people, and thereby call their attention to the work of Divine Providence, and excite their gratitude to God for preserving to them the kindly fruits of the earth. See Clarke's note on Exodus 29:27 , and Exodus 7 at end. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 23:14
Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears - It is right that God, the dispenser of every blessing, should be acknowledged as such, and the first-fruits of the field, etc., dedicated to him. Concerning the dedication of the first-fruits, see the note on Exodus 22:29 . Parched ears of corn and green ears, fried, still constitute a part, and not a disagreeable one, of the food of the Arabs now resident in the Holy Land. See Hasselquist. read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 23:10
Verse 10 10.When ye be come to the land. Moses now lays down rules as to the second day of festival, which was dedicated to the offering of the first-fruits. The ceremony is described that they should deliver a handful into the hand of the priest; though some think that the measure is signified which was the tenth part of an Ephah. The word Omer (345) means both. But in this passage the expression “handful” is most appropriate, since it represented in a lively manner the beginning of the... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 23:4-14
Here again the feasts are called the feasts of the Lord, because he appointed them. Jeroboam's feast, which he devised of his own heart (1 Kgs. 12:33), was an affront to God, and a reproach upon the people. These feasts were to be proclaimed in their seasons (Lev. 23:4), and the seasons God chose for them were in March, May and September (according to our present computation), not in winter, because travelling would then be uncomfortable, when the days were short, and the ways foul; not in the... read more