Deu 16:1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night. Ver. 1. And keep the passover. ] Every man that seeth another stricken and himself spared is still to keep a passover for himself. read more
the month: Exodus 12:2-Proverbs :, Exodus 34:18, Leviticus 23:5, Numbers 9:2-Deuteronomy :, Numbers 28:16 the passover: This word comes from the Hebrew verb pasach, to pass, to leap or skip over. The destroying angel passed over the houses marked with the blood of the Paschal Lamb, so the wrath of God passes over those whose souls sprinkled with the blood of Christ. 1 Corinthians 5:7. As the paschal lamb was killed before Israel was delivered, so by the death of Christ, we have redemption... read more
Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.Observe the month of Abib — Or of new fruits, which answers to part of March and part of April, and was by a special order from God made the beginning of their year, in remembrance of their deliverance out of Egypt.By night — In the night Pharaoh was forced to give them leave to depart, and accordingly they made preparation for their... read more
1. Observe… Abib The day for the commencement of the observance would be known from tradition as well as from Exodus 12:2. Comp. also Numbers 9:1-14, and Leviticus 23:1-8. read more
THE THREE GREAT RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS: PASSOVER, FEAST OF WEEKS OR PENTECOST, AND FEAST OF TABERNACLES, Deuteronomy 16:1-17. The directions for the observance of these feasts have already been given in the preceding books, Exodus xii; Leviticus xxiii; Numbers xxviii, 29. What is here said is on the supposition that the hearers were familiar with the nature of these sacred festivals and with the general regulations for their observance. The assembling of the people at one central place of worship,... read more
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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 16:1-22
Deuteronomy 16:3 . Bread of affliction, unleavened bread; for while the Egyptians afflicted them, they had not time to prepare their food in a proper manner. Deuteronomy 16:10 . The feast of weeks; from the barley harvest at Easter to Whitsunday, or Pentecost, which lasted only one day, was seven weeks. After this feast the people returned to reap the wheat harvest. Deuteronomy 16:13 . After that thou hast gathered in thy corn. Aristotle in his book of Ethics, ( lib. 8. cap. 9)... read more