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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 16:15

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 Gill

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

Three times a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God ,.... This has been observed before, Exodus 23:17 , and is repeated here for the sake of mentioning the place where they were to appear, which before now was not observed, and indeed it is chiefly for that the other festivals are here recited: in the place which he shall choose ; which though not expressed is now easily understood; and the three times at which they were to appear there were, in the feast of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 16:16

Three times in a year - See Exodus 23:14 ; (note), where all the Jewish feasts are explained. See also Leviticus 23:34 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 16 16.Three times in a year. We have previously said that although the other feast-days were not to be neglected, still, because God would make some allowance for the infirmity of His people, the necessity of going up to Jerusalem five times a year was not imposed upon them. Again, because only half of the seventh month contained three feast-days, i.e., from the first to the fifteenth, for the same reason it is only required of the males that they should leave their houses and celebrate... 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 16:9-17

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:13-17

The Feast of Tabernacles, or of Ingathering. "The festival of tabernacles, as originally instituted, presents but little symbolism. Its primary design was to give expression to joy and gratitude in view of the products of the earth, every kind of which had now been gathered; and it was therefore also called the Festival of Ingathering." As the Passover commemorated the first deliverance, so the Feast of Booths would recall the wilderness life. And "nothing was more natural than to... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:1-17

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 16:16

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:9-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:13-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:13-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:13-17

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