Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:
All thy males. No command was laid on women to undertake the journeys, partly from regard to the natural weakness of their sex, and partly to their domestic cares.
Verse Deuteronomy 16:16. _THREE TIMES IN A YEAR_] Exodus 23:14, Exodus 23:14, where all the Jewish feasts are explained. _See also Clarke "_...
12. THE FIRSTLINGS AND THE THREE FEASTS Chapter S 15:19-16:17 _ 1. Concerning the firstlings (Deuteronomy 15:19)_ 2. Passover (Deuteronomy 16:1) 3. Feast of weeks (Deuteronomy
DEUTERONOMY 16. THE DEUTERONOMIC LAWS OF THE THREE ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE FEASTS. These are adaptations of the older laws in Exodus 23:18 *, Exodus 34:18; Exodus 34:22 f. (general regulations);...
APPEAR. See note on Exodus 23:15; Exodus 23:17....
_VER._ 16. _ALL THY MALES_— i.e. all from twenty to fifty years old. Males only were obliged to be present on these occasions. 1. Because the weakness and infirmity of the female sex rendered them not...
4. GENERAL RULES FOR OBSERVANCE (Deuteronomy 16:16-17; Deuteronomy 16:21-22; Deuteronomy 17:1) 16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which
INJUNCTIONS REGARDING FEASTS, JUDGES, GROVES, AND IMAGES 1-8. On the Passover see Exodus 12 Leviticus 23:4; Numbers 28:16, and the notes on these passages. It will be observed that the general law of...
SHALL NOT APPEAR.. EMPTY] To 'appear before God' is to visit the sanctuary for worship: e.g. Psalms 42:2; Psalms 42:4. On this injunction to bring an offering see on Exodus 23:15, and cp....
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 16 V1 ‘You must *celebrate the *Passover to the *LORD your God in the month called Abib. On a n...
THREE TIMES IN A YEAR. — So Exodus 23:17. And in Exodus 34:23 a promise is added that their land should be safe in their absence....
שָׁלֹ֣ושׁ פְּעָמִ֣ים ׀ בַּ † שָּׁנָ֡ה יֵרָאֶ֨ה כָל...
As the section dealing with the statutes commenced with the place of worship, it closed with the restatement of the importance of the great feasts which by their annual recurrence set the whole year i...
Empty. All were bound to make some offering, which was left to their option, and thus the festivity was much increased, by the abundance of all things; so that all might find a particular pleasure in...
Here the whole three feasts are brought within one precept for their observance. And who is there but must, in a gospel sense, desire to honour JEHOVAH in the observance of ordinances and means of gra...
In examining Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, we have found what may be called an abstract typical system. That is, we see in them a number of institutions laid down by Jehovah, the pattern of which wa...
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 neces...
Chapter 16 connects the people with the dwelling-place of Jehovah, by solemnities in which He surrounds Himself with His people, blessed and happy in the deliverance which He has granted them under Hi...
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 app...
_Thou shalt rejoice_ In God, and in the effects of his favour, serving and praising him with a glad heart. _Shall all thy males appear before the Lord_ That is, from twenty to fifty years of age. The...
1 The feast of the Passeouer, 9 of Weekes, 13 of Tabernacles. 16 Euery male must offer, as he is able, at these three Feasts. 18 Of Iudges and Iustice. 22 Groues and Images are forbidden. 1 OBSER...
OF THE FEAST OF TABERNACLE...
Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord, thy God, in the place which He shall choose, Exodus 23:17; Exodus 34:23, but this precept did not exclude the women, 1 Samuel 1:3;...
INSTRUCTIONS AS TO THE PASSOVER (vs.1-8) The Passover, held in the first month of the year, was to celebrate Israel's deliverance from Egypt (v.1), but more importantly, to look forward to the death...
1-17 The laws for the three yearly feasts are here repeated; that of the Passover, that of the Pentecost, that of Tabernacles; and the general law concerning the people's attendance. Never should a b...
ALL THY MALES; not the women, partly, because of their infirmity and unfitness for many journeys; partly, because the care of their children and families lay upon them; and partly, because they were s...
We now approach one of the most profound and comprehensive sections of the Book of Deuteronomy, in which the inspired writer presents to our view what we may call the three great cardinal feasts of th...
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THE THREEFOLD FEASTS (DEUTERONOMY 16:16). The meeting three times a year was a covenant requirement, an act of loyalty and a requirement for tribute. By this the covenant was continually confirmed....
Deuteronomy 16:16 I. A leading feature, _the_leading feature, of the Old Testament revelation, is that life and all that crowns it its crown of blessings is the gift of a living, intelligent Being, an...
CONTENTS: Laws concerning annual feasts. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: By frequent and regular meeting to worship God at appointed places and by recognized rules, we are kept faithful and cons...
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;_...
_Three times in a year._ THE COMMAND RESPECTING FESTIVALS We are informed by ancient writers that the Egyptians kept many stated festivals and religious assemblies in honour to the gods, and that the...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 16:1__ These verses deal with the three main Israelite feasts (see Exodus 23:14). If...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 16:16 ALL YOUR MALES. Presumably females were free to attend the feast (vv. Deuteronomy 16:11,...
CRITICAL NOTES.—The religious ordinances to be observed in Canaan are continued. Three great festivals are prominently mentioned—Feast of Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles. Former regulations concer...
EXPOSITION CELEBRATION OF THE PASSOVER FESTIVAL, THE FEAST OF PENTECOST AND OF TABERNACLES. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF J
In chapter sixteen we now deal with the various feasts that they were to observe when they came into the land. We have rehearsed these as we went through earlier in the book of Exodus and all. You're...
1 Chronicles 29:14; 1 Chronicles 29:3; 1 Kings 9:25; Exodus 23:14;...