Deuteronomy 16
16
Passover
1“Observe the #For ver. 1-8, see Ex. 12:2-39 month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for #Ex. 13:4; 34:18in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. 2And you shall offer the Passover sacrifice to the Lord your God, from the flock or #Num. 28:19 the herd, #See ch. 12:5at the place that the Lord will choose, to make his name dwell there. 3You shall eat no leavened bread with it. #Ex. 13:6 Seven days you shall eat it with unleavened bread, the bread of affliction—for you came out of the land of Egypt #Ex. 12:11; [Isa. 52:12]in haste—that all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. 4#Ex. 13:7 No leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory for seven days, #Ex. 34:25nor shall any of the flesh that you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain all night until morning. 5You may not offer the Passover sacrifice within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, 6but at the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell in it, there you shall offer the Passover sacrifice, in the evening at sunset, at the time you came out of Egypt. 7And you shall cook it and eat it at the place that the Lord your God will choose. And in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents. 8For #[Ex. 13:6] six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be #Lev. 23:8, 36a solemn assembly to the Lord your God. You shall do no work on it.
The Feast of Weeks
9 #
Ex. 23:16; 34:22; Lev. 23:15; Num. 28:26; [Acts 2:1] “You shall count seven weeks. Begin to count the seven weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain. 10Then you shall keep #2 Chr. 8:13 the Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God with #See ch. 26:1-11 the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give #ch. 12:15; [1 Cor. 16:2]as the Lord your God blesses you. 11And #ch. 12:7, 12, 18; 14:26; See Neh. 8:9-12you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your towns, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there. 12#See ch. 5:15You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.
The Feast of Booths
13 #
Ex. 23:16; See Lev. 23:34 “You shall keep the Feast of Booths seven days, when you have gathered in the produce from your threshing floor and your winepress. 14#ver. 11; See Neh. 8:9-12You shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your towns. 15For #Lev. 23:39seven days you shall keep the feast to the Lord your God at the place that the Lord will choose, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful.
16 # ch. 31:11; Ex. 23:14, 17; 34:23 “Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths. #Ex. 23:15They shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. 17Every man #[Ezek. 46:5, 11; 2 Cor. 8:12] shall give as he is able, #[See ver. 10 above]according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you.
Justice
18“You shall appoint #ch. 1:16; Num. 11:16; Josh. 1:10; 1 Chr. 23:4; 26:29judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 19#ch. 27:19; Ex. 23:2, 6; Isa. 10:2; Amos 5:12; [Lev. 19:15]; See ch. 24:17 You shall not pervert justice. #See ch. 1:17 You shall not show partiality, #See Ex. 23:8and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous. 20Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Forbidden Forms of Worship
21“You shall not plant any tree as #Ex. 34:13; Judg. 6:25; 1 Kgs. 14:15; 16:33; 2 Kgs. 13:6; 17:16; 2 Chr. 33:3an Asherah beside the altar of the Lord your God that you shall make. 22And you shall not set up a pillar, which the Lord your God hates.
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Deuteronomy 16
16
Passover
(Exodus 12.1-20; Leviticus 23.4-8)
Moses said:
1People of Israel, you must celebrate Passover in the month of Abib,#16.1 in the month of Abib: Abib (also called Nisan), the first month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-March to mid-April. Passover was celebrated on the evening of the fourteenth of Abib (see Exodus 12.6; Leviticus 23.4,5). because one night in that month years ago, the LORD your God rescued you from Egypt.#Ex 12.1-20; Lv 23.5-8; Nu 28.16-25. 2The Passover sacrifice must be a cow, a sheep, or a goat, and you must offer it at the place where the LORD chooses to be worshipped. 3-4Eat all the meat of the Passover sacrifice that same night. But don't serve bread made with yeast at the Passover meal. Serve the same kind of thin bread that you ate when you were slaves suffering in Egypt#16.3,4 the same kind…in Egypt: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. and when you had to leave Egypt quickly. As long as you live, this thin bread will remind you of the day you left Egypt.
For seven days following Passover,#16.3,4 seven days following Passover: This period was called the Festival of Thin Bread (see also verse 16). don't make any bread with yeast. In fact, there should be no yeast anywhere in Israel.
5Don't offer the Passover sacrifice in any town where you happen to live. 6It must be offered at the place where the LORD chooses to be worshipped. Kill the sacrifice at sunset, the time of day when you left Egypt.#16.6 sunset, the time of day when you left Egypt: Or “sunset on the same date as when you left Egypt”. 7Then cook it and eat it there at the place of worship, returning to your tents the next morning.
8Eat thin bread for the next six days. Then on the seventh day, don't do any work. Instead, come together and worship the LORD.
The Harvest Festival
(Exodus 34.22; Leviticus 23.15-21)
Moses said to Israel:
9Seven weeks after you start your grain harvest,#Lv 23.15-21; Nu 28.26-31. 10-11go to the place where the LORD chooses to be worshipped and celebrate the Harvest Festival#16.10,11 Harvest Festival: Traditionally called the “Festival of Weeks”, and known in New Testament times as “Pentecost”. in honour of the LORD your God. Bring him an offering as large as you can afford, depending on how big a harvest he has given you. Be sure to take along your sons and daughters and all your servants. Also invite the poor, including Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows. 12Remember that you used to be slaves in Egypt, so obey these laws.
The Festival of Shelters
(Leviticus 23.33-43; Numbers 29.12-38)
Moses said to Israel:
13-15After you have finished the grain harvest and the grape harvest,#16.13-15 After you…harvest: Leviticus 23.34 gives the exact date as the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, which would be early in October. take your sons and daughters and all your servants to the place where the LORD chooses to be worshipped. Celebrate the Festival of Shelters for seven days. Also invite the poor, including Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows.#Lv 23.33-36,39-43; Nu 29.12-38.
The LORD will give you big harvests and make you successful in everything you do. You will be completely happy, so celebrate this festival in honour of the LORD your God.
Three festivals at the place of worship
(Exodus 23.14-17)
Moses said:
16Each year there are three festivals when all Israelite men must go to the place where the LORD chooses to be worshipped. These are the Festival of Thin Bread, the Harvest Festival,#16.16 Harvest Festival: See the note at 16.10,11. and the Festival of Shelters. And don't forget to take along a gift for the LORD. 17The bigger the harvest the LORD gives you, the bigger your gift should be.
Treat everyone with justice
Moses said to Israel:
18-19After you are settled in the towns that you will receive from the LORD your God, the people in each town must appoint judges and other officers. Those of you who become judges must be completely fair when you make legal decisions, even if someone important is involved. Don't take bribes to give unfair decisions. Bribes keep people who are wise from seeing the truth and turn honest people into liars.#16.18,19 turn…liars: Or “keep innocent people from getting justice”.#Ex 23.6-8; Lv 19.15.
20People of Israel, if you want to enjoy a long and successful life, make sure that everyone is treated with justice in the land the LORD is giving you.
Don't set up sacred poles or stones
Moses said to Israel:
21When you build the altar for offering sacrifices to the LORD your God, don't set up a sacred pole#16.21 sacred pole: See the note at 12.3. for the worship of the goddess Asherah.#Ex 34.13. 22And don't set up a sacred stone! The LORD hates these things.#Lv 26.1.
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