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The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:1-3
The sabbath. This is here classed amongst the "feasts of the Lord." The greater number of these were first observed after the settlement of the Israelites in Canaan; but the Passover was an exception, which was held at…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:1-44
The festivals. Leviticus 23:1-3, the sabbath. The three features of it are: the convocation; the rest from all work; the sabbath of the Lord in their dwellings. I. THE PUBLIC WORSHIP of God is the main reason for the sa…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:2
Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. The translation should rather be, The appointed times which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:3
The seventh day is the sabbath of rest. This is a very strong expression, literally, the sabbath of sabbatism, which doubles the force of the single word. Ye shall do no work therein. The sabbath and the Day of Atonemen…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:3
Aspects of the sabbath. We are reminded of— I. ITS ORIGIN IN EARLIEST HUMAN HISTORY. "The seventh day is the sabbath of rest" (see Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3). II. THE SPECIAL OBLIGATION RESTING ON ISRAEL, AS A REDEEMED P…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:3
Aspects of the sabbath. We are reminded of— I. ITS ORIGIN IN EARLIEST HUMAN HISTORY. "The seventh day is the sabbath of rest" (see Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3). II. THE SPECIAL OBLIGATION RESTING ON ISRAEL, AS A REDEEMED P…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:4-14
The feast of the Passover was to continue seven days; not idle days, spent in sport, as many that are called Christians spend their holy-days. Offerings were made to the Lord at his altar; and the people were taught to…
Matthew Henry on 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 Kings 12:33), was an affront to God, and a reproach upon the people. These feast…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:4-8
The Passover. cf. Exodus 12:1-51; also 1 Corinthians 5:7, 1 Corinthians 5:8. In addition to the weekly "offering of rest," there were emphasized offerings of a similar character at select seasons throughout the Jewish y…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:4
Religious festivals. This chapter has been termed, from its contents, the Calendar of Feasts. Underneath much that has been abolished by the gospel, we can trace principles and truths of permanent application, invested…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:4-14
The Passover. Under this general title we include the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the offering of the firstfruits which was connected with it. The history of the institution is given in Exodus 12:1-51. That the Passo…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:4
This verse repeats the statement or heading contained in Leviticus 23:2, with reference to the annual holy day, the sabbath having been disposed of in Leviticus 23:3.
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:4-8
The influence of sacred recollections. The great festival of the Passover derived all its meaning from one memorable historic scene. It annually recalled one event of surpassing interest, and, by so doing, it impressed…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:4-8
The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. This may be regarded as the opening festival of the year, and the closing one was the Feast of Tabernacles; typically representing the life of God's people passing from re…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:5
The Paschal supper was observed by our Lord in obedience to the command in Exodus 12:14; Le Exodus 23:5; Deuteronomy 16:1-8, in the following manner, so far as we are able to gather from the narrative of the gospel. I.…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:5
In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord's passover. The month of Nisan was made the first month of the religious year in consequence of the original Passover having taken place in it (Exodus 12:2).…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:6-44
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The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:6-44
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The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:8
The Feast of Unleavened Bread was instituted at the same time with the Feast of the Passover (Exodus 12:15-17), and from the beginning the two festivals were practically but one festival, never separated, though separab…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:8
The Feast of Unleavened Bread was instituted at the same time with the Feast of the Passover (Exodus 12:15-17), and from the beginning the two festivals were practically but one festival, never separated, though separab…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:9-14
Provision and piety. We have here— I. THE DIVINE FORETHOUGHT. Jehovah II. HUMAN PIETY IN RESPONSE. The goodness of God, shown to us through all generations, demands intelligent and devout response. We are reminded by th…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:9-14
The Feast of the Firstfruits. cf. Proverbs 3:9; 1 Corinthians 15:20. The Feast of the Firstfruits began on the second day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, as the fifteenth and sixteenth verses about Pentecost imply. An…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:9-14
A second command is given on the subject of the Feast of Unleavened Bread respecting those ceremonies which were only to be made use of when the Israelites had reached Canaan. It has reference to the second day of Unlea…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:9-14
A second command is given on the subject of the Feast of Unleavened Bread respecting those ceremonies which were only to be made use of when the Israelites had reached Canaan. It has reference to the second day of Unlea…