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Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:33-44
In the feast of Tabernacles there was a remembrance of their dwelling in tents, or booths, in the wilderness, as well as their fathers dwelling in tents in Canaan; to remind them of their origin and their deliverance. C…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:33-44
We have here, I. The institution of the feast of tabernacles, which was one of the three great feasts at which all the males were bound to attend, and celebrated with more expressions of joy than any of them. 1. As to t…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:33-36
The third of the great festivals, the Feast of Tabernacles—beginning on the 15th of Tisri, as the Feast of Unleavened Bread began on the 15th of Nisan—lasted seven days, and was followed by an octave; on two days, the f…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:33-43
Joy before the Lord. The idea that, under the ancient Law, Israel was a peculiarly severe and gloomy nation, is essentially false. Gravity rather than light-heartedness may indeed have characterized them: they may have…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:33-44
The Feast of Tabernacles (cf. Nehemiah 8:17; Zechariah 14:16). I. PRAISE FOR ACCOMPLISHED REDEMPTION AND THE BOUNTEOUS GIFTS OF PROVIDENCE. Reminiscences of the wilderness life. Fact that Israel neglected the feast from…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:33-43
The pilgrim spirit as illustrated in the Feast of Tabernacles. cf. Psalms 39:12; Hebrews 11:13; 1 Peter 2:11. The seventh month was a very celebrated one in the Jewish year. It was the sabbatic month, so to speak, when…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:33-44
The Feast of Tabernacles. This was the last of the great annual festivals of the Hebrews. It was a season of great joyfulness. Let us notice— I. THE REASONS OF ITS APPOINTMENT. 1. It was to assure them of God's return t…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:33-36
The third of the great festivals, the Feast of Tabernacles—beginning on the 15th of Tisri, as the Feast of Unleavened Bread began on the 15th of Nisan—lasted seven days, and was followed by an octave; on two days, the f…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:39-44
A further instruction respecting the Feast of Tabernacles is appended. When ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, not necessarily at the completion of the ingathering, but at the time at which the festival is held,…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:39-44
A further instruction respecting the Feast of Tabernacles is appended. When ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, not necessarily at the completion of the ingathering, but at the time at which the festival is held,…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 23:40-43
The Feast of Tabernacles. There were three great festivals for the Israelites, the dates for which were plainly marked, and at which times it behooved the males of the nation as far as possible to be present at the sanc…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 24:1-9
The loaves of bread typify Christ as the Bread of life, and the food of the souls of his people. He is the Light of his church, the Light of the world; in and through his word this light shines. By this light we discern…
Laws Concerning the Lamps. (b. c. 1490.)
LAWS CONCERNING THE LAMPS. (B. C. 1490.) Care is here taken, and orders are given, for the decent furnishing of the candlestick and table in God's house. I. The lamps must always be kept burning. The law for this we had…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 24:1-4
The ordinance on the lamps contained in the first three verses is repeated from Exodus 27:20. The oil to be used for the lamps was to be pure oil olive, that is, oil made of picked berries, without any intermixture of d…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 24:1-9
The lamps of the seven-branched candlestick burnt throughout the whole night in the tabernacle; and the shewbread was constantly set forth upon the golden table. They may be taken to symbolize: 1. The constant illuminat…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 24:1-4
Everlasting light. cf. Revelation 1:12-20; also Psalms 43:3. The holy place, like the most holy, had no windows, and consequently required illumination. This was secured by the golden candlestick, with its seven lamps.…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 24:1-9
EXPOSITION A connection between Leviticus 23:1-44, and Le Leviticus 24:1-9 is found by Keil in the fact that the oil for the holy lamps and the shewbread were offerings of the people, a sacrificial gift with which Israe…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 24:1-4
The lighting of the sanctuary. The face of Moses is glorious in the light of the gospel. I. THE CANDLESTICK WAS AN EMBLEM OF THE CHURCH OF GOD. (See Revelation 1:20.) 1. The candlestick in the holy place was one. 2. It…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 24:1-4
Ourselves as lights. There can be no doubt that the seven-branched candlestick in the holy place was typical of the Hebrew Church as the source of heavenly light. We therefore reach the subject of— I. LIGHT DIVINELY KIN…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 24:1-4
The lights in the sanctuary. Pure oil furnished by the people. The high priest responsible for the maintenance of the lamps. Pure oil, pure lamps, pure candlestick, before the Lord continually. The main lessons are thes…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 24:2-4
The candlestick. To many the regulations of Leviticus seem a cryptograph to which they have no key. To others, an inscription of old date with no reference to present concerns. Yet, dull-eyed must we be if we can discer…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 24:5-9
The bread of the presence. As there was light on the candlestick in God's house, so was there bread on his table. It was called the "shewbread," literally, "bread of faces," or of the presence, viz. of Jehovah. Let us c…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 24:5-9
The shewbread, or bread of the face, that is, of the presence, was to be made of fine flour, that is, of wheat, and to consist of twelve cakes or loaves, to represent the twelve tribes of Israel, each loaf containing up…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 24:5-9
The weekly offering. cf. 1 Corinthians 16:2; 1 Timothy 5:17, 1 Timothy 5:18. Along with the everlasting light from the golden candlestick, there was to be in the holy place a presentation of bread, which was made on the…