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I. IT WAS A PROTRACTED RELIGIOUS MEETING.

II. IT WAS A THANKSGIVING FOR GOD'S BOUNTY IN A COMPLETED HARVEST.

III. IT WAS A COMMEMORATION OF MERCIES ATTEMPERING HARDSHIPS AND DANGERS.

IV. IT WAS AN EXPRESSION OF THE JOYFUL SIDE OF RELIGION,

V. IT WAS A TYPE OF A GREATER FEAST NOW PREPARING FOR ALL GOD'S TRUE PEOPLE.

(H. M. Grout, D. D.)

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KJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.

WEB: "Speak to the children of Israel, and say, 'On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of tents for seven days to Yahweh.