You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month. You are to celebrateThe Hebrew root for "celebrate" is "חָגַג" (chagag), which means to keep a feast or to hold a festival. This word implies not just a passive observance but an active participation in the joy and solemnity of the occasion. In the context of Leviticus, this celebration is a command from God, emphasizing the importance of communal worship and remembrance. The act of celebration is a form of worship, acknowledging God's provision and sovereignty. this feast
The specific feast referred to here is the Feast of Tabernacles, also known as Sukkot. This feast is one of the three major pilgrimage festivals in the Jewish calendar, where Israelites were commanded to come to Jerusalem. Historically, it commemorates the Israelites' 40 years of wandering in the desert, living in temporary shelters. Theologically, it is a time to remember God's faithfulness and provision during that period. The feast also has agricultural significance, marking the end of the harvest season. as a lasting ordinance
The phrase "lasting ordinance" comes from the Hebrew "חֻקָּה עוֹלָם" (chukkat olam), which means an eternal statute or perpetual decree. This indicates that the command to celebrate this feast is not temporary but intended to be observed throughout all generations. It underscores the timeless nature of God's commands and the importance of continuity in worship practices. This perpetual observance serves as a reminder of the enduring relationship between God and His people. for the generations to come
This phrase highlights the importance of passing down traditions and teachings from one generation to the next. It reflects the biblical emphasis on family and community in the transmission of faith. The celebration of the feast is not just for the current generation but is meant to be a teaching tool for future generations, ensuring that the history and faith of the people are preserved. you are to celebrate it
The repetition of the command to celebrate emphasizes its importance. It is a divine mandate, not a suggestion. The act of celebration is both a duty and a privilege, allowing the people to express gratitude and reverence towards God. This repetition also serves to reinforce the communal aspect of the feast, as it is a collective act of worship and remembrance. in the seventh month
The seventh month in the Hebrew calendar is Tishrei, which typically falls in September or October. This month is significant in the Jewish calendar as it includes several important festivals, including Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), and Sukkot (the Feast of Tabernacles). The timing of the feast in the seventh month aligns with the agricultural cycle, marking the end of the harvest and a time of thanksgiving. It also symbolizes completeness and spiritual fulfillment, as the number seven often represents perfection and completion in biblical numerology. Persons / Places / Events 1. The IsraelitesThe primary audience of the Levitical laws, including the instructions for the Feast of Tabernacles. 2. The LORD (Yahweh)The one who commands the observance of the feast, emphasizing His covenant relationship with Israel. 3. The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)A seven-day festival celebrated in the seventh month, commemorating the Israelites' journey through the wilderness and God's provision. 4. The Seventh Month (Tishrei)The time of year when the Feast of Tabernacles is observed, following the Day of Atonement. 5. The Wilderness JourneyThe historical context for the feast, reminding the Israelites of their dependence on God during their 40 years in the desert. Teaching Points Obedience to God's CommandsThe observance of the Feast of Tabernacles is a reminder of the importance of obeying God's statutes as an act of worship and devotion. Remembrance and GratitudeThe feast serves as a time to remember God's provision and faithfulness during the Israelites' wilderness journey, encouraging believers to reflect on God's faithfulness in their own lives. Community and InclusionThe celebration involves the entire community, including foreigners and the less fortunate, teaching the value of inclusivity and hospitality. Joyful CelebrationThe feast is characterized by joy and thanksgiving, reminding believers to cultivate a spirit of joy in their worship and daily lives. Anticipation of Future FulfillmentThe prophetic aspect of the feast points to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ and the coming kingdom, encouraging believers to live with hope and expectation. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the command to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles each year reflect God's desire for His people to remember His faithfulness? 2. In what ways can we incorporate the principles of remembrance and gratitude from the Feast of Tabernacles into our modern-day worship practices? 3. How does the inclusion of all people in the celebration of the feast challenge us to be more inclusive in our communities and churches? 4. What are some practical ways we can cultivate a spirit of joy and thanksgiving in our daily lives, as exemplified by the Feast of Tabernacles? 5. How does the prophetic significance of the Feast of Tabernacles, as seen in Zechariah 14, influence our understanding of God's future plans and our role in them? Connections to Other Scriptures Exodus 23:16This verse introduces the Feast of Ingathering, another name for the Feast of Tabernacles, highlighting its agricultural significance. Deuteronomy 16:13-15Provides additional instructions for the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles, emphasizing joy and inclusion of all people. John 7:2, 37-39 Describes Jesus attending the Feast of Tabernacles, where He speaks of the living water, connecting the feast to the promise of the Holy Spirit. Zechariah 14:16-19Prophesies the universal observance of the Feast of Tabernacles in the Messianic age, indicating its enduring significance. | The Festivals | R.A. Redford | Leviticus 23:1-44 | | Feasts of the Lord | W. H. Jellie. | Leviticus 23:2-44 | | God's Festivals | Henry, Matthew | Leviticus 23:2-44 | | God's Holy Days | Henry, Matthew | Leviticus 23:2-44 | | Seven Feasts Mentioned in This Chapter | D. C. Hughes, M. A. | Leviticus 23:2-44 | | The Great Feasts | J. C. Gray. | Leviticus 23:2-44 | | The Holy Festivals | J. A. Seiss, . D. D. | Leviticus 23:2-44 | | The Hebdomad | J.A. Macdonald | Leviticus 23:23-44 | | Joy Before the Lord | W. Clarkson | Leviticus 23:33-43 | | The Pilgrim Spirit as Illustrated in the Feast of Tabernacles | R.M. Edgar | Leviticus 23:33-43 | | The Feast of Tabernacles | J.A. Macdonald | Leviticus 23:33-44 | | The Feast of Tabernacles | R.A. Redford | Leviticus 23:33-44 | | A Festival Kept to the Lord | E. Payson, D. D. | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | Dwelling in Booths | S. Martin, D. D. | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | Harvest Thanksgiving | Philip Neale. | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | Pleasant Ministries | J. Parker. D. D. | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | Sojourning in Booths | W. H. Jellie. | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | The Feast of Tabernacle | J. B. Lowe, . B. A. | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | The Feast of Tabernacles | H. M. Grout, D. D. | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | The Feast of Tabernacles | De Witt S. Clark. | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | The Feast of Tabernacles | D. C. Hughes, M. A. | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | The Feast of Tabernacles | Henry, Matthew | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | The Feast of Tabernacles | Bp. Babington. | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | The Feast of Tabernacles (A New Year's Sermon) | Anon. | Leviticus 23:34-42 | | The Feast of Tabernacles | S.R. Aldridge | Leviticus 23:40-43 |
People Ephah, Israelites, MosesPlaces TemanTopics Age-during, Celebrate, Everlasting, Feast, Festival, Forever, Generation, Generations, Kept, Lasting, Month, Ordinance, Perpetual, Rule, Seven, Seventh, Statute, Throughout, ThusDictionary of Bible Themes Leviticus 23:41 5694 generation
7404 ordinances Leviticus 23:33-43 4208 land, divine responsibility
8644 commemoration Leviticus 23:39-41 4406 agriculture
4510 sowing and reaping
7355 feasts and festivals, nature of
8288 joy, of Israel Leviticus 23:39-43 8642 celebration Library The Consecration of Joy
'And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 34. 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. 35. On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 36. Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord; on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureOf a Private Fast.
That we may rightly perform a private fast, four things are to be observed:--First, The author; Secondly, The time and occasion; Thirdly, The manner; Fourthly, The ends of private fasting. 1. Of the Author. The first that ordained fasting was God himself in paradise; and it was the first law that God made, in commanding Adam to abstain from eating the forbidden fruit. God would not pronounce nor write his law without fasting (Lev. xxiii), and in his law commands all his people to fast. So does our …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety In the Last, the Great Day of the Feast'
IT was the last, the great day of the Feast,' and Jesus was once more in the Temple. We can scarcely doubt that it was the concluding day of the Feast, and not, as most modern writers suppose, its Octave, which, in Rabbinic language, was regarded as a festival by itself.' [3987] [3988] But such solemn interest attaches to the Feast, and this occurrence on its last day, that we must try to realise the scene. We have here the only Old Testament type yet unfilfilled; the only Jewish festival which has …
Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah The Deputation from Jerusalem - the Three Sects of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes - Examination of their Distinctive Doctrines.
APART from the repulsively carnal form which it had taken, there is something absolutely sublime in the continuance and intensity of the Jewish expectation of the Messiah. It outlived not only the delay of long centuries, but the persecutions and scattering of the people; it continued under the disappointment of the Maccabees, the rule of a Herod, the administration of a corrupt and contemptible Priesthood, and, finally, the government of Rome as represented by a Pilate; nay, it grew in intensity …
Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah The Chronology
45. The length of the public ministry of Jesus was one of the earliest questions which arose in the study of the four gospels. In the second and third centuries it was not uncommon to find the answer in the passage from Isaiah (lxi. 1, 2), which Jesus declared was fulfilled in himself. "The acceptable year of the Lord" was taken to indicate that the ministry covered little more than a year. The fact that the first three gospels mention but one Passover (that at the end), and but one journey to Jerusalem, …
Rush Rhees—The Life of Jesus of Nazareth "But if the Spirit of Him that Raised up Jesus from the Dead Dwell in You, He that Raised up Christ from the Dead Shall Also
Rom. viii. 11.--"But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." It is true the soul is incomparably better than the body, and he is only worthy the name of a man and of a Christian who prefers this more excellent part, and employs his study and time about it, and regards his body only for the noble guest that lodges within it, and therefore it is one of the …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Jesus Living at Nazareth and visiting Jerusalem in his Twelfth Year.
(Nazareth and Jerusalem, a.d. 7 or 8.) ^C Luke II. 40-52. ^c 40 And the child grew [This verse contains the history of thirty years. It describes the growth of our Lord as a natural, human growth (compare Luke i. 80); for, though Jesus was truly divine, he was also perfectly man. To try to distinguish between the divine and human in Jesus, is to waste time upon an impracticable mystery which is too subtle for our dull and finite minds], and waxed strong [His life expanded like other human lives. …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Healing Peter's Mother-In-Law and Many Others.
(at Capernaum.) ^A Matt. VIII. 14-17; ^B Mark I. 29-34; ^C Luke IV. 38-41. ^c 38 And he arose out of the synagogue [where he had just healed the demoniac], ^b 29 And straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue, they came { ^c entered} ^b into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. [Peter and Andrew had dwelt at Bethsaida (John i. 44). They may have removed to Capernaum, or Bethsaida, being near by, may be here counted as a part, or suburb, of Capernaum. Its name does not contradict …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Jesus Attends the First Passover of his Ministry.
(Jerusalem, April 9, a.d. 27.) Subdivision A. Jesus Cleanses the Temple. ^D John II. 13-25. ^d 13 And the passover of the Jews was at hand [We get our information as to the length of our Lord's ministry from John's Gospel. He groups his narrative around six Jewish festivals: 1, He here mentions the first passover; 2, another feast, which we take to have been also a passover (v. 1); 3, another passover (vi. 4); 4, the feast of tabernacles (vii. 2); 5, dedication (x. 22); 6, passover (xi. 55). This …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem.
(from Bethany to Jerusalem and Back, Sunday, April 2, a.d. 30.) ^A Matt. XXI. 1-12, 14-17; ^B Mark XI. 1-11; ^C Luke XIX. 29-44; ^D John XII. 12-19. ^c 29 And ^d 12 On the morrow [after the feast in the house of Simon the leper] ^c it came to pass, when he he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, ^a 1 And when they came nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage unto { ^b at} ^a the mount of Olives [The name, Bethphage, is said to mean house of figs, but the …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Leviticus
The emphasis which modern criticism has very properly laid on the prophetic books and the prophetic element generally in the Old Testament, has had the effect of somewhat diverting popular attention from the priestly contributions to the literature and religion of Israel. From this neglect Leviticus has suffered most. Yet for many reasons it is worthy of close attention; it is the deliberate expression of the priestly mind of Israel at its best, and it thus forms a welcome foil to the unattractive …
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