Three Feasts Deut.16

 

Deuteronomy 16 Three Feasts

 

The feast of Passover was instituted as a Memorial to Israel’s deliverance from Egypt and their adoption as Jehovah’s nation. It was Israel’s birth into a new relationship with God. It was to be served in one place, which was in Jerusalem. All the males of Israel were to go to Jerusalem at that time. It  was a reminder that we have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb of God. They were to number seven weeks after the Passover, which would be forty-nine; then the next day would be the Sabbath, the fiftieth day. This was known as the Pentecost. It celebrated the first or earliest fruits of the harvest. It lasted seven days and it, too, was to be kept in the place which the Lord should choose, which was Jerusalem. All males were required to attend. Three times a year they were to travel to Jerusalem to keep these feasts. It was to be a time of rejoicing. The Pentecost speaks of renewal and the coming of the Spirit of God to His people

The courthouse in that day was not a building. Instead of being in the center of town, it was at the edge of town, at the gate in the wall around the city. The reason for that was that it was the place where all the citizens entered or left the city. The Feast of Tabernacles looks to the future kingdom that God has promised His people when their pilgrim journey is ended.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.