Deuteronomy 16:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there. ”

• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The cardinal point on which the whole of the prescriptions in this chapter turn, is evidently the same as has been so often insisted on in the previous chapters, namely, the concentration of the re...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Thou shalt therefore (b) sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there. (b) You shall eat the Easter lamb....

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Deuteronomy 16. The Deuteronomic Laws of the Three Annual Pilgrimage Feasts. These are adaptations of the older laws in Exodus 23:18 *, Exodus 34:18-20 ; Exodus 34:22 f. (general regulations);...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  to place . to make. habitation for.

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Ver. 2. Thou shalt—sacrifice the passover, &c.— "Read," says Mr. Locke, "from Dr. Cudworth, thou shalt sacrifice the passover of the flock, and the peace-offerings (thereof) of oxen; i.e...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there. Thou shalt ... sacrifice the Pa...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Injunctions Regarding Feasts, Judges, Groves, and Images 1-8. On the Passover see Exodus 12 Leviticus 23:4-8 ; Numbers 28:16-25 , and the notes on these passages. It will be observed that the...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  XVI. Deuteronomy 16:1-8 . THE PASSOVER . (See on Exodus 12 ) (1) The month Abib was so called from the “ears of corn” which appeared in it. By night . — Pharaoh’s permission was given on t...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  As the section dealing with the statutes commenced with the place of worship, it closed with the restatement of the importance of the great feasts which by their annual recurrence set the whole year...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The HOLY GHOST hath evidently shown his divine approbation of the observance of the typical representation of JESUS'S sufferings and death, as our Paschal Lamb, by the frequent mention of it. This wa...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God ,.... In the month Abib, and in the night of that month they came out of Egypt, even on the fourteenth day of it at night, between t...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Thou shalt sacrifice the passover Strictly so called; which was the paschal lamb. The sheep and oxen here mentioned were additional sacrifices which were to be offered in the seven days of the pasc...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  INSTRUCTIONS AS TO THE PASSOVER (vs.1-8) The Passover, held in the first month of the year, was to celebrate Israel's deliverance from Egypt (v.1), but more importantly, to look forward to the de...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Yearly Release. B. C. 1451.       1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The passover, i.e. either, 1. Properly and strictly so called, which was the paschal lamb, and so the sheep and oxen, which here follow, are mentioned only as additional sacrifices, which were...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Three Great Feasts ( Deuteronomy 16:1-17 ). Moses now reminded them that every year Israel were to gather at the three great feasts, Passover, Sevens (Weeks or Harvest) and Tabernacles (or In...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES .—The religious ordinances to be observed in Canaan are continued. Three great festivals are prominently mentioned—Feast of Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles. Former regulations con...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Deuteronomy 16:3 . Bread of affliction, unleavened bread; for while the Egyptians afflicted them, they had not time to prepare their food in a proper manner. Deuteronomy 16:10 . The feast of we...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION CELEBRATION OF THE PASSOVER FESTIVAL , THE FEAST OF PENTECOST AND OF TABERNACLES . APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Of the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 5:7 ; 2 Chronicles 35:7 ; Deuteronomy 12:11 ; Deuteronomy 12:14 ; Deuteronomy 12:18 ; Deuteronomy 12:26 ; Deuteronomy 12:5 ; Deuteronomy 15:20 ; Exodus 12:5-7 ; Luke 22:15 ;...

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• Deuteronomy 16:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The passover — That is, the feast of the passover, and so the place may be rendered, thou shalt therefore observe the feast of the passover unto the Lord thy God, with sheep, and with oxen, as is p...

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