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and there you shall eat before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your households, in which Yahweh your God has blessed you.

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Worship as Joyful Celebration

Commentators emphasize that God commands His people to rejoice. The sacred meals were not meant to be a solemn duty or a chore, but a joyful celebration for the entire household. Matthew Henry notes that religious services should be a "pleasure, not a task," a principle that applies to believers today. This joy stems directly from recognizing and celebrating God's blessings.

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Deuteronomy

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Deuteronomy 12:7

18th Century

Theologian

An injunction that the feasts which accompanied certain offerings (not specified) were to be also held in the same place.

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Deuteronomy 12:7

16th Century

Theologian

And there you shall eat. We see that the sanctuary in which God manifested Himself is called His face.105 For, although believe…

John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 12:7

17th Century

Pastor

And there you shall eat before the Lord your God
The priests and the Levites, what was their portion, so Aben Ezra; …

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 12:5–32

17th Century

Minister

The command to bring ALL the sacrifices to the door of the tabernacle was now explained with reference to the promised land. Regarding moral servic…