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You shall keep the feast of tents seven days, after that you have gathered in from your threshing floor and from your winepress:
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Joy After the Harvest
Commentators unanimously note that the Feast of Tabernacles was intentionally scheduled for after the harvest was fully gathered. This timing transformed the celebration into a powerful expression of gratitude for God's completed provision. The joy wasn't abstract; it was a direct response to the tangible blessings of the threshing floor and winepress, reminding the people that all they had came from God.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 16:13–15. THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES.
Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven d…
16th Century
Protestant
You shall observe the feast of tabernacles. Its first day was called the day of In-gathering (collectionum), because the produce …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall observe the feast of tabernacles seven days Which began on the fifteenth day of Tisri, or September; see (…
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Presbyterian
The laws for the three yearly feasts are repeated here: that of the Passover, that of Pentecost, that of Tabernacles; and the general law concernin…