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God's Appointed Gatherings
This verse establishes the three main annual pilgrimage festivals: the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover), the Feast of Harvest (Pentecost), and the Feast of Ingathering (Tabernacles). Commentators explain that all Israelite men were required to travel to the central sanctuary for these events, reinforcing a shared rhythm of worship and remembrance centered on God's deliverance and provision.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 23:14–17
18th Century
Theologian
This is the first mention of the three great Yearly Festivals. The Feast of Unleavened Bread, in its connection with the Paschal Lamb, is spoken of…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 23:14–17
19th Century
Bishop
The first great festival—the Passover festival—had already been instituted (Exodus 12:3–20; Exodus 13:3–10). It pleased the…
John Calvin
On Exodus 23:14
16th Century
Theologian
Three times you shall keep a feast. It is strange that Moses, who elsewhere lists several feast days, should here only command them to app…
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John Gill
On Exodus 23:14
17th Century
Pastor
Three times you shall keep a feast unto me in the year .
] The feast of the passover, on the fourteenth of the month…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 23:10–19
17th Century
Minister
Every seventh year the land was to rest. They must not plow or sow it; what the earth produced of itself was to be eaten and not stored up. This la…