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They kept the feast of tents, as it is written, and [offered] the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day required;
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Obedience by the Book
Commentators stress the phrase "as it is written." The returned exiles were not inventing their worship; they were meticulously following the specific, detailed instructions for the Feast of Tabernacles found in the Law of Moses (specifically Leviticus 23 and Numbers 29). This precise obedience was a foundational act of restoring their covenant relationship with God.
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Ezra
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19th Century
Anglican
According to the custom —It is necessary here to read Deuteronomy 16, Leviticus 23, and Numbers 29. The intention obvio…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written According to the rules prescribed for the observation of i…
Presbyterian
From the actions of the Jews upon their arrival, let us learn to begin with God and to do what we can in the worship of God when we cannot do what …
