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On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work, and you shall keep a feast to Yahweh seven days:
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A Festival of Joyful Gratitude
Commentators explain that this verse introduces the Feast of Tabernacles, a major celebration that followed the solemn Day of Atonement. It was a time for Israel to express immense joy and gratitude for God's provision, specifically for the gathered harvest and His faithful protection during their 40 years in the wilderness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Feast of Tabernacles: (Compare to Leviticus 23:33 and following). The offerings required at this feast were the largest of all. It was especially o…
19th Century
Anglican
And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ... — See Leviticus 23:33-36; Leviticus 23:39–43. A larger number of burn…
16th Century
Protestant
And on the fifteenth day. Among their festivals, this last was the chief240 in which they dwelt in tabernacles for seven days. …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have an holy convocation Of t…
Soon after the Day of Atonement, the day in which people were to afflict their souls, followed the Feast of Tabernacles, in which they were to rejo…
