_AND IN THE SEVENTH MONTH, ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH, YE SHALL HAVE AN HOLY CONVOCATION; YE SHALL DO NO SERVILE WORK: IT IS A DAY OF BLOWING THE TRUMPETS UNTO YOU._ In the seventh month - of the ecclesiastical year, but the first month of the civil year, corresponding to our September. It was a... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND YE SHALL OFFER A BURNT OFFERING FOR A SWEET SAVOUR UNTO THE LORD; ONE YOUNG BULLOCK, ONE RAM, AND SEVEN LAMBS OF THE FIRST YEAR WITHOUT BLEMISH:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND YE SHALL HAVE ON THE TENTH DAY OF THIS SEVENTH MONTH AN HOLY CONVOCATION; AND YE SHALL AFFLICT YOUR SOULS: YE SHALL NOT DO ANY WORK THEREIN:_ Ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month - this was the great day of atonement. Its institution, together with the observance to which that... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH YE SHALL HAVE AN HOLY CONVOCATION; YE SHALL DO NO SERVILE WORK, AND YE SHALL KEEP A FEAST UNTO THE LORD SEVEN DAYS:_ On the fifteenth day - was to be held the feast of booths or tabernacles (see the notes at Leviticus 23:34). The feast was to last seve... [ Continue Reading ]
_ON THE EIGHTH DAY YE SHALL HAVE A SOLEMN ASSEMBLY: YE SHALL DO NO SERVILE WORK THEREIN:_ On the eighth day. The feast of tabernacles was brought to a close on the eighth day, which was the great day (John 7:37). х_ `ATSERET_ (H6116), a congregation of the people at sacred festivals; Septuagint, ex... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT YE SHALL OFFER A BURNT OFFERING, A SACRIFICE MADE BY FIRE, OF A SWEET SAVOUR UNTO THE LORD: ONE BULLOCK, ONE RAM, SEVEN LAMBS OF THE FIRST YEAR WITHOUT BLEMISH:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THESE THINGS YE SHALL DO UNTO THE LORD IN YOUR SET FEASTS, BESIDE YOUR VOWS, AND YOUR FREEWILL OFFERINGS, FOR YOUR BURNT OFFERINGS, AND FOR YOUR MEAT OFFERINGS, AND FOR YOUR DRINK OFFERINGS, AND FOR YOUR PEACE OFFERINGS._ These things ye shall do unto the Lord in your set feasts. From the statemen... [ Continue Reading ]