Deuteronomy 16

Deuteronomy 16:2

SAcrifice] See Exodus 12:27 Of the flock] The Italian sheep] Besides the Paschall-lambe you shall offer other sacrifices, specified Numbers 28:19.

Deuteronomy 16:3

With it] With the lamb The bread of affliction] Or of poverty; as who should say, poor folks bread; who ordinarily for want of provision do eat ill leavened, and ill prepared bread. This, as also the wild Lettuce, were a memorial of the hard estate the people were in when they were in Egypt, and likewise of the precipitate haste they were in, to depart out of it.

Deuteronomy 16:7

In the morning] After the first day of the feast, which was a festivall day untill the seventh day; which was also festivall, hee that would, might goe home; for the five middle days were not festivall Thy Tents, The Italian hath it, habitations] the Heb. hath it Tents; for Moses heeded most that time while the people were in the wildernesse in Tents and Pavilions.

Deuteronomy 16:8

Six dayes] seeing that every where else it is commanded to eat unleavened bread seven days, Exodus 12:15. Leviticus 23:6. Numbers 28:17. we must believe, that by these six days must be understood the six days after the passeover, which was celebrated the first day, which is not reckoned here as elsewhere A solemn] see up-Leviticus 23:36.

Deuteronomy 16:9

From such time] From the day after the passeover, which day, the first fruits were gathered for the wave offerings; Leviticus 23:10; Leviticus 23:15.

Deuteronomy 16:10

Keep] With holy meales and feasts Ofweeks] Of Pentecost, which was the fiftieth day af〈…〉 the seven weeks compleat, Exodus 34:1-35. 2. Leviticus 23:16 Of thine hand] The Italian addeth, sufficiently] largely, according to thy wealth for to furnish those holy feasts.

Deuteronomy 16:12

That thou wast] For to rejoyce in the presence of God, because thou hast been delivered out of it, to give him thanks, and to shew mercy to the wretched, such as thou hast been.

Deuteronomy 16:13

Seven dayes] See upon Leviticus 23:36 Thy wine] The Italian hath it, The tunne] or the wine-press.

Deuteronomy 16:15

Rejoyce] Put away all sorrow and sadnesse, to rejoyce fully in the Lord, and to blesse him and laud him with all thy heart.

Deuteronomy 16:19

rst] S〈…〉 upon Exodus 23:8.

Deuteronomy 16:21

A grove] Not to imitate any way the idolaters superstitions; which did settle some opinion of divinity, upon shady trees and groves, see upon Exodus 34:13.

Deuteronomy 16:22

Image] The Italian, A statue] whether it have any representation or no: as sometimes the idolaters did consecrate such stones and pillars without any effigies.