Bible Commentaries
Deuteronomy 16

Everett's Study Notes on the Holy ScripturesEverett's Study Notes

Verses 1-8

Moses Commands Israel to Observe the Passover - The Passover is also discussed in Exodus 12:1-28, Leviticus 23:5-8 and Numbers 28:16-25.

Verses 9-12

The Feast of Weeks - The Feast of Weeks is also called:

1. The Feast of Harvest in Exodus 23:16:

Exodus 23:16, “And the feast of harvest , the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.”

2. Pentecost in Leviticus 23:15-21

Leviticus 23:16, “Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days ; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.”

3. The Day of Firstfruits in Numbers 28:26-31:

Numbers 28:26, “Also in the day of the firstfruits , when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:”

4. Also:

Exodus 34:22, “And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest , and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.”

Verses 13-17

The Feast of Tabernacles - The Feast of Tabernacles is discussed in Leviticus 23:33-43 and Numbers 29:12-38. The Feast of Tabernacles is also called the Feast of Ingathering (Exodus 23:16; Exodus 34:22).

Exodus 23:16, “And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering , which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.”

Exodus 34:22, “And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.”

Bibliographical Information
Everett, Gary H. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 16". Everett's Study Notes on the Holy Scriptures. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/ghe/deuteronomy-16.html. 2013.