Exodus 23:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Three times each year you must celebrate a festival in my honor.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is commanding His people to set aside three specific times each year to celebrate and worship Him through festivals.

📚 Historical Context

In the Book of Exodus, God is delivering the laws of the covenant to Moses on Mount Sinai as the Israelites journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, establishing guidelines for their worship and daily life. This verse specifically commands the observance of three annual feasts, likely the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering, as times for the people to gather, offer sacrifices, and express gratitude for God's provision and deliverance. These festivals were deeply tied to Israel's agricultural cycles and served to reinforce their identity as God's chosen people.

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Three times each year, all your men must come and appear before the LORD God.

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For seven days you shall celebrate a sacred festival to the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose. Because the LORD your God will bless you in all your harvest and in everything you do with your hands, you should definitely rejoice and be joyful.

Exodus 23:16

And celebrate the harvest festival with the first crops from your work that you planted in the field, and celebrate the gathering festival at the end of the year when you have brought in all your crops from the field.

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