161 "Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God , for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night . 2 "You shall sacrifice the Passover to the Lord your God from the flock and the herd , in the place where e the Lord chooses to establish His name . 3 " You shall not eat leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat with it unleavened bread , the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste ), so that you may remember all the days of your life the day when you came out of the land of Egypt . 4 "For seven days no leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory , and none of the flesh which you sacrifice on the evening of the first day shall remain overnight until morning . 5 "You are not allowed to sacrifice the Passover in any of your towns which the Lord your God is giving you; 6 but at the place where e the Lord your God chooses to establish His name , you shall sacrifice the Passover in the evening at sunset e , at the time that you came out of Egypt .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 16:1-6
Commentary on Deuteronomy 16:1-17
(Read Deuteronomy 16:1-17)
The laws for the three yearly feasts are here repeated; that of the Passover, that of the Pentecost, that of Tabernacles; and the general law concerning the people's attendance. Never should a believer forget his low estate of guilt and misery, his deliverance, and the price it cost the Redeemer; that gratitude and joy in the Lord may be mingled with sorrow for sin, and patience under the tribulations in his way to the kingdom of heaven. They must rejoice in their receivings from God, and in their returns of service and sacrifice to him; our duty must be our delight, as well as our enjoyment. If those who were under the law must rejoice before God, much more we that are under the grace of the gospel; which makes it our duty to rejoice evermore, to rejoice in the Lord always. When we rejoice in God ourselves, we should do what we can to assist others also to rejoice in him, by comforting the mourners, and supplying those who are in want. All who make God their joy, may rejoice in hope, for He is faithful that has promised.