Exo 34:18-20 | MHM | STEP | Exodus 34:18-28: Solemn Feasts Appointed In this passage, God repeats instructions about the special feasts and religious practices the Israelites must observe. These reminders come soon after the people sinned by making the golden calf and holding a false feast. Now, God emphasizes that true joy and celebration should come from obeying His commands and attending the feasts He has chosen. God’s way provides real happiness, and following His rules protects the people from straying into idolatry again. v. 18-20 : God reminds them to keep the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which celebrate their escape from Egypt ( v. 18-20 ). He also repeats the law about redeeming the firstborn, showing that the people and all they have belong to God. These rules had already been given before ( ch. xii. 13; ch. xxiii. 15 ).

‏ Exodus 34:18-20

Exodus 34:18-28: Solemn Feasts Appointed

In this passage, God repeats instructions about the special feasts and religious practices the Israelites must observe. These reminders come soon after the people sinned by making the golden calf and holding a false feast. Now, God emphasizes that true joy and celebration should come from obeying His commands and attending the feasts He has chosen. God’s way provides real happiness, and following His rules protects the people from straying into idolatry again.

v. 18-20: God reminds them to keep the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which celebrate their escape from Egypt (v. 18-20 ^a). He also repeats the law about redeeming the firstborn, showing that the people and all they have belong to God. These rules had already been given before (ch. xii. 13; ch. xxiii. 15 ^b).

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