Deuteronomy 16:16

God's Word

Three times a year all your men must come into the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. But no one may come into the presence of the Lord without an offering.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:25

Three times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he built for the Lord. He burnt them on the altar that was in the Lord’s presence. And he finished the temple.

2 Chronicles 8:13

He sacrificed every day, on weekly days of rest—holy days, on the New Moon Festivals, and on the three annual festivals (the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths) as Moses had commanded.

Ezra 3:1

When the seventh month came, the people gathered together in Jerusalem. (The Israelites had already settled in their cities.)

Nehemiah 8:15

They should announce this command and send this message throughout all their cities and Jerusalem: “Go to the mountains, and get branches—olive and wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other thick-leaved branches—to make booths as it is written.”

Psalm 122:4

All of the Lord’s tribes go to that city because it is a law in Israel to give thanks to the name of the Lord.

Psalm 84:7

Their strength grows as they go along until each one of them appears in front of God in Zion.

Psalm 84:8

O Lord God, commander of armies, hear my prayer. Open your ears, O God of Jacob. Selah

Psalm 96:8

Give to the Lord the glory he deserves. Bring an offering, and come into his courtyards.

Exodus 34:20

It will cost you a sheep or a goat to buy back the firstborn donkey. If you don’t buy it back, then you must break the donkey’s neck. You must buy back every firstborn of your sons. “No one may come into my presence without an offering.

Exodus 34:24

I will force nations out of your way and will expand ⌞your country’s⌟ borders. No one will want to take away your land while you’re gone three times a year to the Lord’s festivals.

Isaiah 23:18

Her profits and her earnings will be turned over to the Lord for his holy purpose. It won’t be stored or hoarded. Her merchandise will belong to those who live in the presence of the Lord so that they will have plenty of food and expensive clothing.

Isaiah 33:20

Look at Zion, the city of our festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem as a peaceful place. It is a tent that can’t be moved. Its tent pegs will never be pulled out, and none of its ropes will be broken.

Ezekiel 36:38

They will be like the sheep for sacrifices, like the sheep in Jerusalem during the appointed festivals. Their ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 23:34

“Tell the Israelites: The fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Booths to the Lord. It will last seven days.

Haggai 1:9

“You expected a lot, but you received a little. When you bring something home, I blow it away. Why?” declares the Lord of Armies. “It’s because my house lies in ruins while each of you is busy working on your own house.

Matthew 2:11

When they entered the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary. So they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Mark 12:3

The workers took the servant, beat him, and sent him back with nothing.

John 7:2

The time for the Jewish Festival of Booths was near.

Deuteronomy 16:15

For seven days you will celebrate this festival dedicated to the Lord your God in the place he will choose. You will enjoy yourselves, because the Lord your God will bless all your harvest and all your work.

Deuteronomy 16:17

Each man must bring a gift in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given him.

Deuteronomy 31:11

all the Israelites will come into the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose. Read these teachings so that they can hear them.

1 Samuel 1:3

Every year this man would go from his own city to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of Armies at Shiloh. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served there as priests of the Lord.

1 Samuel 6:3

The priests answered, “If you’re returning the ark of the God of Israel, don’t send it away empty, but by all means return it to its ⌞proper⌟ place with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will know why he would not turn his anger away from you.”