Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 27:7
And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.
7. peace offerings ] Heb. sh e lamm, rather offerings in fulfilment of laws and vows; not elsewhere in Deut. and here representing the z e bam, EVV. sacrifices, of Deu 12:6, etc.; as the vb. here conjoined with it shows.
eat reioice, etc.] Phrases of D; see on Deu 12:7.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And thou shall offer peace offerings,…. Part of which belonged to God, which was burnt on the altar, and another part to the priest that offered them; and the rest to the owner that brought them, which he eat of with his friends; so it follows:
and shall eat there, and rejoice before the Lord thy God: now this altar, where these sacrifices were offered, was on the very spot where the stones were on which the law was written; and may point at the gracious provision God has made for the redemption of his people from the curse of it by Christ, who became a substitute for them in their legal place and stead. The altar being of rough unhewn stones was a type of him in his human nature, who is the stone in the vision cut out of the mountain without hands; and being unpolished may denote the meanness of his outward appearance, on account of which he was rejected by the Jewish builders; and no iron tool being to be lifted up on them, may signify that nothing of man’s is to be added to the sacrifice and satisfaction of Christ, and salvation by him; and this being in Ebal, where the curses were pronounced, shows that Christ, by the offering up of himself for the sins of his people, has made atonement for them, and thereby has delivered them from the curse of the law, being made a curse for them; all which is matter of joy and gladness to them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(7) Peace offeringsi.e., offerings for health, salvation, or deliverance already granted. On this occasion, the passage of Jordan, and the arrival of Israel in the heart of the country, would be good ground for thanksgiving before God.
And shalt eat there, and rejoice.-The peace offerings were the only kind of which the worshipper and his family might partake. They were, therefore, the natural accompaniment of rejoicing and thanksgiving.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Ver. 7. Thou shalt offer peace-offerings As these offerings concerned the whole people, and all were to eat of them, and rejoice before the Lord: the opinion we have advanced of the altar’s being placed in the midst of the plain gains great confirmation from hence; it being extremely improbable that they should all ascend the mount of cursing, or any other mount for that purpose.
REFLECTIONS.The law being delivered, care is here taken to have the record preserved and attended to; for which purpose, 1. Moses, with the priests and princes of the people, that their numbers and dignity might give weight to the admonition, solemnly charges the people to be obedient. They were now in a distinguished manner declared to be the people of God, and therefore must approve themselves as became such a relation. Note; (1.) All, who have weight and influence over others, should join in promoting the work of religion among them. (2.) The honour and blessing of God’s service is a strong obligation to serve him. (3.) When ministers and magistrates show themselves zealous in their station for God, it is much to be hoped that the people will hear and follow such good examples. 2. That none may plead ignorance, a copy of the law is ordered to be written on large stones plaistered over. Note; The word of God is so plain, that wilful ignorance of it is wilful sin. The altar must be built of stones unhewn and plain; for God’s service requires no ornaments: he demands not the glided altar, but the holy heart. Burnt-offerings and peace-offerings were sacrificed to intimate how necessary it was to have the remedy of atoning blood near to save from the condemnation of a holy law; and they are commanded to eat and rejoice before the Lord: for they who, through the sacrifice of Jesus, are reconciled to God, delivered from the curse of the law, and admitted into a covenant of grace, have need to rejoice in the Lord, and glory in the God of their salvation. All these institutions are typical of our divine Redeemer. On him are our curses laid: he is at once our altar and sacrifice; and whosoever eats his flesh, and drinks his blood, cannot but rejoice before the Lord with joy unspeakable, and full of glory.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
The feast of peace-offerings, carried with it a token of the peace and amity between GOD and his people. The feast of the LORD’S Supper in the Gospel Church is to the same amount, for it is a feast upon a sacrifice, in token that JESUS hath made our peace in the blood of his cross: he is our passover, sacrificed for us, therefore let us keep the feast. 1Co 5:7-8 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
peace offerings: Lev 3:1-17, Lev 7:11-17, Act 10:36, Rom 5:1, Rom 5:10, Eph 2:16, Eph 2:17, Eph 2:16, Eph 2:17, Col 1:20, Heb 13:20, Heb 13:21
rejoice: Deu 12:7, Deu 12:12, Deu 16:11, Deu 16:14, Deu 26:10, Deu 26:11, 2Ch 30:23-27, Neh 8:10, Psa 100:1, Psa 100:2, Isa 12:3, Isa 61:3, Isa 61:10, Hab 3:18, Phi 3:3, Phi 4:4
Reciprocal: Exo 18:12 – Aaron Jos 8:31 – and they offered