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Deuteronomy 16 General Notes
Special concepts in this chapter
Festivals
This chapter retells the specific commands about how to celebrate the Passover. This recalled the Passover in Egypt, which was an important event in the formation of the nation of Israel. There are several other important festivals described in this chapter. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/passover)
Life in Israel
As Yahweh's chosen nation, there must be justice in Israel. Also, Yahweh must be the only God in Israel. He alone is to be worshiped. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/elect and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice)