9 The Lord said to Moses,

Other Translations of Leviticus 23:9

King James Version

9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

English Standard Version

9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

The Message

9 God spoke to Moses:

New King James Version

9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

New Living Translation

9 Then the Lord said to Moses,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 23:9

Commentary on Leviticus 23:4-14

(Read Leviticus 23:4-14)

The feast of the Passover was to continue seven days; not idle days, spent in sport, as many that are called Christians spend their holy-days. Offerings were made to the Lord at his altar; and the people were taught to employ their time in prayer, and praise, and godly meditation. The sheaf of first-fruits was typical of the Lord Jesus, who is risen from the dead as the First-fruits of them that slept. Our Lord Jesus rose from the dead on the very day that the first-fruits were offered. We are taught by this law to honour the Lord with our substance, and with the first-fruits of all our increase, Proverbs 3:9. They were not to eat of their new corn, till God's part was offered to him out of it; and we must always begin with God: begin every day with him, begin every meal with him, begin every affair and business with him; seek first the kingdom of God.