Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
THE PASSOVER. (Leviticus 23:5-8)
the Lord's passover--(See Exodus 12:2, Exodus 12:14, Exodus 12:18). The institution of the passover was intended to be a perpetual memorial of the circumstances attending the redemption of the Israelites, while it had a typical reference to a greater redemption to be effected for God's spiritual people. On the first and last days of this feast, the people were forbidden to work [Leviticus 23:7-8]; but while on the Sabbath they were not to do any work, on feast days they were permitted to dress meat--and hence the prohibition is restricted to "no servile work." At the same time, those two days were devoted to "holy convocation"--special seasons of social devotion. In addition to the ordinary sacrifices of every day, there were to be "offerings by fire" on the altar (see Numbers 28:19), while unleavened bread was to be eaten in families all the seven days (see 1 Corinthians 5:8).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Leviticus 23:5
Numbers 28:16-25
Joshua 5:10
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