Deuteronomy 16:2
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.”Deuteronomy 16:2
What Does Deuteronomy 16:2 Mean?
Deuteronomy 16:2 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 16, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 16:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 12:5“But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:”Exodus 12:11“And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’s passover.”Deuteronomy 12:26“Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:”Numbers 28:16“And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.”Deuteronomy 12:11“Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:”Deuteronomy 16:5“Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee:”Ezra 6:12“And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.”Matthew 26:17“Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?”Mark 14:12“And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?”Luke 22:8“And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.”Luke 22:15“And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:”John 18:28“Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.”1 Corinthians 5:7“Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:”Exodus 12:5“Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:”Exodus 12:27“That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.”Numbers 9:7“And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?”Deuteronomy 12:14“But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.”Deuteronomy 12:18“But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.”Deuteronomy 15:20“Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.”Deuteronomy 16:7“And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.”
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