Exodus 23:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 23:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 23:16 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingatherin..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 23:16 — KJV
“And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.”
— Exodus 23:16 (KJV)
Exodus 23:16 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 23:16
“And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end. year's end: Heb. revolution of the year”
Shares key themes with Exodus 23:16: feast, harvest, firstfruits
“And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 23:16: field, year, gathered
“Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine: corn...: Heb. floor, and thy winepress”
Shares key themes with Exodus 23:16: feast, hast, gathered
“When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 23:16: harvest, hast, field
“When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;”
Shares key themes with Exodus 23:16: hast, end, year
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