The KJV Holy Bible

 

Deuteronomy Chapter Sixteen

 

1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.

2 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.

3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.

4 And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.

5 Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee:

6 But at the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.

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.

8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.

9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.

10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:

11 And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there.

12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

13 Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:

14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

15 Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose: because the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.

16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:

17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.

18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

20 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

21 Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee.

22 Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the Lord thy God hateth.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Deuteronomy Chapter Sixteen: The Internal Pilgrimages and the Architecture of Justice 

"Chapter Sixteen establishes the cyclical rhythm of Alchemical pilgrimage. The Conscious Mind is commanded to periodically return to its Unified Center to Consciously Integrate the three distinct phases of Spiritual maturation: Liberation, Active Transmutation, and final Energetic Stabilization. Furthermore, the Sovereign Will mandates the installation of Strict Internal Judges to govern the Psyche, ensuring that no chaotic or crystallized egoic structures ever corrupt the central altar of the Superconscious."

 

 

Verses 1-8: The Passover and the Bread of Pure Frequency - "Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night... Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction..." 

The Passover represents the foundational Alchemical initiation: the Instantaneous Liberation of the Conscious Mind from the dense, mechanical matrix of the Orthodox Intellect (Egypt). The Sovereign Will commands the Microcosm to memorialize this vital shift by consuming only "unleavened bread." Leaven Esoterically symbolizes the bloated, fermenting pride of the lower Ego. To eat Unleavened bread—the "bread of affliction"—is to Absorb Pure, Unadorned Spiritual Truth without the comfortable, expanding illusions of earthly vanity. The Mind must remember that True Spiritual emergence occurs "by night," in the dark, hidden recesses of the Subconscious, independent of the external material senses.

 

 

Verses 9-12: The Feast of Weeks and the Integration of the Harvest - "Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee... And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee..." 

The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) signifies the Alchemical phase of Conscious Integration. Following the initial Liberation, the Mind undergoes a prolonged period of Active Transmutational Labor. The "Seven weeks" represent a completed cycle of Psychological Refinement. The Awakened Mind must now return to its Center with a "freewill offering"—the Conscious, Voluntary Surrender of the New Intellectual and Spiritual Faculties it has cultivated. This ensures that the generated Spiritual Vitality is Properly Anchored to the Superconscious Source rather than hoarded by the localized Will, maintaining Perfect Internal Circulation and Energetic Equilibrium.

 

 

Verses 13-17: The Feast of Tabernacles and Joyful Stabilization - "Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine: And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast... in the place which the Lord shall choose: because the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase..." 

The Feast of Tabernacles is the Ultimate celebration of stabilized Higher Consciousness. Having fully gathered the Internal Energetic harvest, the Microcosm experiences the profound joy of Alchemical Alignment. Dwelling in temporary booths (tabernacles) serves as a Supreme Hermetic reminder: the physical vessel and current Psychological States are merely temporary structures housing the Eternal Christos Frequency. The Mind rejoices not in static material attachments, but in the Continuous, Limitless flow of Divine Increase, acknowledging that True Stability Exists Within the Formless Resonance of the Superconscious.

 

 

Verses 18-22: Internal Justice and the Prohibition of Static Altars - "Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates... and they shall judge the people with just judgment... Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee. Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the Lord thy God hateth." 

To maintain this Elevated State, the Sovereign Will installs Absolute Magickal Authority at the "gates"—the Entry Points of Perception and Subconscious Reaction. These Internal judges must constantly weigh every Thought-Form and impulse against the uncompromising standard of Divine Law. The strict prohibition against planting a "grove of trees" or setting up an "image" near the central altar is the final defense against Spiritual regression. The Conscious Mind is Forbidden from Creating Comfortable, static Mental habits or crystallizing fixed dogma (images) around the Fluid, Transmutative Fire of the Higher Mind, ensuring the Great Work remains a Living, Dynamic Process.