John 7:37

“In the last day, that great day of the feast, etc.] That is, of tabernacles, as appears from (<430702>John 7:2), which was usually called gj, “the feast”, in distinction from the passover and Pentecost f326; and the eighth day of it was called ˆwrjah lgrh, “the last day of the feast” f327, as here: and it was a “great day”, being, as is said in (<032336>Leviticus 23:36), an holy convocation, a solemn assembly, in which no servile work was done, and in which an offering was made by fire unto the Lord. According to the traditions of the Jews, fewer sacrifices were offered on this day than on the rest; for on the first day they offered thirteen bullocks, and lessened one every day; so that on…”

“the last day, that great day of the feast--the eighth (Lev 23:39). It was a sabbath, the last feast day of the year, and distinguished by very remarkable ceremonies. "The generally joyous character of this feast broke out on this day into loud jubilation, particularly at the solemn moment when the priest, as was done on every day of this festival, brought forth, in golden vessels, water from the stream of Siloah, which flowed under the temple-mountain, and solemnly poured it upon the altar. Then the words of Isa 12:3 were sung, With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of Salvation, and thus the symbolical reference of this act, intimated in Joh 7:39, was expressed" [OLSHAUSEN]. So…”

“In the last day - The eighth day of the festival. That great day - The day of the holy convocation or solemn assembly, Leviticus 23:36. This seems to have been called the great day: 1.Because of the solemn assembly, and because it was the closing scene. 2.Because, according to their traditions, on the previous days they offered sacrifices for the pagan nations as well as for themselves, but on this day for the Jews only (Lightfoot). 3.Because on this day they abstained from all servile labor Leviticus 23:39, and regarded it as a holy day. On this day they finished the reading of the law, which they commenced at the beginning of the feast. 5.Because on this day probably occurred the ceremony…”

“On the last, the great day of the feast - On this day there was the greatest concourse of people, and they were then wont to fetch water from the fountain of Siloam, which the priests poured out on the great altar, singing one to an other, With joy shall ye draw water from the wells of salvation. On this day likewise they commemorated God's miraculously giving water out of the rock, and offered up solemn prayers for seasonable rains. John 7:38”

“7:37-38 living water: See 4:10-14. A water ceremony was held each day during the Festival of Shelters, with prayer for God to send rain in the late autumn. The final day, called “the great day,” was the climax of the festival, when the ceremony was repeated seven times. Water was poured over the altar as Levites sang Isa 12:3 (see Zech 14:8; see also Mishnah Sukkah ch 4). • Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Jesus fulfilled an essential element in the Festival of Shelters. He himself is the source of living water, available to anyone who believes.”

“the last: Lev 23:36, Lev 23:39; Num 29:35; Kg1 8:65, Kg1 8:66 and cried: Joh 7:28, Joh 1:23; Pro 1:20, Pro 8:1, Pro 8:3, Pro 9:3; Isa 40:2, Isa 40:6, Isa 55:1, Isa 58:1; Jer 2:2; Mic 6:9; Mat 3:3 If: Joh 4:10, Joh 6:35; Psa 36:8, Psa 36:9, Psa 42:2, Psa 63:1, Psa 143:6; Isa 12:3, Isa 41:17, Isa 41:18, Isa 44:3; Isa 55:1; Amo 8:11-13; Rev 21:6, Rev 22:1, Rev 22:17 let: Joh 5:40, Joh 6:37, Joh 14:6; Isa 55:3; Jer 16:19; Mat 11:28 drink: Joh 6:55; Sol 5:1; Zac 9:15; Co1 10:4, Co1 10:21, Co1 11:25, Co1 12:13; Eph 5:18 John 7:38”