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You shall sanctify the breast of the wave-offering, and the thigh of the heave-offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
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Waving vs. Heaving
Commentators explain that "waving" and "heaving" were two distinct, symbolic actions. "Heaving" was a single act of lifting the offering up to God. "Waving," considered the more solemn of the two, involved a repeated horizontal movement. Both were ways of formally presenting the offering to God before it was given to the priests.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Leviticus 8–9.
Exodus 29:4: Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the te…
19th Century
Anglican
THE LAW OF THE WAVE AND HEAVE OFFERINGS, AND OF THE CONSECRATION GARMENTS.
The wave offering. —For the fut…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering Set it apart for the use of the priest in all succeeding ages…
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Aaron and his sons were to be set apart for the priest's office with ceremony and solemnity.
Our Lord Jesus is the great High Priest of our …
