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The priest shall take the meal-offering of jealousy out of the woman`s hand, and shall wave the meal-offering before Yahweh, and bring it to the altar:
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A Solemn Presentation
Commentators explain that the priest taking the offering and waving it "before the Lord" was a formal presentation of the case to God. The offering itself was symbolic: cheap barley flour without the usual oil and frankincense, representing the woman's humbled and accused state. One tradition notes the priest would place his hand under hers to perform the waving, involving her directly in the appeal.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The trial of jealousy. Since the crime of adultery is especially defiling and destructive of the very foundations of social order, the whole subjec…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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