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You shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering to Yahweh.
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A Living Offering
Commentators explain that the 'wave offering' was a symbolic ceremony. Aaron would gesture toward the Levites, presenting them to God, and then gesture back, indicating they were received from God for His service. This visually represented their complete dedication to the Lord and their specific role in the community.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Levites could only undertake their duties (Numbers 3; Numbers 4) after the formal exchange of the Levites for the first-…
19th Century
Anglican
And offer them for an offering. —Literally, and wave them as a wave- offering, as in Numbers 8:11. So also in Numbers 8:15.
Baptist
We are to offer up to God our spirit, soul and body, which is our reasonable service; and if we are indeed God's children, we are to feel that, fro…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons After atonement was m…
Here we have directions for the solemn ordination of the Levites. All Israel must know that they did not take this honor to themselves, but were ca…
