Exodus 29:26 “You shall take the breast of the ram of Aaron's ordination and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord, and it shall be your portion. 27 And you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the priests' portion that is contributed from the ram of ordination, from what was Aaron's and his sons'. 28 It shall be for Aaron and his sons as a perpetual due from the people of Israel, for it is a contribution. It shall be a contribution from the people of Israel from their peace offerings, their contribution to the Lord.
Examining the sacrifices and offerings of Israel is a study in itself. Each offering had a purpose in picturing the relationship of God and His people but also had inferences to the relationship of man to each other. God made allowance through these offerings for the support of His priesthood. In particular, part of the peace offering was given to the priests for their ordination and service. These were to be waved before God as a recognition of where they came from - Him, not somebody else. Some scholars say that they were waved horizontally, while others were waved vertically. The point is that God is watching our waving. It is to be sincere, a mark of dependence upon Him and of things being right between us and others. May our "wave" be sincere.
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