Exodus 29:26-28 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 29:26

Thou shalt take the breast . Henceforth Aaron and his sons were to have the breast of all wave-offerings (Le 7:31-34); but on this occasion, as Moses officiated, the breast was to be his. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 29:27-28

A short digression is here made, from this particular offering, to all future offerings for consecration. For the future both the breast and the right shoulder are to belong to the priests. The shoulder, moreover, is to be "heaved," and only the breast "waved; …. heaving" being a single lifting up of the offering towards heaven, while" waving" was a repeated movement in a horizontal direction. Wave and heave offerings are always connected with the portions of the priests, or with things... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 29:1-37

The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Lev. 8–9.Exodus 29:4Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the tent. See Leviticus 8:3.Exodus 29:27The “waving” was the more solemn process of the two: it was a movement several times repeated, while “heaving” was simply a “lifting up” once.Exodus 29:33A stranger - One of another family, i. e. in this case, one not of the family of Aaron. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:1-37

Dedication of the priests (29:1-37)One purpose of this dedication ceremony was to impress upon priests and people alike that those who served God had to do so with purity and reverence. The priests were washed, symbolizing purification, then clothed and anointed, symbolizing appointment to their position (29:1-9).Since they themselves were not free from sin, the priests had to offer sacrifices for their own sins before they could act on behalf of others. First they offered a bull as a sin... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 29:27

wave offering. Turned to the four quarters of the earth. See App-43 . heave offering . Lifted up to heaven for Jehovah only. See App-43 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 29:28

children = sons. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 29:26-28

THE HEAVE-OFFERING (Exodus 29:26-28):"And thou shalt take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave-offering before Jehovah: and it shall be thy portion. And thou shalt 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: and it shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the children of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 29:26

Exodus 29:26. And thou shalt take the breast of the ram, &c.— Moses, acting as priest in the consecration of the priests, was to take to himself the breast of the ram, as well as to sanctify or set apart that, together with the shoulder, (Exodus 29:27-28.) for the priest, use in all future times, having first acknowledged it to be the Lord's by a solemn waving or heaving it up before the Lord. The difference between waving and heaving, as some say, is, that the latter was only a lifting up... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 29:1-37

7. The consecration of the priests 29:1-37The Israelites carried out the instructions given here later. The record of this seven-day ritual appears in Leviticus 8. I shall defer comment since Moses explained the offerings and procedures specified in this chapter more fully in Leviticus. The facts that God specified this ceremony in such detail and Moses recorded it at such length point to its importance for Israel."To Israel had been granted the privilege of being a special people; to Aaron and... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 29:1-46

The Consecration of the PriesthoodCp. Leviticus 8, 9. The form of consecration consists of four things, (1) ablution (Exodus 29:4), (2) investiture with the holy garments (Exodus 29:5-9), (3) anointing with holy oil (Exodus 29:7), and (4) offering of sacrifices (Exodus 29:10).1. Without blemish] see on Exodus 12:5.2. Unleavened bread] see on Exodus 12:8. Tempered] RV ’mingled.’ Oil is a common ingredient of cakes in the East: see e.g. 1 Kings 17:12, and cp. Leviticus 2:5, Leviticus 2:6.4. Wash... read more