Verse 28
"And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace-offering unto Jehovah shall bring his oblation unto Jehovah out of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings: his own hands shall bring the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; the fat with the breast shall he bring; that the breast may be waved for a wave-offering before Jehovah. And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar; but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'. And the right thigh shall ye give unto the priest for a heave-offering out of the sacrifices of your peace-offerings. He among the sons of Aaron that offereth the blood of the peace-offerings, and the fat, shall have the right thigh for a portion. For the wave-breast and the heave-thigh have I taken of the children of Israel out of the sacrifice of their peace-offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons as their portion forever from the children of Israel."
Most of the elements of this paragraph have been dealt with in previous chapters of this section, the one new thing being that the offerer of peace-offerings was commanded to bring his oblation personally. Proxy religion was simply not allowed under the Law, and we might add that it is also worthless today. Perhaps the reason why this regulation was given in connection with the peace-offerings lies in what may be supposed as the temptation for well-to-do people to send such gifts by the hand of a servant.
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