Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 29:24
And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD.
24. hands ] lit. palms; hence ‘upon,’ i.e. upon the open palms.
wave them ] Moses is to ‘wave’ the offerings enumerated in vv. 22, 23, as they lie upon the priests’ hands, before Jehovah i.e. to wave them not from right to left, but towards the altar and back. The ceremony of ‘waving’ first in H, Lev 23:11; Lev 23:20 is prescribed mostly for offerings which become ultimately the perquisite of the priests: and it seems to be intended as a symbolical expression of the fact that such offerings are first given to God, and then given back by Him to the priest for his own use (Di. on Lev 7:30, Now. ii. 239, B.): cf. Num 5:25; and see further on Lev 7:30. Here, as the offerings were afterwards, not given to the priests, but burned upon the altar ( v. 25), the symbolism of the ceremony must be different; perhaps it is meant as a symbolical induction of the priests by Moses into their office of presenting sacrifices upon the altar (B.).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 24. For a wave-offering] See Clarke on Le 7:1 &c., where an ample account of all the offerings, sacrifices, &c., under the Mosaic dispensation, and the reference they bore to the great sacrifice offered by Christ, is given in detail.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Either toss them from one hand to another, as giving all from themselves to God; or shake them to and fro, towards the several parts of the world, to note Gods dominion over all places and people, and the extent of that true and great sacrifice, represented in these types to all.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons,…. Which accounts for the use of the phrase, filling the hand for consecration, Ex 29:9 for all the above things of the ram, bread, cakes, and wafers, were put into their hands when consecrated, denoting their investiture with their office: all things are in the hands of Christ, relative to the glory of God and the good of his people; their persons are in his hands, and all grace and blessings of it for them; a commission to execute his office as a priest is given to him; and as it was proper that he also should have somewhat to offer, his hands are filled, and he has a sufficiency for that purpose, as Aaron and his sons had, Heb 8:3
and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the Lord: which was waved or shook to and fro, from east to west, and from north to south, to or before him, as Jarchi observes, whose are the four winds of the world g; and this was done by Moses and Aaron also; for, according to the same writer,
“both were employed in waving, both the owners and the priest, how? the priest put his hand under the hand of the owner and waved, and in this Aaron and his sons were the owners and Moses the priest.”
g Vid. T. Bab. Menachot, fol. 62. 1.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(24) Thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons.Rather, on the hands. Having placed the offerings on the hands of his brother and his brothers sons, Moses was to put his own hands beneath theirs, and to make a waving motion towards the four quarters of the sky, thus presenting the offerings to the ubiquitous God. Aaron and his sons thus performed their first priestly act, as passive instruments in Moses hands, by his muscular energy. Their priestly character was by these means made complete. (On wave offerings, see Note upon Lev. 7:30.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 29:24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD.
Ver. 24. And shalt wave them. ] As acknowledging God’s omnipresence: and that many should come from east, west, north, and south, to partake of the merits and benefits of Christ, our true Sacrifice.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
put: Lev 8:27
wave them: Heb. shake to and fro
a wave: Exo 29:26, Exo 29:27, Lev 7:30, Lev 9:21, Lev 10:14
Reciprocal: Exo 28:41 – and consecrate them Exo 38:24 – offering Lev 14:12 – wave them Lev 23:11 – General Lev 23:20 – wave them Num 5:25 – wave Num 8:11 – offering Eze 43:26 – consecrate themselves