Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 29:28
And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’ by a statute forever from the children of Israel: for it [is] a heave offering: and it shall be a heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, [even] their heave offering unto the LORD.
28. for Aaron and his sons ] in Lev 7:33 it is laid down that the ‘heave thigh’ is to be in particular the perquisite of the officiating priest.
a due ( ; lit. statute) for ever ] See on Exo 27:21.
an heave offering (twice)] a contribution ( v. 27); something ‘lifted off’ and separated from the rest of the sacrifice as a priestly due: cf. Num 18:8; NumExo 18:11; Num 18:19.
of the sacrifices ] out of would be clearer, as in the || Lev 7:34.
peace offerings ] See more fully on Leviticus 3, and Lev 7:28-34.
unto Jehovah ] who, however, gives them back to the priests (Num 18:8).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
It is an heave-offering; under which is comprehended also the wave-offering; as plainly appears both from the context, and from the parity of reason, these offerings being of the same nature, and designed for the same purpose.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons by a statute for ever from the children of Israel,…. That is, the shoulder, which seems particularly meant, though the breast also was theirs, which was at this time given to Moses, he being priest; and this was an everlasting statute and ordinance in all generations, as long as the priesthood of Aaron lasted, until the Messiah should come and put an end to it: and this the children of Israel were always to allow the priests; the shoulder, because Aaron bore their names before the Lord upon his shoulders, for a memorial; and the breast for a like reason, because he bore their names in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, and their judgment also before the Lord continually, Ex 28:12,
for it is an heave offering: it is lifted up to the Lord, and therefore is given to his priest:
and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, [even] their heave offering unto the Lord: it being heaved up and given to the priest, it was reckoned an offering to the Lord, and was accepted by him as a peace offering; and it was an emblem of the lifting up of their hearts to God, and of the going up of the affections and desires of their souls to him, and of their serving and worshipping him in spirit and in truth, who is a spirit, and was their Father in heaven, to whom their eyes, hearts, and hands, were to be lifted up.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
28. And it shall be Aaron’s. Lest the dignity of the sacred offerings, which are called the holiness of the Lord, should be impaired, strangers are prohibited from partaking of them; for, if it had been permitted that every one should touch them and eat of them, there would have been no distinction between them and ordinary food. Of the priests’ portion some parts were common to all their families; but the holy parts were excepted, to the intent that by this particular instance the reverence due to all might be inculcated. The reference to place has the same object, for it was not lawful to eat what was holy within the walls of their houses, in order that it might be distinguished from their common and ordinary food. For the same reason, whatever remained of it was to be burnt, lest, if the flesh became rank, or the bread moldy, their ill savor and filthy appearance might somewhat detract from the dignity of the holy things; for the infirmity of the ancient people had need of childish rudiments, which might still have a tendency to elevate the minds of the pious to things above. This was the object of all these things, that no corruption should creep in which might pollute or render contemptible the service of God.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
The part which Aaron and his sons were to eat of the sacrifice, implied the interest the people had in it. Rev 3:20 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 29:28 And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’ by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it [is] an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, [even] their heave offering unto the LORD.
Ver. 28. A heave offering. ] Signifying the heaving of Christ upon the cross, and the heaving up of our hearts to God for so great benefits.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
children = sons.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Aaron’s: Lev 7:32-34, Lev 10:14, Lev 10:15, Deu 18:3
is an heave: Exo 29:27, Lev 7:14, Lev 7:34, Num 15:19, Num 15:20, Num 18:24, Num 18:29, Num 31:29, Num 31:41
sacrifice: Lev 3:1, Lev 7:11-38
Reciprocal: Exo 27:21 – a statute for ever Exo 29:34 – flesh Lev 9:21 – the breasts Num 5:9 – offering Num 6:20 – the priest shall Num 15:21 – General Num 18:11 – the heave 1Sa 2:14 – all that the fleshhook
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
29:28 And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’ by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it [is] an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their {k} peace offerings, [even] their heave offering unto the LORD.
(k) Which were offerings of thanksgiving to God for his benefits.