Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 8:29
And Moses took the breast, and waved it [for] a wave offering before the LORD: [for] of the ram of consecration it was Moses’ part; as the LORD commanded Moses.
29. The sacrifice having been offered Moses waves the breast and it is reserved as his portion. It has been asked Why, if Moses receives the breast as a priestly due, does he not also receive the right thigh and cakes? In answer it may be said that the whole ceremony is twofold in character. It is an inauguration of the priesthood and at the same time an instruction to the future priests how they should discharge their functions. The ceremony of waving the breast being prescribed for all Peace-Offerings is observed by Moses. The inauguration of the priests, both as offerers of sacrifice and receivers of priestly dues, is indicated by the composite character of that which is placed in their hands, and the first Wave-Offering is given entirely to the Lord to shew that all belongs to Him and that He is the real giver of the priestly dues or, as it is said, He ‘is their inheritance.’ (Deu 18:2.)
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Moses at this time administering the priests office was to receive the priests wages; it being most just and reasonable that the work and wages should go together.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And Moses took the breast,…. Of the ram of consecration:
and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord; this Moses seems to have waved with his own hands, and not upon the hands of Aaron and his sons, putting his under them, as in the wave offering of the fat, shoulder, and cakes, and for which the following words seem to give a reason:
[for] of the ram of consecration it was Moses’s part; the breast of it was his:
as the Lord commanded Moses; see Ex 29:26.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(29) And Moses took the breast.That is, the breast-piece, which was afterwards the perquisite of the officiating priest (see Lev. 7:34), fell in this instance to the share of Moses, in accordance with the directions given in Exo. 29:26, to be his sacrificial meal since he was divinely appointed to perform the priestly service.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Lev 7:30-34, Exo 29:26, Exo 29:27, Isa 66:20, 1Co 10:31, 1Pe 4:11
Reciprocal: Lev 7:31 – the breast Lev 8:4 – General Lev 8:22 – the ram of consecration Lev 23:20 – holy to Num 8:11 – offering
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lev 8:29; Lev 8:31. Mosess part Who, at this time administering the priests office, was to receive the priests wages. Boil the flesh That which was left of the ram, and particularly the breast, which was said to be Mosess part, (Lev 8:29,) and by him was given to Aaron, that he and his sons might eat of it, in token that they, and only they, should have the right to do so for the future.