Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 26:4
And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.
4. before the altar ] In D only here.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand,…. To wave it, as Jarchi says, putting his hand under the hand of the owner, and so waving it; and this being waved to and fro towards the several corners of the earth, was an acknowledgment of the Lord being the proprietor of it:
and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God; that it might have some appearance of a sacrifice, and be a fit emblem of the spiritual sacrifice of praise, which is accepted upon the altar Christ, which sanctifies every gift.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Verses 4-11:
After the offerer presented his basket of firstfruits and the priest accepted it, he was to repeat a dedicatory prayer tracing Israel’s history from Jacob to the present, and his identification with God’s people.
“Syrian,” aramim, “Aramaean,” a resident of Mesopotamia. The reference here is to Jacob, likely because of his long residence in Mesopotamia, and the beginning of his family there, see Genesis chapters 29-33. Also, his was the region from which Abraham had come, Gen 11:31.
The prayer recounts the move to Egypt, the growth of the nation in that land, their bondage, deliverance, and entrance into Canaan.
The offering of the firstfruits was to be presented unto the Lord on the altar, following the prayer. It was a joyous occasion, as the offerer confessed the gracious dealings of Jehovah with himself personally and with Israel generally.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
JESUS is both our priest, and altar, and offering. It is he which sanctifieth all the gifts of his people.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
before the: Mat 5:23, Mat 5:24, Mat 23:19, Heb 13:10-12
Reciprocal: Deu 26:10 – And thou