And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.
The priest shall lift up and wave the bread made from the first grain harvest as an offering before the LORD, along with two lambs. These offerings will be holy and set apart for the LORD, and they will belong to the priest.
This verse describes how the priest would present the first harvest bread and lambs as a special offering to God, which would then become the priest's provision.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's instructions for the Feast of Weeks (later called Pentecost), celebrated 50 days after Passover when the first wheat harvest was ready. The 'wave offering' was a ceremonial gesture where the priest would lift the offerings up and move them back and forth before the altar, symbolically presenting them to God. This feast celebrated God's provision of the harvest and acknowledged Him as the source of all blessings.
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