“For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.”
From the fellowship offerings of the Israelites, I have taken the breast that is waved and the thigh that is presented and have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as their perpetual share from the Israelites. The divine declaration of the priestly provisions is stated in the first person: I have taken the breast and the thigh and given them to the priests. The priestly portions of the fellowship offering are not the community's gift to the priests but God's redistribution of what the community brought to Him. God receives the wave breast and the presented thigh from the Israelites and gives them to His servants. The priestly provision is divine provision, not human charity.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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