Leviticus 23:20

+ 23:20. MPr: “Whatever time of year the Messiah was to appear, the Jews were to greet and hail Him by taking of the Lulav (Lev 23:40 – Palm, Willow, Myrtle and good fruits) clusters and singing Hosannas [Save Now] to him as the Holy One of Israel.” (Midrash Peskita de-Rabbi Kahana 27:3). (Willow: Matt 21:8; Myrtle: Mark 11:8; Good fruits: Luke 19:35-36; Palm: John 12:12-13) The priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before Adonai, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to Adonai for the priest.

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In The King James Version

And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.

In Context

19You shall offer one male goat for a habitual sin ·miss the mark· offering, and two male lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

21+ 23:21. Lev 23:21 (Lev 23:15-21) (#4.303): T. To rest on the fiftieth day of counting the Omer ·Sheath of grain· / R. To rest on Shavu'ot ·Weeks· / Note: The 50th day of the Omer ·Sheath of grain· is Shavu'ot ·Weeks· in Hebrew or in Greek it is called Pentacost ·50· You shall make proclamation on the same day: there shall be a holy convocation to you; + 23:21. Lev 23:21 (Lev 23:15-21) (#4.304): T. Not to do work on the Festival of Shavu'ot ·Weeks· / Pentacost ·50· / R. Not to do prohibited labor on Shavu'ot ·Weeks· / Pentacost ·50· you shall do no regular aboda ·service·. This is a regulation forever in all your dwellings throughout all your generations.

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Cross References

Leviticus 7:29“Speak to the children of Israel [God prevails], saying, ‘He who offers the sacrifice of his peace offerings to Adonai shall bring his offering to Adonai out of the sacrifice of his peace offerings.

Leviticus 10:14The breast that is waved and the thigh that is raised you shall eat in a clean place, you, and your sons, and your daughters with you: for they are given as your chok ·portion·, and your sons’ chok ·portion·, out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the children of Israel [God prevails].

Numbers 18:8Adonai spoke to Aaron [Light-bringer], “Behold, I myself have given you the charge of my wave offerings, even all the holy things of the children of Israel [God prevails]. I have given them to you by reason of the anointing, and to your sons, as a chok ·portion· forever.

Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, 2 on earth peace, good will toward men.”

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:16-23

15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: 16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord . 17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the Lord . 18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven… Read the whole commentary →

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