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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

Leviticus 23:20

And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave-offering before the Lord, the name being derived from the movement of the body and of the arms which accompanied the presentation to the Lord, with the two lambs; they shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. Thus the character of the festival, as one of joyful gratitude for God's goodness and mercy, was emphasized.

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See also Leviticus 23:20 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    These verses contain a distinct command regarding the religious services immediately connected with the grain harvest, given by anticipation against the time when the people were to possess the promis...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    VI. THE HOLY FEASTS AND SET TIMES 1. The Holy Feasts and Set Times CHAPTER 23 _ 1. The Sabbath (Leviticus 23:1)_ 2. The feast of Passover and feast of unleavened bread (Leviticus 23:4) 3. The fir...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE HARVEST FESTIVAL, OR WEEKS, _I.E._ OF the completion of the corn harvest (p. 103, Numbers 28:26). In a country so varied topographically as Palestine, there may be two months-' difference between...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Feast of Weeks (mainly H). Cp. Exodus 34:22; Deuteronomy 16:10. The name is taken from the seven weeks, which, as the average duration of harvest time, separated this feast from that of unleavene...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    c. THE FEAST OF WEEKS, OR PENTECOST 23:15-22 TEXT 23:15-22 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 sabbat...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND YE SHALL OFFER WITH THE BREAD SEVEN LAMBS WITHOUT BLEMISH OF THE FIRST YEAR, AND ONE YOUNG BULLOCK, AND TWO RAMS: THEY SHALL BE FOR A BURNT OFFERING UNTO THE LORD, WITH THEIR MEAT OFFERING, AND T...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    23:20 first-fruits (e-12) As ch. 2.14....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SACRED SEASONS These are the Sabbath (Leviticus 23:3), Passover and Unleavened Bread (Leviticus 23:5), Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost (Leviticus 23:15), Feast of Trumpets ...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND THE PRIEST SHALL WAVE THEM... WITH THE TWO LAMBS. — During the second Temple this was done in the following manner : — The two lambs were brought into the Temple, and waved together or separately...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ הֵנִ֣יף הַ כֹּהֵ֣ן ׀ אֹתָ֡ם עַל֩ לֶ֨חֶם

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE FEAST OF PENTECOST Leviticus 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 there be compl...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE SET FEASTS OF THE LORD Leviticus 23:1 IT is ever an instinct of natural religion to observe certain set times for special public and united worship. As we should therefore anticipate, such obser...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    WAVE-LOAVES, TRUMPETS AND ATONEMENT Leviticus 23:15 The Hebrew feasts divide themselves into two groups, connected with the Passover and the Day of Atonement, respectively, and occurring in the first...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The feasts of Jehovah were national l signs and symbols. These were now dealt with. The foremost place was given to the Sabbath. Its constant recurrence, governed not by the natural order, but by the...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    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 (i) priest. (i) That is, offered to...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Use. None of the peace-offerings were burnt upon the altar, as the bread was leavened. (Calmet)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    This is the fifth of those feasts, the solemnity of Pentecost, or as it is elsewhere called the feast of harvest. Exodus 23:16. And what a pointed type was this of that glorious event in after ages, w...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We have seen the various forms of the work of Christ, of His offering of Himself to God, whether in all the perfectness of His life, or in His death as the means of our acceptance. We have seen furthe...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    We have now come to the feasts (chap. 23). It is the full [1] year of the counsels of God towards His people, and the rest which was the end of those counsels. There were consequently seven-a number e...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE PRIESTS SHALL WAVE THEM WITH THE BREAD OF THE FIRSTFRUITS,.... The two loaves called the two wave loaves, Leviticus 23:17; with which were waved the two lambs of the peace offerings; and thes...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 20. _Wave them._] See o...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Wave them_ Some part of them, in the name of the whole; and so for the two lambs otherwise they had been too large and too heavy to be waved. _For the priests_ Who had to themselves not only the brea...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The feasts of the Lord. 3 The Sabbath. 4 The Passeouer. 9 The Sheafe of first fruits. 15 The Feast of Pentecost. 22 Gleanings to be left for the poore. 23 The Feast of Trumpets. 26 The day of...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SET TIMES OF THE LORD (VV. 1-43) The times of special observance in Israel are called “feasts” in most translations, yet all were not feasts for Israel, as per the day of atonement (vv. 26-32), wh...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    15-22 The feast of Weeks was held in remembrance of the giving of the law, fifty days after the departure from Egypt; and looked forward to the outpouring of the Holy Ghost, fifty days after Christ o...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE PRIEST SHALL WAVE THEM, i.e. some part of them in the name of the whole, and so for the two lambs, otherwise they had been too big and too heavy to be waved. So it is a synecdochical expression. _...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    One of the most profound and comprehensive Chapter s in the inspired volume now lies open before us, and claims our prayerful study. It contains the record of the seven great feasts or periodical sole...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Leviticus 23:20 priest H3548 wave H5130 (H8689) bread H3899 firstfruits H1061 offering H8573 before H6440 LORD H30

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FEAST OF SEVENS (WEEKS) OR HARVEST - PENTECOST (LEVITICUS 23:15). This was a one day feast (Deuteronomy 16:9) to be held fifty days after unleavened bread. Leviticus 23:15 “And you sha

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The feasts of Jehovah. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: The Sabbaths of the Lord in our dwellings will be their beauty, strength and safety (by rising on the first day of the week and m...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Leviticus 23:3. _Convocation._ מקרא, _mickra_ is rendered _ecclesia,_ or church, seventy times, and _synagogue_ thirty seven times. In the next phrase it is changed for the word _dwellings,_ for the L...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _These are My feasts._ THE HOLY FESTIVALS I. Commentators generally on this part of Hebrew law have remarked upon the social, political, and commercial benefits resulting to the Jewish people from th...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 23:1 Holy Times. These chapters address holiness in relation to time. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 23:15 The Feast of Weeks is also called the “Feast of Harvest” (Exodus 23:16) and “the day of the firstfruits” ...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    Israel’s Holy Festivals SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 23:2.—Concerning the feasts of the Lord. Religion has its joy seasons, its festive aspects. Israel’s sacred feasts symbolised the festivals of t...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION LEVITICUS 23:8 The Feast of Unleavened Bread was instituted at the same time with the Feast of the Passover (Exodus 12:15-2), and from the beginning the two festivals were practically but...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Chapter twenty-three, God outlines the various holidays, the feast days for the children of Israel. First of all in the first three verses, God deals with the Sabbath day once more. The seventh day is...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 9:11; Deuteronomy 18:4; Ephesians 2:14; Exodus 29:24;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Wave them — Some part of them in the name of the whole; and so for the two lambs, otherwise they had been too big and too heavy, to be waved. For the priests — Who had to themselves not only the breas...

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