Exod.29:27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the HEAVE offering, which is waved, and which is HEAVED up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
2007-09-23 13:56:56 · 6 answers · asked by bandycat5 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A heave offering (Hebrew: terumah), is a type of Korban (Biblical sacrifice), specifically a sacrifice which was a tithe. The term heave offering refers to the fact that such offerings were heaved (lifted) above the altar, as opposed to being waved around it, during their ritual. Heave offerings were the possession of the priests, and, if edible, could be eaten by their families, as well as the priests themselves if they were ritually pure[1]
A "heave offering" refers to the part of the peace offering designated for the priests. These particular offerings were not burned on the altar or used by the rest of the congregation. It was called a "heave" or "wave" offering because of the manner in which the offering was (usually) physically manipulated when the offering was presented to the Lord. The word comes from a Hebrew root meaning "to lift" and refers to the offering being lifted before the altar to the Lord. The offering was then taken and used by the priest. Food would be eaten, animals kept as livestock, and maidens would be used as captured slaves or taken as wives.
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2007-09-23 14:30:42 · answer #1 · answered by gatita 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This was a type of offering, which was dealing with animals, that weighed heavy and were being sacrificed by a heaving [ "heave offering"], motion, with a lot of effort to lift this type of offering up into the air, over one's head and wave it ("wave" offering). This has spiritual significance to New Testament Christians, today. The Israelite priest-hood led by Aaron and his sons (called Levites) in the Old Testament, performed these animal and grain offerings in the temple. Today; Christians are offered a spiritual sacrifice which is far lighter because Jesus Christ IS the sacrifice of all sacrifices, for our collective sins.
P.S. Many people fail to realize, that money collected by the church (at least, honest ones) is used to finance children starving in other countries, the poor, the needy [clothing & furniture] and to pay down the various maintenance bills to operate a church building. It is quite presumptuous to imply that all churches are rip-offs when this is not the case. Maybe the people, who critize and impute motives to all the churches, should they, themselves, have $ removed by their employers from their pay checks to render these services to the poor and needy.
2007-09-23 14:15:50 · answer #2 · answered by guraqt2me 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's like, when a Jehovah Witness comes to your door and you offer to " heave " him off your porch to get him started on his trip to heaven.
2007-09-23 16:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by big j 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Lady Morgana --- you stole my answer!!!! LOL!! I was going to say "when a malcontent hurls into the collection plate instead of giving money".
2007-09-23 14:05:30 · answer #4 · answered by dreamer - VT-AM 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it's when a person pukes into the collection plate
2007-09-23 14:02:35 · answer #5 · answered by Lady Morgana 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
It's when you've listened to so much religious crap that you find yourself barfing.
2007-09-23 14:02:50 · answer #6 · answered by 2bzy 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋