What is the meaning of Leviticus 7:30? With his own hands – Worship begins with personal engagement. The worshiper does not send a servant; he comes himself. • Exodus 35:5 reminds Israel, “Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD.” • Deuteronomy 16:17 echoes, “Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD.” Bringing the sacrifice physically underscores individual responsibility, heartfelt devotion, and the truth that no one can draw near to God on another’s merit (Romans 14:12; 2 Corinthians 5:10). he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD – “Food offerings” (or “fire offerings”) signify gifts consumed on the altar and received by God as “a pleasing aroma” (Leviticus 1:9). • Leviticus 3:11: “The priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.” • Hebrews 13:15 applies the principle to New-Covenant believers: “Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise.” The movement “to the LORD” stresses that worship targets God alone, not human approval (Matthew 6:1). he shall bring the fat – Throughout Leviticus the fat represents the choicest portion; it belongs exclusively to God. • Leviticus 3:16: “All the fat belongs to the LORD.” • Leviticus 4:8-10 details how the fat is removed and offered. Giving God the best first affirms His supremacy and guards the heart from withholding (Proverbs 3:9). together with the breast – The breast, especially rich meat, is brought along because it will become a provision for the priests. • Exodus 29:27: “You shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering… which is waved and lifted up.” • Leviticus 9:21 shows Moses presenting “the breast and the right thigh” before God. The arrangement pictures fellowship: God receives His portion, and His servants share in the blessings derived from the worshiper’s gift (1 Corinthians 9:13-14). and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD – “Wave” means the priest raises and moves the portion toward and away from the altar, symbolically presenting it to God and returning it for priestly use. • Leviticus 8:29: “Moses took the breast and waved it as a wave offering before the LORD.” • Numbers 6:20 calls it “a holy portion for the priest.” This motion affirms that every blessing first belongs to God; only after acknowledgment does it nourish the priestly family—an early picture of God sharing His abundance with those who serve (Philippians 4:18-19). summary Leviticus 7:30 teaches that worship is personal, wholehearted, and ordered: the worshiper himself brings the sacrifice; God receives the best; His servants are sustained; and all is consciously handed to Him before anyone partakes. The verse weaves devotion, reverence, and community provision into one seamless act, pointing forward to the perfect offering of Christ, who both gave Himself and shares His benefits with His people. |
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