Topical Bible: Waved

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The term "waved" in the context of the Bible often refers to the ceremonial act of waving offerings before the Lord as part of the sacrificial system established in the Old Testament. This act is primarily associated with the wave offering, a specific type of offering described in the Mosaic Law.

Wave Offering

The wave offering is a ritual act where a portion of a sacrifice is waved before the Lord. This act symbolizes the presentation of the offering to God and signifies His acceptance of the offering. The wave offering is mentioned in several passages in the Pentateuch, particularly in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers.

In Exodus 29:24, during the consecration of Aaron and his sons as priests, the wave offering is described: "Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering." This act was part of the ordination ceremony, signifying the dedication of the priests to God's service.

Leviticus 7:30-31 provides further instructions regarding the wave offering: "With his own hands he is to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD. He shall bring the fat together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD. The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons." Here, the wave offering is part of the peace offerings, where the breast of the animal is waved before the Lord and then given to the priests as their portion.

Symbolism and Purpose

The act of waving the offering before the Lord served multiple purposes. It was a gesture of dedication and acknowledgment that the offering belonged to God. The wave offering also symbolized the transfer of the offering from the worshiper to God, signifying that the offering was accepted by Him.

The wave offering was not consumed by fire on the altar like other offerings. Instead, it was often given to the priests as their portion, as seen in Leviticus 10:14-15: "But you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, for these have been given to you and your children as your portion of the Israelites’ fellowship offerings."

New Testament Context

While the specific act of waving offerings is not mentioned in the New Testament, the principles underlying the wave offering—dedication, acknowledgment of God's provision, and the sharing of blessings—are reflected in the teachings of Jesus and the apostles. The New Testament emphasizes the spiritual sacrifices of believers, as seen in Romans 12:1: "Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship."

In summary, the concept of "waved" in the Bible is closely tied to the wave offering, a significant ritual act in the Old Testament sacrificial system. It represents dedication to God, acknowledgment of His sovereignty, and the sharing of His blessings with His people.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Wave.

2. (a.) Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy; as, waved edge.

3. (a.) Having a wavelike appearance; marked with wavelike lines of color; as, waved, or watered, silk.

4. (a.) Having undulations like waves; -- said of one of the lines in heraldry which serve as outlines to the ordinaries, etc.

Strong's Hebrew

5130. nuph -- to move to and fro, wave, sprinkle
... Usage lifted (1), offer (1), present (5), presented (6), shake...back and forth
(1), shakes (1), shed abroad (1), sprinkled (1), wave (13), waved (1), waving (1 ...
/hebrew/5130.htm - 6k

Library

The Destruction of Jerusalem
... Amid the universal rejoicing of the triumphal entry, while palm branches waved,
while glad hosannas awoke the echoes of the hills, and thousands of voices ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 1 the destruction of.htm

The Destruction of Jerusalem.
... "When He was come near, He beheld the city, and wept over it."(3) Amid the universal
rejoicing of the triumphal entry, while palm branches waved, while glad ...
/.../1 the destruction of jerusalem.htm

Mount Olivet. The Mount of Olives, 2 Samuel 15:30
... Those signal flames also, accustomed to be waved up and down on the top of this
mount in token of the new moon now stated, are worthy of mention. ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 40 mount olivet the.htm

The Fort Sumter Expedition
... and that the defeat of the Confederacy was at hand, President Lincoln decided to
celebrate the event by replacing the same old flag that had waved over Fort ...
/.../griswold/sixty years with plymouth church/the fort sumter expedition.htm

"Thy King Cometh"
... They could lead the triumphal procession with no royal standards, but they cut down
the spreading palm boughs, Nature's emblem of victory, and waved them aloft ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 63 thy king cometh.htm

The Love of Rameses
... colored lights. From every architrave and cornice depended garlands and
draperies, and tinted banners waved unseen in the dark. The ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxv the love of.htm

Of the Power and Authoritie Given to Synods.
... Israel to the nationall high Priest, and Court at Jerusalem, as being all of them
subordinate thereunto (and therefore that precedent is usually waved by our ...
/.../the keyes of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof/chap vi of the power.htm

Off to vienna
... cut Europe from end to end; though there were tracts in Stanislaus' country where
the roadway was only the broad steppe, where the grasses waved and tossed ...
/.../chapter iv off to vienna.htm

The Adventures of Saint George of England.
... The sweet Princess looked out of a turret window, and waved her coal-black hand,
while tears coursed each other down her sable cheeks as she saw the Knight ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter three the adventures of.htm

The Last Days in Jerusalem.
... They carried boughs of palm trees in their hands, and waved them, and cried, 'HOSANNA!
BLESSED BE THE KING THAT COMETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD! ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/anonymous/the good shepherd/chapter xi the last days.htm

Thesaurus

Waved (29 Occurrences)
... & pp) of Wave. 2. (a.) Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended;
wavy; as, waved edge. ... Multi-Version Concordance Waved (29 Occurrences). ...
/w/waved.htm - 16k

Wave-offering (22 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave-offering, and the thigh
of the heave-offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram ...
/w/wave-offering.htm - 13k

Wave (65 Occurrences)
... Parts of peace-offerings were so called, because they were waved by the priests
(Exodus 29:24, 26, 27; Leviticus 7:20-34; 8:27; 9:21; 10:14, 15, etc.), in ...
/w/wave.htm - 30k

Breast (71 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:27 You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the thigh of
the wave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of ...
/b/breast.htm - 31k

Presented (114 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:27 You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the thigh of
the wave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of ...
/p/presented.htm - 37k

Thigh (38 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:27 You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the thigh of
the wave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of ...
/t/thigh.htm - 22k

Firstfruits (37 Occurrences)
... (1.) That on the morrow after the Passover Sabbath a sheaf of new corn should be
waved by the priest before the altar (Leviticus 23:5, 6, 10, 12; 2:12). ...
/f/firstfruits.htm - 24k

First-fruits (45 Occurrences)
... (1.) That on the morrow after the Passover Sabbath a sheaf of new corn should be
waved by the priest before the altar (Leviticus 23:5, 6, 10, 12; 2:12). ...
/f/first-fruits.htm - 27k

Leg (24 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:27 So you are to make holy the breast of the sheep which is waved and
the leg which is lifted up on high, that is, of the sheep which is offered for ...
/l/leg.htm - 19k

Portion (227 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:27 You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the thigh of
the wave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of ...
/p/portion.htm - 41k

Resources

What is a wave offering? | GotQuestions.org

What is the meaning of hosanna in the highest? | GotQuestions.org

What were the various sacrifices in the Old Testament? | GotQuestions.org

Waved: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Waved (29 Occurrences)

Acts 22:23
As they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
(See RSV)

Exodus 20:25
And if an altar of stones thou dost make to Me, thou dost not build them of hewn work; when thy tool thou hast waved over it, then thou dost pollute it;
(YLT)

Exodus 29:24
And put them all on the hands of Aaron and of his sons, to be waved for a wave offering before the Lord.
(BBE YLT)

Exodus 29:26
And thou hast taken the breast from the ram of the consecration which 'is' for Aaron, and hast waved it -- a wave-offering before Jehovah, and it hath become thy portion;
(YLT)

Exodus 29:27
You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the thigh of the wave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 35:22
And they came, both men and women; every one who was of willing heart brought nose-rings, and earrings, and rings, and bracelets, all kinds of utensils of gold: every man that waved a wave-offering of gold to Jehovah.
(DBY YLT)

Leviticus 7:30
With his own hands he shall bring the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. He shall bring the fat with the breast, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS RSV)

Leviticus 7:34
For the waved breast and the heaved thigh I have taken from the children of Israel out of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons as their portion forever from the children of Israel.'"
(WEB BBE RSV NIV)

Leviticus 8:27
He put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 8:29
Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It was Moses' portion of the ram of consecration, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 9:21
and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses commanded.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Leviticus 10:14
The waved breast and the heaved thigh you shall eat in a clean place, you, and your sons, and your daughters with you: for they are given as your portion, and your sons' portion, out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the children of Israel.
(WEB BBE RSV NIV)

Leviticus 10:15
The heaved thigh and the waved breast they shall bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh: and it shall be yours, and your sons' with you, as a portion forever; as Yahweh has commanded."
(WEB BBE RSV NIV)

Leviticus 14:12
and the priest hath taken the one he-lamb, and hath brought it near for a guilt-offering, also the log of oil, and hath waved them -- a wave offering before Jehovah.
(YLT)

Leviticus 14:21
"If he is poor, and can't afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal offering, and a log of oil;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 14:24
And the priest hath taken the lamb of the guilt-offering, and the log of oil, and the priest hath waved them -- a wave-offering before Jehovah;
(YLT)

Leviticus 23:11
And let the grain be waved before the Lord, so that you may be pleasing to him; on the day after the Sabbath let it be waved by the priest.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 23:17
Take from your houses two cakes of bread, made of a fifth part of an ephah of the best meal, cooked with leaven, to be waved for first-fruits to the Lord.
(BBE RSV)

Leviticus 23:20
And these will be waved by the priest, with the bread of the first-fruits, for a wave offering to the Lord, with the two lambs: they will be holy to the Lord for the priest.
(BBE YLT)

Numbers 5:25
And the priest hath taken out of the hand of the woman the present of jealousy, and hath waved the present before Jehovah, and hath brought it near unto the altar;
(YLT)

Numbers 6:20
and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. This is holy for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.
(WEB BBE YLT RSV NIV)

Numbers 8:11
and Aaron hath waved the Levites -- a wave-offering before Jehovah, from the sons of Israel, and they have been -- for doing the service of Jehovah.
(YLT)

Numbers 8:13
and thou hast caused the Levites to stand before Aaron, and before his sons, and hast waved them -- a wave-offering to Jehovah;
(YLT)

Numbers 8:15
and afterwards do the Levites come in to serve the tent of meeting, and thou hast cleansed them, and hast waved them -- a wave-offering.
(YLT)

Numbers 18:18
And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right thigh, it shall be thine.
(See RSV)

Joshua 8:31
as Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded the sons of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses -- an altar of whole stones, over which he hath not waved iron -- and they cause to go up upon it burnt-offerings to Jehovah, and sacrifice peace-offerings;
(YLT)

2 Kings 5:11
And Naaman is wroth, and goeth on, and saith, 'Lo, I said, Unto me he doth certainly come out, and hath stood and called in the name of Jehovah his God, and waved his hand over the place, and recovered the leper.
(YLT)

Job 31:21
If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in 'him' the gate of my court,
(YLT)

Ezekiel 32:10
And I will make a number of peoples overcome with wonder at you, and their kings will be full of fear because of you, when my sword is waved before them: they will be shaking every minute, every man fearing for his life, in the day of your fall.
(BBE)

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