Exodus Chapter 29 Verses 23-28

:23 “And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD: 24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. 25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 26 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part. 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: 28 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.” 

In this passage of scripture there are three offerings brought together: the wave offering; the heave offering; and the peace offering.   

“And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:”  As we have previously shown, that the unleavened bread is a representative of the Lord’s sinless body.  Also, we showed that unleavened bread representing that which is sincere, truth, and pure.  All these things point us to the perfect body of Jesus Christ. 

“And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.”  The timing of the wave offering is revealed to us in Lev. 23:15, 16: 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: Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.”  Thus, the wave offering was to be offered fifty days before Pentecost.  This was the day in which Christ rose from the grave.  Thus, the wave offering signifies Christ’s victorious rising and delivering his people from sin, death, hell, the grave, and Satan.   

“And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”  This ties together Christ’s sufferings on the cross with his victorious rising from the grave.   

“And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part. 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:”   

The use of the breast in the wave offering signifies Christ’s love for his children.  This was his motivation for suffering and dying for the elect family of God.   

The shoulder of the heave offering signifies, the burden Christ carried for his elect family and the subsequent victory when he arose from the grave. 

It is through the blood of Christ and his victorious rising that we are consecrated to serve as his disciples and be a holy priesthood unto the Lord.   

“And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.” 

As we have previously shown the connection between the wave offering and the heave offering, now we see the connection between the heave offering and the peace offering.  It is through Christ’s sufferings on behalf of his elect family and his victorious rising that we have peace with God, which is what the peace offering represents.   

Verses 29-30 

:29 “And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. 30 And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.”   

Thus, the priesthood of Aaron was to be passed down from generation to generation.  It was not a continuing priesthood.  In this, the priesthood of Christ after the order of Melchisedec was far superior to the priesthood of Aaron.  The priesthood of Christ being an eternal priesthood, he was perfect to make the perfect sacrifice and to ever make intercession for the sins of His people.   

While the priesthood of Aaron changed with every successive generation, the same holy garments were to be worn by the descending sons of Aaron in the High Priesthood.  In these garments the succeeding priest was to be consecrated and anointed.  He was to wear these garments for seven days.  The number seven signifies completion.  This points us to the fact that once Christ had completed his work, then the work was completed forever as there would be no succeeding High Priest after Christ as his priesthood is an everlasting priesthood. 

Verses 31-34

:31 “And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. 34 And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.”

“And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them:” Here the sacrificed ram was to be eaten by Aaron and his sons along with the bread in the basket.  The bread represents the pure sinless body of Christ whereas the ram represents Christ sacrificial atonement on the cross.   

The above passage of scripture points us to John 6:53, 54 “Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”  The elect family of God have been made to drink of the blood of Christ and to eat the flesh of Christ through the miracle of the new or spiritual birth.  As a result they have eternal life.  Notice the Lord’s wording above:  He said that if you eat not of his flesh and drink his blood then you have no life in you.  However, those who hath eternal life are the ones who eat his flesh and drink his blood and they will be raised up at the last day.  Thus, you had to already have eternal life in order to eat his flesh and drink his blood.    

“but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.”  The stranger in this passage would be symbolically representative of the non-elect.