Numbers 18:29 Meaning
Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
Context Explained
27And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
28Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD'S heave offering to Aaron the priest.
29Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
30Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.
31And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Exodus 23:19
Both verses emphasize offering the best of the harvest to God.
Romans 12:1
Paul encourages presenting our bodies as living sacrifices, reflecting the spirit of offerings in Numbers.
2 Corinthians 8:12
This verse discusses the importance of giving according to what one has, paralleling the theme of offerings.
Source: Numbers 18:29