John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 23:11
And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord ,.... Or the omer of barley; this was done by the priest in the tabernacle and temple, where was the presence of God, and that before the handful of it was put upon the altar; which agitation or waving was, as Gersom says, towards the cast; it was moved to and fro, backwards and forwards, upwards and downwards, to make an acknowledgment to the Lord of heaven and earth, that the fruits of the earth and the plentiful harvest were of him, and to give... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 23:10
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them ,.... What is next observed, it being incumbent on them to do what is enjoined: when ye be come into the land which I give unto you : the land of Canaan, which God had given by promise to their fathers and to them, and which they were now going to inherit: as yet they were in a wilderness, where there were no sowing nor reaping, nor any harvest; so that the following law, though now given, could not take place till they came into the... read more