{
  "id": "dict_005973",
  "term": "Wave offering",
  "slug": "wave-offering",
  "letter": "W",
  "entry_type": "theological_term",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "A wave offering was an Old Testament sacrificial presentation in which a portion was set apart before the Lord, apparently by being ritually presented or moved before Him. It signified that the offering belonged to God and was accepted for His service.",
  "simple_one_line": "",
  "tooltip_text": "",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "lede_intro": "",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [],
  "description_academic_short": "A wave offering was part of Israel’s sacrificial system under the Mosaic law. In these cases, a priest presented a portion of an offering before the Lord, marking it as holy and devoted to Him. The exact motion involved is not fully clear, but the basic meaning is clear: the gift was formally offered to God and, in some cases, then assigned for priestly use.",
  "description_academic_full": "A wave offering was a ceremonial presentation of part of a sacrifice or gift in the worship life of Israel under the Mosaic covenant. Scripture uses the term for portions of offerings that were presented before the Lord as holy to Him, including in connection with peace offerings, priestly consecration, and firstfruits. While interpreters commonly understand the act to involve some kind of back-and-forth or lifted presentation, Scripture does not explain the physical motion in detail, so the safest conclusion is that it was a formal ritual by which the offering was acknowledged as belonging to the Lord. In several contexts, what was waved was then given for priestly use, showing that it was first presented to God and then received as His appointed provision. For Christian readers, the wave offering is best understood as part of the ceremonial law fulfilled in Christ rather than as a practice binding on the church.",
  "background_biblical_context": "",
  "background_historical_context": "",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "",
  "key_texts_primary": [],
  "key_texts_secondary": [],
  "original_language_note": "",
  "theological_significance": "",
  "philosophical_explanation": "",
  "interpretive_cautions": "",
  "major_views_note": "",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "",
  "practical_significance": "",
  "meta_description": "A wave offering was an Old Testament sacrificial presentation in which a portion was set apart before the Lord, apparently by being ritually presented or moved before Him. It signified that the offering belonged to God and was accepted for His service.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/wave-offering/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/wave-offering.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}