This also is yours: the contribution of their gift, all the wave offerings of the people of Israel. I have given them to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it.
The priest's service is called a warfare; and who goes a warfare at his own charges? As they were well employed, so they were well provided for, and well paid. None shall serve God for nought. All believers are spiritual priests, and God has promised to take care of them; they shall dwell in the land, and verily they shall be fed, and shall not want any good thing.
Commenting on Numbers 18:8-19
And this is thine,.... What follow, which appertained to the priests, are the less or lighter holy things: the heave offering of their gift: the right shoulder, given to the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of peace offerings, Lev 7:32; according to Jarchi, it was what was lifted up or heaved from the thank offering, the peace offerings, and the ram of...
THE PRIESTS' PORTION. (Num 18:8-20) the Lord spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of my heave offerings--A recapitulation is made in this passage of certain perquisites specially appropriated to the maintenance of the priests. They were parts of the votive and freewill offerings, including both meat and bread, wine and oil, and the first-fruits, which formed a large and valuable item.
Commenting on Numbers 18:8-20