ch was not carried into the sanctuary. See Lev. chap. 6:24-7:34.

15. Of the _typical transactions_ connected with the offering of
sacrifices and oblations we notice the following:

(1.) In all cases the offerer _laid his hands upon the head of the
victim_. The meaning of this act may be inferred from the first mention
of it in the Levitical ceremonial: "And he shall put his hand upon the
head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make
atonement for him." Lev. 1:4. The act in question was, then, the solemn
dedication to Jehovah of the victim for the end proposed. By the laying
on of his hands, he presented it to God as his offering to make
atonement for his soul, and God accepted it as such. From the very
nature of the offering, this act of presentation contained an
acknowledgment of guilt that needed expiation, but there was no formal
transfer of his sins to the victim, as in the case of the scape-goat.
See below, No. 16.

(2.) The _waving_ and _heaving_ of offerings belonged to the priests
alone. Both were manifestly acts of presentation and dedication to God.
For example, the loaf of bread, cake of oiled bread, and wafer of
unleavened bread employed upon the occasion of Aaron's consecration were
first placed in his hands to be waved before the Lord, and then burned
by Moses on the altar of burnt-offering. Exod. 29:23-25. So also the
breast of the ram of consecration was waved, and the right shoulder
heaved, before they were eaten by Aaron and his sons (Exod. 29:26-28);
the lamb of the leper who had been healed, with the accompanying
oblation, was waved by the priest before the Lord before slaying it.
Lev. 14:12, seq.

According to the rabbins, the waving consisted of a movement forwards
and backwards. Some think that there was also a lateral motion from
right to left and the reverse. The heaving was a movement upwards and
downwards. The ground of the distinction between these two forms of
presentation to Jehovah is uncertain. We only know that the ceremony of
heaving was restricted to certain cases. Thus the breast of the
peace-offerings was always waved, and the right shoulder heaved, before
they were given to the priests as their portion. Lev. 7:28-34.

(3.) The _sprinkling of the victim's blood_ was a most weighty part of
the ceremonial, for by this expiation was symbolized. It was accordingly
restricted to the priest, who was the appointed mediator between God and
the people. The sevenfo