And one loaf of bread - The bread of different kinds, (see Clarke on Exodus 29:2; (note)), in this offering, seems to have been intended as a minchah, or offering of grateful acknowledgment for providential blessings. The essence of worship consisted in acknowledging God,
The minchahs, heave-offerings, wave-offerings, and thank-offerings, referred to the first point. The burnt-offerings, sin-offerings, and sacrifices in general, referred to the second.
The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Exodus 29:4
Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the tent. See Leviticus 8:3.
Exodus 29:27
The “waving” was the more solemn process of the two: it was a movement several times repeated, while “heaving” was simply a “lifting up” once.
Exodus 29:33
A stranger - One of another family, i. e. in this case, one not of the family of Aaron.