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First Born, The
Of man and beast dedicated to God - Ex 13:2,12; 22:29
Dedicated to commemorate the sparing of the first born of Israel - Ex 13:15; Nu 3:13; 8:17
OF CLEAN BEASTS
- Not to labour
- De 15:19- Not shorn
- De 15:19- Not taken from the dam for seven days
- Ex 22:30; Le 22:27- Offered in sacrifice
- Nu 18:17- Could not be a free-will offering
- Le 27:26- Antiquity of offering
- Ge 4:4- Flesh of, the priest's portion
- Nu 18:18OF CLEAN BEASTS
- To be redeemed
- Nu 18:15- Law of redemption for
- Nu 18:16Of the ass to be redeemed with lamb or its neck broken - Ex 13:13; 34:20
OF ISRAEL
- Tribe of Levi taken for
- Nu 3:12,40-43; 8:18- To be redeemed
- Ex 34:20; Nu 18:15- Price of redemption for
- Nu 3:46,47- Price of, given to the priests
- Nu 3:48-51Laws respecting, restored after the captivity - Ne 10:36
Laws respecting, observed at Christ's birth - Lu 2:22,23
The beginning of strength and excellency of power - Ge 49:3; De 21:17
Precious and valuable - Mic 6:7; Zec 12:10
Objects of special love - Ge 25:28; Jer 31:9,20
PRIVILEGES OF
- Precedence in the family
- Ge 48:13,14- Authority over the younger children
- Ge 27:29; 1Sa 20:29- Special blessing by the father
- Ge 27:4,35- The father's title and power
- 2Ch 21:3- A double portion of inheritance
- De 21:17- In case of death the next brother to raise up seed to
- De 25:5,6; Mt 22:24-28- Not to be alienated by parents through caprice
- De 21:15,16- Could be forfeited by misconduct
- Ge 49:3,4,8; 1Ch 5:1- Could be sold
- Ge 25:31,33; Heb 12:16,17INSTANCES OF SUPERSEDED
- Cain
- Ge 4:4,5- Japheth
- Ge 10:21- Ishmael
- Ge 17:19-21- Esau
- Ge 25:23; Ro 9:12,13- Manasseh
- Ge 48:15-20- Reuben, &c
- 1Ch 5:1,2- Aaron
- Ex 7:1,2; Nu 12:2,8- David's brothers
- 1Sa 16:6-12- Adonijah
- 1Ki 2:15,22ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- The dignity, &c of Christ
- Ps 89:27; Ro 8:29; Col 1:18- The dignity, &c of the church
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