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First Born, The

 

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 18:18

OF CLEAN BEASTS

• To be redeemed
- Nu 18:15
• Law of redemption for
- Nu 18:16

Of 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 3:48-51

Laws 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 12:16,17

INSTANCES OF SUPERSEDED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 2:15,22

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

• The dignity, &c of Christ
- Ps 89:27; Ro 8:29; Col 1:18
• The dignity, &c of the church
- Heb 12:23
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