The offering of firstfruits appears to have been a custom of ancient times and was connected with the earliest acts of sacrifice. See Genesis 4:3-4…

MISCELLANEOUS LAWS.

The remainder of the chapter contains laws which it is impossible to classify under any general heading …

Likewise you shall do with your oxen, and with your sheep, &c.] That is, with the firstborn, which were to be set apart t…

The people of God should ever be ready to show mildne and mercy, according to the spirit of these laws. We must answer to God, not only for what we…