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"Sanctify to me all of the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine."
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A Memorial of Redemption
All commentators agree that this command is a direct response to the Passover. Because God spared Israel's firstborn while judging Egypt's, those spared now belonged to Him in a special way. This practice served as a perpetual, tangible reminder to the nation of their deliverance from bondage.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Sanctify unto me - The command is addressed to Moses. It was to declare the will of God that all firstborn were to be consecrated to Him, se…
19th Century
Anglican
Sanctify unto me all the firstborn. —It was a reasonable demand that the existing firstborn of Israel, spared by God when…
16th Century
Protestant
Sanctify unto me all the first-born. This also refers to the First Commandment, because God asserts His right over the first-born, so that…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Sanctify unto me all the firstborn That is, of males, as the Targum of Jonathan adds, for those, and not females, we…
In remembrance of the destruction of the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast, and the deliverance of the Israelites out of bondage, the firs…
