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"You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. "You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.
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Commentators like John Calvin explain that pairing the offering of firstfruits with the dedication of the firstborn son was intentional. It taught the Israelites to devote both their sustenance and their families to God, acknowledging His ownership over every part of their lives as a response to His redemption and provision.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
The first of your ripe fruits. —Hebrew, of your fullness. “Firstfruits” were the spontaneous tribute of natural piety amo…
16th Century
Protestant
You shall not delay. We may gather from this passage that the first-fruits were offered so that the Israelites should devote themselves an…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe fruits , &c.] Which, according to Maimonides F11 , we…
The people of God should ever be ready to show mildness and mercy, according to the spirit of these laws. We must answer to God, not only for what …
