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Israel [was] holiness to Yahweh, the first-fruits of his increase: all who devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come on them, says Yahweh.
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God's Sacred Firstfruits
Commentators explain that God viewed early Israel as 'holiness' and 'firstfruits'—a special portion of humanity consecrated entirely to Him, like the sacred first part of a harvest. This unique, set-apart status meant that any nation that harmed Israel was committing a sacrilege against God Himself and would face certain divine punishment.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Meaning: “Israel” is an offering consecrated to Yahweh, His firstfruits of increase. The firstfruits were God’s consecrated property, His …
19th Century
Anglican
Holiness unto the Lord. —The thought was that expressed in the inscription on the gold plate worn on the high priest’s fo…
Baptist
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says the LORD, I remember you, the kindness…
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16th Century
Protestant
God here more clearly condemns the ingratitude of the people. First, He enumerates His favors by which He had bound the people forever to Himself; …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Israel was holiness unto the Lord When first brought out of Egypt into the wilderness, by the Lord's choice and separation of them …
Those who begin well, but do not persevere, will justly be rebuked for their hopeful and promising beginnings. Those who desert religion commonly o…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here begins the prophecy of Jeremiah himself, now established in the prophetic office; and it is divided into three parts.
In the first, he …
