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    FIRST Born

    FIRST Born, The

    1. Of man and beast dedicated to God # Ex 13:2,12 22:29
    2. Dedicated to commemorate the sparing of the first born of Israel # Ex 13:15 Nu 3:13 8:17
    3. OF CLEAN BEASTS 3a) Not to labour

      # De 15:19

    3b) Not shorn # De 15:19 3c) Not taken from the dam for seven days # Ex 22:30 Le 22:27 3d) Offered in sacrifice # Nu 18:17 3e) Could not be a free-will offering # Le 27:26 3f) Antiquity of offering # Ge 4:4 3g) Flesh of, the priest’s portion # Nu 18:18 4) OF CLEAN BEASTS 4a) To be redeemed # Nu 18:15 4b) Law of redemption for # Nu 18:16 5) Of the ass to be redeemed with lamb or its neck broken # Ex 13:13 34:20 6) OF ISRAEL 6a) Tribe of Levi taken for # Nu 3:12,40-43 8:18 6b) To be redeemed # Ex 34:20 Nu 18:15 6c) Price of redemption for # Nu 3:46,47 6d) Price of, given to the priests # Nu 3:48-51 7) Laws respecting, restored after the captivity # Ne 10:36 8) Laws respecting, observed at Christ’s birth # Lu 2:22,23 9) The beginning of strength and excellency of power # Ge 49:3 De 21:17 10) Precious and valuable # Mic 6:7 Zec 12:10 11) Objects of special love # Ge 25:28 Jer 31:9,20 12) PRIVILEGES OF 12a) Precedence in the family # Ge 48:13,14 12b) Authority over the younger children # Ge 27:29 1Sa 20:29 12c) Special blessing by the father # Ge 27:4,35 12d) The father’s title and power # 2Ch 21:3 12e) A double portion of inheritance # De 21:17 12f) In case of death the next brother to raise up seed to # De 25:5,6 Mt 22:24-28 12g) Not to be alienated by parents through caprice # De 21:15,16 12h) Could be forfeited by misconduct # Ge 49:3,4,8 1Ch 5:1 12i) Could be sold # Ge 25:31,33 Heb 12:16,17 13) INSTANCES OF SUPERSEDED 13a) Cain # Ge 4:4,5 13b) Japheth # Ge 10:21 13c) Ishmael # Ge 17:19-21 13d) Esau # Ge 25:23 Ro 9:12,13 13e) Manasseh # Ge 48:15-20 13f) Reuben, &c # 1Ch 5:1,2 13g) Aaron # Ex 7:1,2 Nu 12:2,8 13h) David’s brothers # 1Sa 16:6-12 13i) Adonijah # 1Ki 2:15,22 14) ILLUSTRATIVE OF 14a) The dignity, &c of Christ # Ps 89:27 Ro 8:29 Col 1:18 14b) The dignity, &c of the church # Heb 12:23

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