Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
The firstfruits
General references
Bible References
As soon
2 Chronicles 24:10
All the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought the tax, and put it in the chest until it was full.
Exodus 35:5
Take up an offering among you for the Lord. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring this as the Lord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze;
Exodus 36:5
and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than is needed for the construction of the work the Lord commanded to be done.”
2 Corinthians 8:2
During a severe testing by affliction, their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed into the wealth of their generosity.
The firstfruits
Exodus 22:29
“You must not hold back offerings from your harvest or your vats. Give Me the firstborn of your sons.
Exodus 23:19
“Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the Lord your God.
“You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
“You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Exodus 34:22
“Observe the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering at the turn of the agricultural year.
Numbers 18:12
I am giving you all the best of the fresh olive oil, new wine, and grain, which the Israelites give to the Lord as their firstfruits.
Nehemiah 10:35
We will bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the Lord’s house year by year.
Nehemiah 12:44
On that same day men were placed in charge of the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tenths. The legally required portions for the priests and Levites were gathered from the village fields, because Judah was grateful to the priests and Levites who were serving.
Nehemiah 13:12
Then all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storehouses.
Proverbs 3:9 Honor the Lord with your possessions
and with the first produce of your entire harvest;
and with the first produce of your entire harvest;
1 Corinthians 15:20
But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
James 1:18
By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures.
Revelation 14:4
These are the ones not defiled with women, for they have kept their virginity. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were redeemed from the human race as the firstfruits for God and the Lamb.
General references
Leviticus 27:30
“Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.