Ezekiel 44:30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.

All the first-fruits

That he may

Deuteronomy 26:10

Proverbs 3:9

Malachi 3:10

Bible References

All the first-fruits

"Set apart to me every firstborn male -- the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine."

"Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

The first of the firstfruits of your soil you must bring to the house of the Lord your God. "You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.

because all the firstborn are mine. When I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They belong to me. I am the Lord."

and you eat some of the food of the land, you must offer up a raised offering to the Lord.

"All the best of the olive oil and all the best of the wine and of the wheat, the first fruits of these things that they give to the Lord, I have given to you.

You must give them the best of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as the best of your wool when you shear your flocks.

He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to contribute the portion prescribed for the priests and Levites so they might be obedient to the law of the Lord.

We also accept responsibility for bringing the first fruits of our land and the first fruits of every fruit tree year by year to the temple of the LORD.

By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

That he may

So now, look! I have brought the first of the ground's produce that you, Lord, have given me." Then you must set it down before the Lord your God and worship before him.

Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;

"Bring the entire tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in my temple. Test me in this matter," says the Lord who rules over all, "to see if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until there is no room for it all.