Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
Holiness
The first-fruits
All that
Bible References
Holiness
Ephesians 1:4
Through him he chose us out before the creation of the world, to be consecrated and above reproach in his sight in love.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, his own people, so that you may declare the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;
The first-fruits
James 1:18
Of his own accord he brought us into being through the message of truth, so that we might be a kind of first-fruits among his creatures.
Revelation 14:4
They are the men who have not been defiled by relations with women; they are celibates. It is they who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been ransomed from among men as the first-fruits for God and the Lamb,
All that
Acts 9:4
and he fell to the ground. Then he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?"