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
For he chose us in our union with Christ before the creation of the universe, that we might be holy and blameless in his sight, living in the spirit of love.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are 'a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, God's own People,' entrusted with the proclamation of the goodness of him who called you out of Darkness into his wonderful Light.
The first-fruits
James 1:18
Because he so willed, he gave us Life, through the Message of the Truth, so that we should be, as it were, an earnest of still further creations.
Revelation 14:4
These are the men who never defiled themselves in their intercourse with women; they are as pure as virgins. These are the men who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were redeemed as the first-fruits of mankind for God and for the Lamb.
All that
Acts 9:4
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him-- "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"