Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
The firstborn
Bible References
Strength
Job 17:16 Will it go down to the gates of Sheol,
or will we descend together to the dust?
or will we descend together to the dust?
Jonah 2:6 I sank to the foundations of the mountains;
the earth with its prison bars closed behind me forever!
But You raised my life from the Pit, Lord my God!
the earth with its prison bars closed behind me forever!
But You raised my life
The firstborn
Genesis 49:3 Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,
excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,
excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
Isaiah 14:30 Then the firstborn of the poor will be well fed,
and the impoverished will lie down in safety,
but I will kill your root with hunger,
and your remnant will be slain.
and the impoverished will lie down in safety,
but I will kill your root with hunger,
and your remnant will be slain.
Revelation 6:8
And I looked, and there was a pale green horse. The horseman on it was named Death, and Hades was following after him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.