Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.
Because
On the day
Bible References
Because
Numbers 8:16
They will be the only Israelites given to me. I have taken them to be mine as substitutes for every firstborn male offspring of the Israelites.
Numbers 18:15
Every firstborn male, human or animal that is brought to Jehovah is yours. But you must buy back every firstborn son and the firstborn male of any unclean animal.
Exodus 13:2
Consecrate (appoint) (sanctify) all the first-born males to me. Every first-born male Israelite and every first-born male animal belongs to me!
Exodus 22:29
Do not delay the offering from your harvest and your vintage. Give the firstborn of your sons to me.
Exodus 34:19
Every first male offspring is mine. The firstborn males of all your livestock, whether cattle, sheep, or goats are mine.
Leviticus 27:26
A firstborn animal already belongs to Jehovah because it was born first. Therefore, it cannot be set apart as holy. Whether it is a bull or a sheep, it belongs to Jehovah.
Ezekiel 44:30
The priests should have the best of all the first ripened fruits. The best of every gift from all your contributions must go to the priests. The best of your dough must go to the priests. This will cause a blessing to rest on your home.
Luke 2:23
It is written in God's law that every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to God. (Exodus 13:1, 2)
Hebrews 12:23
to the general assembly and congregation of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just (righteous) (holy) men made perfect (mature) (having all needed qualities).
On the day
Exodus 12:29
At midnight Jehovah killed every firstborn male in Egypt from the firstborn son of Pharaoh who ruled the land to the firstborn son of the prisoner in jail, and also every firstborn animal.
Exodus 13:15
Pharaoh was too stubborn to let us go. Because of this every firstborn male in Egypt-human and animal was killed. This is why we sacrifice every firstborn male to Jehovah and buy every firstborn son back from Jehovah.