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Thematic Bible: Birthright


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Jeremiah 31:9
With weeping they will come. By supplication I will lead them. I will make them walk by streams of waters on a straight path in which they will not stumble. For I am a father to Israel and Ephraim is my firstborn. Verse ConceptsGod, Fatherhood OfAdoption, nature ofFirstbornIntimacyPeople Of God, In OtSpring Of WaterWeepingAnswered PromisesSpiritual AdoptionFirstborn SonsStraight PathsNot StumblingBrookssupplication

Romans 8:29
Those he first recognized, he ordained in advance that they be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. Verse ConceptsAbility, Of God To SaveGod, Fatherhood OfGod, All knowingGoalsAdoption, descriptions ofForeknowledgeFirstbornConformityethics, and graceElection, Results InChristlikenessBeing Chosendiscipleship, nature ofHeart, DivineHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfLikenessGod's ForeknowledgeParticipation, In ChristDestinyOrderliness In SalvationSpiritualityChrist, Character OfNew Birth, Results OfChrist, Names ForLife's PurposeForeordained PlansSpiritual AdoptionChrist The FirstbornValidly Like GodLike ChristChrist's True FamilyConformingBenefits Of HeavenParticipation In Christ NatureimageReflecting God's HeartChrist Our BrotherChristians Being Called Brothers

Exodus 4:22
Say to Pharaoh: 'Thus says Jehovah, Israel is my son, my firstborn. Verse ConceptsGod, Fatherhood OfFirstbornInheritance, SpiritualPeople Of God, In OtFirstborn SonsSpecial Revelation

Hebrews 1:6
And again: when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says: Let all the angels of God pay him homage. Verse ConceptsFirstbornHeirsWorship, Of God AloneJesus Christ, Worship OfHeaven, Worshiping GodHeaven And AngelsChrist, Names ForWorshipping Christ

Revelation 1:5
And from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness, and the firstborn from the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood. Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness OfFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFreedom, Abuse Of ChristianFirstbornExpiationAtonement, Remission Of Sins ByJesus As King Of KingsRulersSalvation, Nature OfWitnessing, Importance OfJesus Christ, Love OfJesus Christ, ResurrectionLibertyNames And Titles For ChristChrist, Names ForChrist The FirstbornThe Witness Of ChristChrist AtoningChrist Is RisenChrist's LoveWitnesses

Psalm 89:27
I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. Verse ConceptsFirstbornBrothersChrist The Firstborn

Colossians 1:15
He is the image (likeness) (representation) of the invisible God. He is the firstborn (Greek: prototokos: childbirth, offspring) of all creation. Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritFirstbornFellowship, In The GospelCommunicationImage Of GodIncarnationLikenessDivinity Of ChristMission, Of Jesus ChristPerfection, DivineRevelation, In NtSeeing GodUniquenessPreexistence Of ChristGod, InvisibleChrist, Names ForBirthrightsGod's Glory In Jesus ChristChrist The FirstbornGodheadIdentityIdentity In Christimage

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). Verse ConceptsChurchGod, As JudgeFirstbornHeirsJudgesLast JudgmentRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanSpiritsSpirit, Nature OfWhat Heaven Will Be LikeThe Judgement InvolvesNames And Titles For The ChurchChurch, Titles OfGathered By GodChrist The FirstbornNames Written In HeavenPeople Made PerfectBelonging To HeavenThe Church UniversalPrivileges of saintsPurgatorygathering

Genesis 25:29-34
One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from hunting. He was hungry. He said to Jacob: I am starving! Give me some of that red stuff. (That is why he was named Edom.) Jacob answered: I will give it to you if you give me your birthright as the firstborn son. read more.
Esau said: All right! I am about to die. What good are rights as firstborn to me? Jacob answered: First make a vow that you will give me your birthright. Esau made the vow and gave his rights as firstborn to Jacob. Jacob gave him some bread and some of the soup. He ate and drank and then got up and left. Esau did not care about his birthright.

Genesis 27:36
Esau said: This is the second time that he has cheated me. No wonder his name is Jacob. He took my rights as the firstborn son. Now he has taken my blessing. Have you saved a blessing for me? Verse ConceptsJacob, Life And Character OfDoing Things TwicePeople Naming PeopleGraspingPeople BlessingStoring Other Things

Genesis 25:33
Jacob answered: First make a vow that you will give me your birthright. Esau made the vow and gave his rights as firstborn to Jacob. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanYielding To Temptation

Hebrews 12:16
Let no one become immoral or unspiritual like Esau. He sold his birthright for a single meal! Verse ConceptsLearning From The PastBrothersHeirsPast, TheFornicationRightsSexual Sin, Nature OfUngodlinessWasteBirthrightsAvoid ImmoralitySexual Immorality

Romans 9:12-13
She was told: The older will serve the younger. It is written: I loved Jacob, and I hated Esau.

Genesis 48:15-20
Jacob blessed Joseph. He said: May God, in whose presence my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac walked, may this God who has been my shepherd all my life to this very day, May the being who rescued me from all evil bless these boys! May they be called by my name and by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. May they have many children on the earth. Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on Ephraim's head. Joseph did not like it. So he took his father's hand in order to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's. read more.
He said to his father: That is not right, Father! This is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head. His father refused and said: I know, Son, I know! Manasseh, too, will become a nation. He, too, will be important. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be more important than he. His descendants will become many nations. That day he blessed them. He said: Because of you, Israel will speak this blessing: 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!' In this way Israel put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

Deuteronomy 21:15-17
If a man have two wives and loves one more than the other. The first son of either wife is the man's first-born son, even if the boy's mother is the wife he does not love. A man near death and dividing up his property must give a double share to his first-born son. This is because he was the first to be born. The day he wills his possessions to his sons, he should not put the firstborn son of the loved wife before the firstborn son of the unloved wife. He should acknowledge the firstborn son of the unloved wife. And give him a double portion of all that he has. He is the beginning of his strength. The right of the firstborn belongs to him.

Deuteronomy 21:15-16
If a man have two wives and loves one more than the other. The first son of either wife is the man's first-born son, even if the boy's mother is the wife he does not love. A man near death and dividing up his property must give a double share to his first-born son. This is because he was the first to be born. The day he wills his possessions to his sons, he should not put the firstborn son of the loved wife before the firstborn son of the unloved wife.

1 Chronicles 26:10
Hosah the Merarite had sons: Shimri the first although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him the first, Verse ConceptsFirstbornBirthrights

1 Chronicles 5:1-2
The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father's marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright, and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph

1 Kings 2:15
He said: You know the kingship was mine. All Israel expected me to be their king. But the kingship has been turned over to my brother because Jehovah gave it to him.

2 Chronicles 21:3
Their father gave them large amounts of gold, silver, and other valuable possessions, and placed each one in charge of one of the fortified cities of Judah. But because Jehoram was the oldest, Jehoshaphat made him his successor. Verse ConceptsFirstbornGoldInheritance, MaterialBirthrights

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