- a meat offering:
- These first fruits seem to have been the voluntary oblation brought by individuals, of the finest ears of corn out of the field, before the harvest was ripe. "And when¹ ye will offerª° a sacrificeª of thanksgivingª unto the LORD,ª offerª° [it] at your own will.ª" {Lev 22:29} + "Speakª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª and sayª° unto¹ them, When¹ ye be comeª° into¹ the landª which¹ I¹ giveª° unto you, and shall reapª°¹ the harvestª thereof, then ye shall bringª°¹ a sheafª of the firstfruitsª of your harvestª unto¹ the priest:ª" {Lev 23:10} + "And ye shall eatª° neither¹ bread,ª nor parched corn,ª nor green ears,ª until¹ the selfsameªª dayª thatª ye have broughtª°¹ an offeringª unto your God:ª [it shall be] a statuteª for everª throughout your generationsª in all¹ your dwellings.ª ... Ye shall bring¹ out²° of your habitationsª¹ twoª waveª loavesª of twoª tenth deals:ª they shall be¹ of fine flour;ª they shall be bakenª° with leaven;ª [they are] the firstfruitsª unto the LORD.ª" {Lev 23:14-17} + "And the priestª shall waveª° them with¹ the breadª of the firstfruitsª [for] a wave offeringª beforeª the LORD,ª with¹ the twoª lambs:ª they shall be¹ holyª to the LORDª for the priest.ª" {Lev 23:20} + "And in processª¹ of timeª it came to pass,¹ that Cainª broughtª° of the fruitª¹ of the groundª an offeringª unto the LORD.ª" {Gen 4:3} + "Commandª°¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª and sayª° unto¹ them,¹ My offering,ª [and] my breadª for my sacrifices made by fire,ª [for] a sweetª savourª unto me, shall ye observeª° to offerª° unto me in their due season.ª" {Num 28:2} + "That thou shalt takeª° of the firstª¹ of all¹ the fruitª of the earth,ª which¹ thou shalt bringª° of thy landª¹ that¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, and shalt putª° [it] in a basket,ª and shalt goª° unto¹ the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall chooseª° to placeª° his nameª there.¹" {Deu 26:2} + "Honourª°¹ the LORDª with thy substance,ª¹ and with the firstfruitsª¹ of all¹ thine increase:ª ... So shall thy barnsª be filledª° with plenty,ª and thy pressesª shall burst outª° with new wine.ª" {Prv 3:9-10} + "For he shall grow upª° beforeª him as a tender plant,ª and as a rootª out of a dryª ground:ª¹ he hath no¹ formª nor¹ comeliness;ª and when we shall seeª° him, [there is] no¹ beautyª that we should desireª° him. ... Yet it pleasedª° the LORDª to bruiseª° him; he hath put [him] to grief:ª° when¹ thou shalt makeª° his soulª an offering for sin,ª he shall seeª° [his] seed,ª he shall prolongª° [his] days,ª and the pleasureª of the LORDª shall prosperª° in his hand.ª" {Isa 53:2-10} + "For¹ from the risingª¹ of the sunª even unto¹ the going downª of the same my nameª [shall be] greatª among the Gentiles;ª and in every¹ placeª incenseª° [shall be] offeredª° unto my name,ª and a pureª offering:ª for¹ my nameª [shall be] greatª among the heathen,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 1:11} + "Butª nowª is²° Christª risenª° fromª the dead,ª [and] becomeª° the firstfruitsª of them that slept.ª°" {1Co 15:20} + "Theseª are¹ they²° whichª were²° notª defiledª° withª women;ª forª they areª° virgins.ª Theseª are¹ they²° which² followª° the¹ Lambª whithersoeverªª he goeth.ª° Theseª were redeemedª° fromª among men,ª [being] the firstfruitsª unto Godª andª to the¹ Lamb.ª" {Rev 14:4}
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