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Hebrews 12:23. To the general assembly and church of the firstborn registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect.
After destroying all the firstborn males of Egypt and sparing Israel, both of man and beast, the Lord claims all the firstborn males who open the womb as His own possession. To eat bread without leaven for seven days is to acknowledge what God sanctifies unto Himself as an ordinance forever. These commandments are for a memorial to the strong hand of the Lord in our life, to direct our actions in accordance with His ways, not our own ability.
The Firstborn Consecrated Exodus 13
V. 1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine.”
V. 7 & 8. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days. And no leavened bread shall be seen among you, nor shall leaven be seen among you in all your quarters. And you shall tell your son in that day, saying, because of what the Lord did for me when I came up from Egypt.
V. 14, 15. And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, what is this? You shall say unto him, with a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, the house of slavery.....therefore I sacrifice to the Lord every male that opens the womb but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
The Lord displays His strong hand in judgment against the strength of man as a display of sovereignty.
1 Corinthians 1:25. “For the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
This perception of man invested in the first born male is clearly understood in the words of Jacob in his final blessing upon his sons.
Genesis 49:3. Reuben you my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
“The beginning of my strength” is the expression of a man’s virility.
Psalm 105:36. He smote all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
On the other hand, God displays His might and the beginning of His strength in creation:
Isaiah 40:26. Lift up your eyes on high and behold who has created these things, who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name by the greatness of His might, for that He is strong in power; not one fails.
Moreover, this perception of the firstborn male is an expression of the pride of man. In this context, the Lord invests Israel before the witness of Pharaoh (the false man-god) with a severe warning:
Exodus 4:22&23. And you shall say unto Pharaoh, thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, my firstborn, and I say unto you; let my son go that he may serve me, and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, your firstborn.
The priesthood had become exclusive to the tribe of Levi after the golden calf incident, and as a result, they took the place of the firstborn redeemed of the Lord.
Numbers 3:12 & 13. Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that open the womb from among the children of Israel, therefore the Levites shall be mine 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.
The census established the number of Levite males qualified to serve with Aaron in the priesthood, the sons of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The census of the firstborn males totaled 273 souls above that of the qualified Levite males, and these were redeemed by a five shekel per man redemption price.
In modern day Israel, the government mints a five shekel coin that can be purchased for a family to commemorate a son as the firstborn, by natural childbirth. Family restrictions in some countries, birth control, abortion and cesarean birth all restrict the number of firstborn males who open the womb, and the church of the firstborn.
Take heed to understand that the church is not exclusive to firstborn males of natural childbirth, but the number establishes a limit to the fullness. God has taken for Himself the firstborn as a reflection of the fact that the Son of God is the firstborn of all creation.
The Time of the Gentiles soon fulfilled?
Luke 21:24. For Jerusalem will be trampled upon by the gentiles until the time of the gentiles be fulfilled.
Romans 11:25. As well the blindness of Israel shall only continue until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in.
After destroying all the firstborn males of Egypt and sparing Israel, both of man and beast, the Lord claims all the firstborn males who open the womb as His own possession. To eat bread without leaven for seven days is to acknowledge what God sanctifies unto Himself as an ordinance forever. These commandments are for a memorial to the strong hand of the Lord in our life, to direct our actions in accordance with His ways, not our own ability.
The Firstborn Consecrated Exodus 13
V. 1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine.”
V. 7 & 8. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days. And no leavened bread shall be seen among you, nor shall leaven be seen among you in all your quarters. And you shall tell your son in that day, saying, because of what the Lord did for me when I came up from Egypt.
V. 14, 15. And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, what is this? You shall say unto him, with a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, the house of slavery.....therefore I sacrifice to the Lord every male that opens the womb but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
The Lord displays His strong hand in judgment against the strength of man as a display of sovereignty.
1 Corinthians 1:25. “For the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
This perception of man invested in the first born male is clearly understood in the words of Jacob in his final blessing upon his sons.
Genesis 49:3. Reuben you my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
“The beginning of my strength” is the expression of a man’s virility.
Psalm 105:36. He smote all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
On the other hand, God displays His might and the beginning of His strength in creation:
Isaiah 40:26. Lift up your eyes on high and behold who has created these things, who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name by the greatness of His might, for that He is strong in power; not one fails.
Moreover, this perception of the firstborn male is an expression of the pride of man. In this context, the Lord invests Israel before the witness of Pharaoh (the false man-god) with a severe warning:
Exodus 4:22&23. And you shall say unto Pharaoh, thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, my firstborn, and I say unto you; let my son go that he may serve me, and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, your firstborn.
The priesthood had become exclusive to the tribe of Levi after the golden calf incident, and as a result, they took the place of the firstborn redeemed of the Lord.
Numbers 3:12 & 13. Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that open the womb from among the children of Israel, therefore the Levites shall be mine 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.
The census established the number of Levite males qualified to serve with Aaron in the priesthood, the sons of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The census of the firstborn males totaled 273 souls above that of the qualified Levite males, and these were redeemed by a five shekel per man redemption price.
In modern day Israel, the government mints a five shekel coin that can be purchased for a family to commemorate a son as the firstborn, by natural childbirth. Family restrictions in some countries, birth control, abortion and cesarean birth all restrict the number of firstborn males who open the womb, and the church of the firstborn.
Take heed to understand that the church is not exclusive to firstborn males of natural childbirth, but the number establishes a limit to the fullness. God has taken for Himself the firstborn as a reflection of the fact that the Son of God is the firstborn of all creation.
The Time of the Gentiles soon fulfilled?
Luke 21:24. For Jerusalem will be trampled upon by the gentiles until the time of the gentiles be fulfilled.
Romans 11:25. As well the blindness of Israel shall only continue until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in.
