Exodus 13:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 13:2

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Exodus 13:1-2
Excerpted from: Unleavened Bread and the Holy Spirit (Part One)

From that point on, God claimed the firstborn. Now, what did He also do with the firstborn of Egypt? He killed all of them. But when an Israelite firstborn came along, that baby belonged to God. Did you know that? Of both man and beast they are Mine. He claimed them. They were His. And I will give you a little advanced notice here. What God is doing, in a way, is making up for the killing of the firstborn. He has not against firstborn by rule. But you will see what He does with these kids.

So they were to sanctify their own firstborn, that is Israelites, both human and animal. Now, what is He doing? If you are consecrating somebody, or you are sanctifying somebody, you are setting them apart as different for some reason.

Exodus 13:2
Excerpted from: Unleavened Bread and the Holy Spirit (Part One)

So they were to sanctify their own firstborn, that is Israelites, both human and animal. Now, what is He doing? If you are consecrating somebody, or you are sanctifying somebody, you are setting them apart as different for some reason. We are going to go same chapter, but we are going to pick it up in verse 11. Incidentally, I just picked up a word here that I should be maybe saying every once in a while. What God is doing is setting these people free. When God calls us, that is part of what He is doing. He is setting us free. It may take years for us to get there, but if He had not set us free in the first place (this is just another thought), we would never be free. We just keep right on sinning.

Exodus 13:2-10
Excerpted from: The Pharisees (Part 3)

In Exodus 13 we will see the command. But, what we are going to see is that the sense of His commands is metaphorical. It is not actual. Notice how He phrases this:

This is just after He mentioned to them to tell their sons what has been done in Egypt and why. This eating of unleavened bread, then, was to be a sign to the Israelites for what God has done.

Exodus 13:1-2
Excerpted from: Why We Observe Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread

The setting apart of the firstborn was to serve as an additional reminder that God spared Israel's firstborn when He passed over them instead of striking them dead. He did strike dead the Egyptian's firstborn. As we continue to move through this chapter, let us notice what God Himself emphasizes.

Exodus 13:2-3
Excerpted from: The Wilderness Trek and Judgment Begins

God claimed whatever opened the womb of man and beast, more or less partly as a replacement and a reminder to the Israelites—that belongs to Him. Consecrate means to set it apart. It comes to Me.

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