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Excerpted from: The Two Wave Loaves of Pentecost

As another application, Romans 11:16 says that “If the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy.” The context does not say definitely, but it seems to be talking about Abraham. He was the early and abundant part of God’s work anciently. In Jeremiah 2:3, the nation of Israel is called the firstfruits of the LORD’s increase. In Hosea 9:10, God says He viewed Israel as the firstfruits on the fig tree. Israel was the early part of God’s labor as well. But what we see is that just as each crop had an early portion that belonged to God, so there are multiple applications of firstfruits metaphorically as well.

Romans 11:16
Excerpted from: The Appointed Weeks of Pentecost

As we know, the word “firstfruits” is used in several ways. Jesus twice is called “the firstfruits” (I Corinthians 15:20-23). A second usage is that Christians have the firstfruits of the Spirit (Romans 8:23). A third usage is that Christians themselves are firstfruits (James 1:18). A fourth usage is found in Romans 11:16, which says that “If the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy.” The context suggests that it is talking about Abraham. He was the early part of God’s work anciently. Along similar lines, a fifth usage is that the nation of Israel was also the firstfruits of what God was doing then (Jeremiah 2:3; Hosea 9:10).

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Jerusalem's Fall and Christ's Return  
Prepare to Meet Your God! (Part Eight): Seek Me and Live!  
Spiritual Blindness (Part One): The God of This World  
The Branch  
The Branch of God's Planting  
Who Are the 144,000?  

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Biblical Symbolism (Part Four)  

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Prepare to Meet Your God! (The Book of Amos) (Part Two)  

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Lessons From Roots (Part One)  
Pentecost's Two Leavened Loaves (Part Two)  
Should We 'Sweat the Small Stuff'? (Part Two)  

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The Purpose of the Church  
The Sovereignty of God (Part Eight)  
We Must Believe!  
Maintaining Good Health (Part 7)  
The Purpose of Israel  
Facing Times of Stress: When God is Silent (Part Four)  
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Nine): Romans 11  

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