Sermon by Jentezen Franklin : First Fruits of the New Year

When you put God first everything else will be in order!

"11 After the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as he promised on oath to you and your ancestors, 12 you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.Redeem every firstborn among your sons.

14 “In days to come, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say to him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed the firstborn of both people and animals in Egypt. This is why I sacrifice to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb and redeem each of my firstborn sons." Exodus 13:11-15

1) The clean animal (Lamb ->Jesus) had to be sacrificed in order for the unclean animal (coney ->man kind) to be redeemed!

"Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.Redeem every firstborn among your sons." Exodus:13:13

"The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" John 1:29

2) To bring something back and to give something are two different things. Bringing tithe is not the same as giving tithe. You can't give to Him what is already His, you can only return it!

“Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God.

“Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk. Exodus 23:19

OTHER VERSES:

Proverbs 3:9-10

Genesis 1:1-18

Genesis 22:12

Genesis 4:3-4

John 14:6

Leviticus 27:30

Stay Blessed<3

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