If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches. Cross References Numbers 15:18 "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you Nehemiah 10:37 Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. Ezekiel 44:30 The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes. Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. Treasury of Scripture For if the first fruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. if the first-fruit. Exodus 22:29 Exodus 23:16,19 Leviticus 23:10 and if. Romans 11:17 Genesis 17:7 Jeremiah 2:21 |