Playlist: Firstborn of Animals (topic)
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Lessons From the Eighth Day
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe Eighth Day is a festival which concludes God's Holy Day cycle. While Scripture seems to give very few direct instructions, deeper study reveals it is a culminating and sacred assembly (atzeret) focused not on rejoicing or sacrifices, but instead on retention, reflection, and renewal. The Eighth Day connotes both completion …
An Abundant Spiritual Offering
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe number eight signifies a new start with abundance abundance following a period of time (a week, seven years, or a millennium) of preparatory activity.
The Priesthood of God (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The firstborn privileges indicate prominence, carrying the birthright promises. In the New Testament, the firstborn did not always correspond to actual birth order.