The ritual distinguished burnt offerings, offerings of purification, expiatory offerings, and offerings of the first fruits; besides animals and the firstlings of the field, sacrificial cakes were frequently offered.
Moreover, in every spring the Paschal lamb was offered as a sin-offering for the redemption of the house, along with the firstlings of the field.
Hence according to the primitive conception of the Hebrews, everything that was brought to the birth belonged to their god, the firstlings of the field, and of beast, the first-born male of the woman.
We saw above that the firstlingsof the fruits, and "all that first opens the womb, man or beast," belonged to the God of the Hebrews.
From this moment The very firstlingsof my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand.
Thou shalt not work with the firstling of a bullock, and thou shalt not shear the firstlings of thy sheep.
The firstlings of cattle are to be sanctified to the Lord.
From this moment, The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand.
Like his ministers, he lived on the fat of the land,* claiming as his own the firstlings of the flock.
One of the earliest items recorded of him is that he had no respect for Cain and his offering of vegetables, while to Abel who brought him the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof, he had respect.
Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat: and the Lord had respect to Abel, and to his offerings.
Abel 541:1 takes his offering from the firstlings of the flock.
Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploits: The flighty purpose never is o'ertook Unless the deed go with it: from this moment The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand.
And further, if he was accepted of God, what were the ordinances performed further than the offering of the firstlings of the flock?
By faith in this atonement or plan of redemption, Abel offered to God a sacrifice that was accepted, which was the firstlings of the flock.
And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof.
And Abel, he also brought of thefirstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof" &c.
The humor of Mark Twain is still American, still frolicsome, extravagant, and audacious; but it is riper now and richer, and it has taken unto itself other qualities existing only in germ in these firstlings of his muse.
Consider the firstlings of Shakspere's art and of Molière's; and observe how they reveal these prentice playwrights at work, each seeking to display his cleverness and each satisfied when he had done this.
The firstlings of the flock are doom'd to die: Rich fragrant wines the cheering bowl supply; A female band the gift of Ceres bring; And the gilt roofs with genial triumph ring.
The priest received the usual portions of the firstlings (ch.
At this time also the firstlings of the flock and herd were sacrificed.
Here the firstborn children and the firstlings of animals are put on a level; and if any passage in our present Pentateuch would lend itself to the false construction which the later Israelites favoured, it would be this.
The book of Deuteronomy leaves no doubt that both the tithes of natural produce and the firstlings of the flock and herd were intended to furnish the material for sacrificial feasts at the sanctuary (cf.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "firstlings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
