Already Animal Animals Beasts Belongs Born Cattle Consecrate Dedicate Firstborn First-fruits Firstling Hallow Howbeit However Lord's Oath Offered Ox Sanctify Sheep Whether
27:26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether [it be] ox, or sheep: it [is] the {n} LORD'S.
(n) It was the Lord's already.
27:26 No man shall sanctify it - By vow; because it is not his own, but the Lord's already, and therefore to vow such a thing to God is a tacit derogation from, and an usurpation of the Lord's right, and a mocking of God by pretending to give what we cannot withhold from him. Or ox or sheep - Under these two eminent kinds he comprehends all other beasts which might be sacrificed to God, the firstlings whereof could not be redeemed but were to be sacrificed; whereas the firstlings of men were to be redeemed, and therefore were capable of being vowed, as we see, 1Sam 1:11.
27:26-33 Things or persons devoted, are distinguished from things or persons that were only sanctified. Devoted things were most holy to the Lord, and could neither be taken back nor applied to other purposes. Whatever productions they had the benefit, God must be honoured with the tenth of, if it could be applied. Thus they acknowledge God to be the Owner of their land, the Giver of its fruits, and themselves to be his tenants, and dependants upon him. Thus they gave him thanks for the plenty they enjoyed, and besought his favour in the continuance of it. We are taught to honour the Lord with our substance.
Already Animal Animals Beasts Belongs Born Cattle Consecrate Dedicate Firstborn First-Fruits Firstling Howbeit However Jehovah's LORD's Oath Offered Ox Sanctify Sheep Whether
Already Animal Animals Beasts Belongs Born Cattle Consecrate Dedicate Firstborn First-Fruits Firstling Howbeit However Jehovah's LORD's Oath Offered Ox Sanctify Sheep Whether
