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Text: Exodus 13: 11-16

MEDITATION

Exodus 13:11-16

11 “And it shall be, when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as He swore to you and your fathers, and gives it to you,
12 that you shall set apart to the LORD all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the LORD’s.
13 But every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all the firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem.
14 So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’
16 It shall be as a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. In the land of Canaan

a. These laws were given before Israel entered the land of Canaan.

b. Israel must understand and keep the laws of God.

2. The law of the firstborn

All firstborn males belong to the LORD:

a. The firstborn son

b. The firstborn of all livestock

3. The law of redemption

a. All firstborn of the livestock was meant to be offered as a sacrifice to God.

i. It is offered as thanksgiving to God.

ii. This was to commemorate the time when God spared the children of Israel.

b. The firstborn male sons would not, of course, be sacrificed.

i. There was a token sum of money to be given to the Lord (five shekels of silver).

ii. The Levites would take the place of the firstborn sons and serve God.

4. The firstborn of the donkey

a. The donkey is classified as an unclean animal.

b. Therefore, it could not be offered as a sacrifice to God.

c. There were two options:

i. It must be killed.

ii. It may be redeemed by offering a lamb in its place.

5. Explanation to the children

a. The Passover was to be remembered.

i. The strength of the Lord was to be thought of.

ii. The stubbornness of the Pharaoh was to be remembered.

b. The Lord slew all the firstborn of the Egyptians:

i. Flocks and livestock

ii. Sons

c. Thus, all firstborn males must be redeemed.

d. This truth was to be made clear to every generation.

i. As clear as the sign on the hand.

ii. “Frontlets” were decorative bands worn on the forehead.

经文：出埃及记 13:11-16

沉思

《出埃及 13:11-16》
11 “将来，耶和华照他向你和你祖宗所起的誓将你领进迦南人之地，把这地赐给你，
12 那时你要将一切头生的，并牲畜中头生的，归给耶和华，公的都要属耶和华。
13 凡头生的驴，你要用羊羔代赎，若不代赎，就要打折它的颈项。凡你儿子中头生的都要赎出来。
14 日后，你的儿子问你说：‘这是什么意思？’你就说：‘耶和华用大能的手将我们从埃及为奴之家领出来。
15 那时法老几乎不容我们去，耶和华就把埃及地所有头生的，无论是人是牲畜，都杀了。因此，我把一切头生的公牲畜献给耶和华为祭，但将头生的儿子都赎出来。

16 这要在你手上做记号，在你额上做经文，因为耶和华用大能的手将我们从埃及领出来。’”

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 在迦南地

a. 这些律法是在以色列进入迦南之前所立的

b. 以色列必须理解并遵守上帝的律法

2.头生的律法

一切公的头生，都属上帝：

a. 头生的儿子

b. 头生的牲畜

3. 赎回的律法

a. 所有牲畜的头生都要作为给上帝的献祭

i. 它是感谢上帝的献祭

ii. 这是为了纪念上帝当时免了以色列头生的儿子一死

b. 头生的儿子当然不献为祭

i. 把一笔象征性的钱交给主(五舍客勒的银)

ii. 利未人将代替头生子，侍奉上帝

4. 头生的驴

a. 驴属于不洁净的动物

b. 因此，它不能献给上帝为祭

c. 有两种选择:

i. 必须被杀掉

ii. 或用羔羊代替做献祭

5.给孩子的解释

a.要记得逾越节

i.记得上帝的大能

ii.记得法老的固执

b.上帝杀了所有埃及的头生：

i.羊群和牲畜

ii.儿子

c.因此，所有的长子都要被赎出来

d.要清楚地把这个真理告诉每一代的人

i.清楚地在手上做记号

ii.“额上做经文”是带在额上的装饰