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115 Bible Verses about Giving First Fruit Offerings
Think about first fruits – that special offering we give to God. It's a way of saying "thank you" and showing our love for Him. In the Bible, it's often talked about with the first harvest or the firstborn livestock. But it's so much deeper than that, isn't it?
Giving our first fruits is really about acknowledging that everything we have comes from God. It's about honoring Him by giving Him the first and the best – not the leftovers. It's an act of trust, like saying, "God, I know you'll provide. I know you're the owner of everything, and I depend on you."
It's a good reminder to put God first in everything – not just our money, but our time, our talents, how we use what we have, even the decisions we make every single day. When we put God first, we're saying, "I trust you, God. I want your guidance in everything I do."
It's like James 1:181 says, "He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created." That's pretty powerful, to think of ourselves as God's first fruits.
Esteem יהוה with your goods, And with the first-fruits of all your increase;Then your storehouses shall be filled with plenty, And your vats overflow with new wine.
But now Messiah has been raised from the dead, and has become the first-fruit of those having fallen asleep.
Now if the first-fruit is set-apart, the lump is also. And if the root is set-apart, so are the branches.
“Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕ‘And he shall wave the sheaf before יהוה, for your acceptance. On the morrow after the Sabbath the priest waves it.
Having purposed it, He brought us forth by the Word of truth, for us to be a kind of first-fruits of His creatures.
“And it shall be, when you come into the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it,that you shall take some of the first of all the fruits of the soil which you bring from your land that יהוה your Elohim is giving you, and shall put it in a basket and go to the place where יהוה your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell there.
“And the first of all the first-fruits of all, and every contribution of all, of all your contributions, belong to the priests. And the first of your ground meal you give to the priest, so that a blessing rests on your house.
And not only so, but even we ourselves who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, we ourselves also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.
“All the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine and the grain – their first-fruits which they give to יהוה – I have given them to you.“The first-fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to יהוה, are yours. Everyone who is clean in your house eats it.
the first-fruits of your grain and your new wine and your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you give to him.
and the Festival of the Harvest, the first-fruits of your labours which you have sown in the field; and the Festival of the Ingathering at the outgoing of the year, when you have gathered in the fruit of your labours from the field.
Let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not of grief or of necessity, for Elohim loves a joyous giver.
‘Bring them to יהוה as an offering of the first-fruits, but they are not burned on the altar for a sweet fragrance.
“Set apart to Me all the first-born, the one opening the womb among the children of Yisra’ĕ
and to bring the first-fruits of our soil and the first-fruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the House of יהוה,also to bring the first-born of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Torah, and the firstlings of our herds and our flocks, to the House of our Elohim, to the priests attending in the House of our Elohim.And that we should bring the first-fruits of our dough, and our contributions, and the fruit from all kinds of trees, of new wine and of oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the House of our Elohim; and the tithes of our land to the Lĕ
“Do not delay giving your harvest and your vintage. Give Me the first-born of your sons.
‘And when you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall reckon their fruit as uncircumcised. For three years it is as uncircumcised to you, it is not eaten.‘And in the fourth year all its fruit is set-apart – praises to יהוה.‘And in the fifth year you eat its fruit, so that it increases its yield to you. I am יהוה your Elohim.
and to bring the first-fruits of our soil and the first-fruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the House of יהוה,
‘Present a cake of the first of your dough as a contribution – as a contribution of the threshing-floor you present it.‘Of the first of your dough you are to give to יהוה a contribution throughout your generations.
“Bring the first of the first-fruits of your land into the House of יהוה your Elohim. Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
“And there you shall take your burnt offerings, and your offerings, and your tithes, and the contributions of your hand, and your vowed offerings, and your voluntary offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock.“And there you shall eat before יהוה your Elohim, and shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your households, in which יהוה your Elohim has blessed you.
“And perform the Festival of Weeks for yourself, of the first-fruits of wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering at the turn of the year.
“Bring the first of the first-fruits of your land to the House of יהוה your Elohim. Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
‘And if you bring a grain offering of your first-fruits to יהוה, bring for the grain offering of your first-fruits green heads of grain roasted on the fire, crushed heads of new grain.
“You shall tithe without fail all the yield of your grain that the field brings forth year by year.“And you shall eat before יהוה your Elohim, in the place where He chooses to make His Name dwell, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, and of the firstlings of your herds and your sheep, so that you learn to fear יהוה your Elohim always.
‘Of the first of your dough you are to give to יהוה a contribution throughout your generations.
‘And on the day of the first-fruits, when you bring a new grain offering to יהוה at your Festival of Weeks, you have a set-apart gathering, you do no servile work.
“All the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine and the grain – their first-fruits which they give to יהוה – I have given them to you.
And it came to be, in the course of time, that Qayin brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to יהוה.And Heḇbut He did not look to Qayin and his offering. And Qayin was very wroth, and his face fell.
“And there you shall take your burnt offerings, and your offerings, and your tithes, and the contributions of your hand, and your vowed offerings, and your voluntary offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock.
‘And all the tithe of the land – of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree – belongs to יהוה. It is set-apart to יהוה.
that you shall take some of the first of all the fruits of the soil which you bring from your land that יהוה your Elohim is giving you, and shall put it in a basket and go to the place where יהוה your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell there.
‘And now, see, I have brought the first-fruits of the land which You, O יהוה, have given me.’ Then you shall place it before יהוה your Elohim, and bow down before יהוה your Elohim,
“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, and let there be food in My house. And please prove Me in this,” said יהוה of hosts, “whether I do not open for you the windows of the heavens, and shall pour out for you boundless blessing!
then you shall say before יהוה your Elohim, ‘I have put away the set-apart portion from my house, and also have given it to the Lĕ‘I have not eaten any of it when in mourning, nor have I removed any of it for any unclean use, nor given any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the voice of יהוה my Elohim, I have done according to all that You have commanded me.‘Look from Your set-apart dwelling place, from the heavens, and bless Your people Yisra’ĕ
And on that day some were appointed over the rooms for the stores, for the contributions, for the first-fruits, and for tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions required by the Torah for the priests and for the Lĕ
And he said to the people, those who dwelt in Yerushalayim, to give the portion for the priests and the LĕAnd as the word spread, the children of Yisra’ĕ
And He smote all the first-born in Mitsrayim, The first-fruits of strength in the tents of Ḥ
and for the wood offering and the first-fruits at appointed times. Remember me, O my Elohim, for good!
‘Take from among you a contribution to יהוה. Everyone whose heart so moves him, let him bring it as a contribution to יהוה : gold, and silver, and bronze,
“And they do not sell any of it, nor exchange it, nor transfer this best part of the land, for it is set-apart to יהוה.
Then Mosheh commanded and they sent this word throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the contribution of the set-apart place.” And the people were withheld from bringing,for what they had was enough for all the work to be done, more than enough.
And this: He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows on blessing shall also reap on blessing.Let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not of grief or of necessity, for Elohim loves a joyous giver.
And each in his own order: Messiah the first-fruits, then those who are of Messiah at His coming,
“Give, and it shall be given to you. A good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over shall be put into your lap. For with the same measure with which you measure, it shall be measured back to you.”
Indeed I have all and more than enough. I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditos what you sent, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable offering, well-pleasing to Elohim.
There is one who scatters, yet increases more. And one who withholds more than is right, But it comes to poverty.The generous being is enriched, And he who waters is also watered himself.
And do not forget to do good and to share, for with such slaughter offerings Elohim is well pleased.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you tithe the mint and the anise and the cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the Torah: the right-ruling and the compassion and the belief. These need to have been done, without neglecting the others.
‘And the entire tithe of the herd and of the flock, all that passes under the rod, the tenth one is set-apart to יהוה.‘He does not inquire whether it is good or spoilt, nor does he exchange it. And if he exchanges it at all, then both it and the one exchanged for it are set-apart, it is not redeemed.’ ”
On the first day of the week let each one of you set aside, storing up whatever he is prospered, so that there are no collections when I come.
“And it shall be, when you come into the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it,that you shall take some of the first of all the fruits of the soil which you bring from your land that יהוה your Elohim is giving you, and shall put it in a basket and go to the place where יהוה your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell there.“And you shall come to the one who is priest in those days, and say to him, ‘I shall declare today to יהוה your Elohim that I have come to the land which יהוה swore to our fathers to give us.’“And the priest shall take the basket from your hand and place it before the altar of יהוה your Elohim.“And you shall answer and say before יהוה your Elohim, ‘My father was a perishing Aramean, and he went down to Mitsrayim and sojourned there with few men. And there he became a nation, great, mighty, and numerous.‘But the Mitsrites did evil to us, and afflicted us, and imposed hard labour on us.‘Then we cried out to יהוה Elohim of our fathers, and יהוה heard our voice and saw our affliction and our toil and our oppression.‘And יהוה brought us out of Mitsrayim with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm, with great fear and with signs and wonders.‘And He brought us to this place and has given us this land, “a land flowing with milk and honey.”‘And now, see, I have brought the first-fruits of the land which You, O יהוה, have given me.’ Then you shall place it before יהוה your Elohim, and bow down before יהוה your Elohim,and shall rejoice in all the good which יהוה your Elohim has given to you and your house, you and the Lĕ
And looking up He saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,and He saw a certain poor widow putting in two mites.And He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all.“For all these out of their excess have put in offerings for Elohim, but she out of her poverty has put in all that she had to live on.”
For there was not anyone needy among them, for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of what was sold,and laid them at the feet of the emissaries, and they distributed to each as anyone had need.
“All this I did show you, by labouring like this, that you ought to help the weak. And remember the words of the Master יהושע, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
I call upon you, therefore, brothers, through the compassion of Elohim, to present your bodies a living offering – set-apart, well-pleasing to Elohim – your reasonable worship.
“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give so voluntarily as this? For all comes from You, and we have given to You out of Your hand.
For if the readiness is present, it is well received according to what one has, not according to what he does not have –
And my Elohim shall fill all your need according to His riches in esteem by Messiah יהושע.
then this stone which I have set as a standing column shall be Elohim’s house, and of all that You give me, I shall certainly give a tenth to You.”
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, When it is in the power of your hand to do so.Do not say to your neighbour, “Go, and come back, and tomorrow I give it,” When you have it with you.
Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living Elohim, who gives us richly all for enjoyment,to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, ready to share,
And they came, both men and women, all whose hearts moved them, and brought earrings and nose rings, and rings and necklaces, all golden goods, even every one who made a wave offering of gold to יהוה.
And He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, shall supply and increase the seed you have sown and increase the fruit of your righteousness,being enriched in every way for all simplicity, which works out thanksgiving to Elohim through us.
“Sell your possessions and give in kindness. Make yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief does come near nor moth destroys.“For where your treasure is, there your heart shall be also.
“A son esteems his father, and a servant his master. And if I am the Father, where is My esteem? And if I am a Master, where is My fear? said יהוה of hosts to you priests who despise My Name. But you asked, ‘In what way have we despised Your Name?’“You are presenting defiled food on My altar. But you asked, ‘In what way have we defiled You?’ Because you say, ‘The table of יהוה is despicable.’“And when you present the blind as a slaughtering, is it not evil? And when you present the lame and sick, is it not evil? Bring it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you favourably?” said יהוה of hosts.
“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. You have received without paying, give without being paid.
“יהוה makes poor and makes rich, He brings low and lifts up.“He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the dunghill, to sit with princes, and make them inherit a throne of esteem. For the supports of the earth belong to יהוה, and He has set the world upon them.
The wrongdoer is borrowing and does not repay, But the righteous one shows favour and gives.
And all the rulers and all the people rejoiced, and they brought in and put them into the chest to completion.And it came to be, at that time, when the chest was brought to the sovereign’s official by the hand of the Lĕ
“Everyone passing over to be registered, from twenty years old and above, gives a contribution to יהוה.“The rich does not give more and the poor does not give less than half a sheqel, when you give a contribution to יהוה, to make atonement for yourselves.
“And you shall perform the Festival of Weeks to יהוה your Elohim, according to the voluntary offering from your hand, which you give as יהוה your Elohim blesses you.
“Come to Bĕ“And burn an offering of thanksgiving with leaven, proclaim voluntary offerings, loudly. For you have loved this, you children of Yisra’ĕ
“And you shall come to the one who is priest in those days, and say to him, ‘I shall declare today to יהוה your Elohim that I have come to the land which יהוה swore to our fathers to give us.’“And the priest shall take the basket from your hand and place it before the altar of יהוה your Elohim.
And יהוה spoke to Aharon, “And see, I Myself have also given you the charge of My contributions, all the set-apart gifts of the children of Yisra’ĕ
“And it shall be, when your children say to you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’then you shall say, ‘It is the Passover slaughtering of יהוה, who passed over the houses of the children of Yisra’ĕ
This is the Torah of the burnt offering, of the grain offering, and of the sin offering, and of the guilt offering, and of the ordinations, and of the peace offering,
“Of what use to Me are your many slaughterings?” declares יהוה. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs or goats.“When you come to appear before Me, who has required this from your hand, to trample My courtyards?“Stop bringing futile offerings, incense, it is an abomination to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, the calling of meetings – I am unable to bear unrighteousness and assembly.“My being hates your New Moons and your appointed times, they are a trouble to Me, I am weary of bearing them.“And when you spread out your hands, I hide My eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I do not hear. Your hands have become filled with blood.“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Stop doing evil!“Learn to do good! Seek right-ruling, reprove the oppressor, defend the fatherless, plead for the widow.
“Thus, when you do a kind deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do, in the congregations and in the streets, to be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.“But when you do a kind deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,so that your kind deed shall be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret shall Himself reward you openly.
For You do not desire slaughtering, or I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.The slaughterings of Elohim are a broken spirit, A heart broken and crushed, O Elohim, These You do not despise.
But Zakkai stood up and said to the Master, “Look, Master, I give half of my possessions to the poor. And if I have taken whatever from anyone by false accusation, I repay fourfold.”
But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his tender affections from him, how does the love of Elohim stay in him?
He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who esteems Him shows favour to the needy.
“And the Sovereign shall answer and say to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, in so far as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.’
Ascribe to יהוה the esteem of His Name; Bring an offering, and come before Him; Bow yourself to יהוה In the splendour of set-apartness!
“And I shall make you a great nation, and bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing!
He who gives to the poor does not lack, But he who hides his eyes does have many curses.
but each one with the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of יהוה your Elohim which He has given you.
And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not grow weary.So then, as we have occasion, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of the belief.
“Let your light so shine before men, so that they see your good works and praise your Father who is in the heavens.
‘And when anyone brings a grain offering to יהוה, his offering is to be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it,and he shall bring it to the sons of Aharon, the priests, and he shall take from it his hand filled with fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn it as a remembrance portion on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet fragrance to יהוה.‘And the rest of the grain offering is for Aharon and his sons, most set-apart of the offerings to יהוה by fire.
And all those who believed were together, and had all in common,and sold their possessions and property, and divided them among all, as anyone might have need.
“If you then, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give what is good to those who ask Him!
But as you excel in every way – in belief, and speech, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love for us – that you should excel in this kind gift as well.