Exodus 23:19

Easy To Read Version

“When you gather your crops at harvest time, you should bring the first of everything you harvest to the house [150] of the Lord your God.

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:35

“We also accept the responsibility of bringing the firstfruits from our crops and from every fruit tree. We will bring that fruit to the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [66]} each year.\par

Nehemiah 10:36

“Just as it is also written in the Law, this is what we will do: We will bring our firstborn sons, and the firstborn cows, sheep, and goats. We will bring those firstborn to the temple of our God. We will bring them to the priests that are serving there.\par

Exodus 22:28

“You must not curse [144] God or the leaders of your people.

Exodus 22:29

“At harvest time you should give me the first grain and the first juice from your fruit. Don’t wait until late in the year.

Exodus 34:26

“Give the Lord the very first crops that you harvest. Bring those things to the house [353] of the Lord your God.

Proverbs 12:10

A good man cares for his animals. But evil people can’t be kind.

Proverbs 3:9

Honor the Lord with your wealth. Give him the best you have.

Jeremiah 10:3

The customs of other people\par are worth nothing.\par Their idols are nothing but wood\par from the forest.\par Their idols are made by a worker\par with his chisel.\par

Ezekiel 44:30

And the first part of the harvest from every kind of crop will be for the priests. You will also give the priests the first of your dough. This will bring blessings to your house.

Ezekiel 48:13

“Next to the land for the priests, the Levites will have a share of the land. It will be 25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [471]} long and 10,000 cubits {\cf2\super [472]} wide. They will get the full length and width of this land—25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [473]} long and 20,000 cubits {\cf2\super [474]} wide.

Ezekiel 48:14

The Levites will not sell or trade any of this land. They will not be able to sell any of this land. They must not cut up this part of the country! Why? Because this land belongs to the Lord—it is very special. It is the best part of the land.

Numbers 15:21

This rule will continue forever, you must give the first of that dough as a gift to the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:20

But Christ has truly been raised from death—the first one of all those \{believers\} who will be raised from death.

Deuteronomy 14:21

“Don’t eat any animal that has died by itself. You may give the dead animal to the foreigner in your town, and he can eat it. Or you may sell the dead animal to a foreigner. But you yourselves must not eat the dead animal. Why? Because you belong to the Lord your God. You are his special people.

Deuteronomy 26:10

Now, Lord, I bring you the first harvest from the land that you gave me.’

Deuteronomy 26:2

You will gather the crops that grow in the land the Lord is giving you. You must take the first crops and put them in baskets. Then take that first part of your harvest to the place the Lord your God chooses to be his special house.

Revelation 14:4

These 144,000 people are the ones who did not do wrong things with women. They kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb every place he goes. These 144,000 were redeemed (saved) from among the people of the earth. They are the first people to be offered to God and the Lamb.