44Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 45“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD. 46To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, 47you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs. 48Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”
49So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites. 50He collected the money from the firstborn of the Israelites: 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel. 51And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Bought with a price! ✝️
The firstborn was first introduced by the pharaoh in Egypt and Moses upon hearing it said that the pharaoh with his own words spoke of the last and final plague.
The firstborn of Israel were the Lords because He bought them with a price! This was the forerunner of Jesus who bought us with a price!
“Within the idea of purchase lies hidden the essence of the Savior’s work and therefore it is to be ad- hered to. He is coming again to complete the redemption of the purchased possession and we shall not forego our hope to please the squeamish. Paul, at any rate, was not afraid of the mercantile theory, if so men please to call it, for he writes, “You are bought,” yes, to make it still more sure, he puts it, “bought with a price.” This is put very strongly and there is no planing it down. If it means anything, it must mean that a price was paid for us. Instead of our being forever captives under bondage and death, a ran- som has been found, according to that ancient saying, “Deliver him from going down to the pit. I have found a ransom.” (Spurgeon)
“but we believe that Jesus did actually redeem His people by a ransom, which ransom was His suffering and death in their stead, by which the justice of God was satisfied and His law was honored. If there were no other text in Scripture, the one which is now before us would abundantly justify us in using those very expressions which have been ridiculed as mercantile, “You are not your own: for you are bought with a price.” Though we were not redeemed with corruptible things, as with silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Jesus Christ, yet the transaction was none the less real and effective. An equivalent was given, a possession was secured. “ (Spurgeon)
You also were bought with a price!
Will you refuse the purchase and demand a refund?
If so, you have secured a place for your soul in the pit!
We are praying for you that the Lord touches your heart ❤️ and you accept His purchase.
Blessings
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