Difference between revisions of "Birthright"

<p> '''Birthright.''' The advantages accruing to the eldest son. These were not definitely fixed in patriarchal times. Great respect was paid to him in the household, and, as the family widened into a tribe, this grew into a sustained authority, undefined save by custom, in all matters of common interest. Thus the "princes" of the congregation had probably rights of primogeniture. &nbsp;Numbers 7:2; &nbsp;Numbers 21:18; &nbsp;Numbers 25:14. Gradually, the rights of the eldest son came to be more definite: </p> <p> (1) The functions of the priesthood in the family with the paternal blessing. </p> <p> (2) [[A]] "double portion" of the paternal property was allotted by the [[Mosaic]] law. &nbsp;Deuteronomy 21:16-17. </p> <p> (3) The eldest son succeeded to the official authority of the father. </p> <p> The first-born of the king was his successor by law. &nbsp;2 Chronicles 21:3. In all these, '''Jesus''' was the first-born of the father. </p>