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God's Response to Human Power Structures – Firstborn E1

Jan 2, 2023

01:09:34

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The God of the Bible challenges the cultural practice of elevating the firstborn and chooses unexpected leaders.

Jesus, portrayed as the legitimate firstborn over all creation, demonstrates humility, compassion, and love as a model of true power.

The theme of the firstborn appears throughout the Hebrew Bible, highlighting the inversion of power and authority.

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The theme of the firstborn is about power and privilege

Throughout the Hebrew Bible, there is a theme of the firstborn and the significance of power and privilege that comes with that status.

God's Subverting and Overturning Human Assumptions About Power and Privilege

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The Theme Video - The First Born

01:39

The Birth Order of the First Born Child

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Introduction

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The Theme of the Firstborn

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The Theme Video - The First Born

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The Theme of the First Born

2min

The Birth Order of the First Born Child

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First Born, Second Born, What Does It Matter?

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The Law of Primogeniture - The First of the Offspring

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Is Your Family Your Future Web of Safety?

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The Law of the Firstborn or the Practice of Elevating the First Born?

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Firstborns Are a Sign of Abundance and Security

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Kickball - The First Born in a Family?

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Polygamy in the Near East

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The Hebrew Word First Born Is Bechorah.

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The First of the Produce. That's the Verb.

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The Greek Word for the New Testament Is Prototokos. It's a Compound Word.

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The Law in Deuteronomy - The Firstborn Son

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The Law of the Firstborn

2min

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What Is This Practice?

3min

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The Firstborn, the Secondborn

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The Birth Story

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The Inversion of the Firstborn Within an Inversion of the Firstborn

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God's Subverting and Overturning Human Assumptions About Power and Privilege

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Is the Lord's Anointed One?

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The Order of the Sons

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The God Opposes the Proud. He Gives Grace to the Humble

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Is God Anti-Firstborn?

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The Image of the Invisible God

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The Firstborn of a Family

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The Firstborn Is a Theme About Authority and Power

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The Story of the First Born

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What Is the Legitimate First Born?

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Bible Project Podcast - The Last Comer

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In ancient Near Eastern societies, firstborn sons were prized above all other children and inherited special privileges and authority simply because of their birth order. In this episode, Tim and Jon start a new theme study covering the theme of the firstborn. Spoiler alert: The God of the Bible opposes lots of human ideas about power, and the privilege of the firstborn is no exception. Again and again, we’ll see Yahweh picking younger siblings and people we wouldn’t expect to be his chosen representatives.

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Timestamps

Part one (00:00-21:51)
Part two (21:51-37:16)
Part three (37:16-52:27)
Part four (52:27-1:09:34)

Referenced Resources

Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, Clinton E. Arnold
Interested in more? Check out Tim’s library here.
You can experience the literary themes and movements we’re tracing on the podcast in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music

“Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS
"Find Yourself" by Blue Wednesday and juniorodeo
"Green Valley Trail" by Ruck P
"Passing Storm" by Thomas Prime and Moderator

Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder. Edited by Dan Gummel, Tyler Bailey, and Frank Garza. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app by Hannah Woo.

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Deep dives

The theme of the firstborn is about power and privilege

God constantly subverts and overturns human assumptions about power and privilege

Jesus holds the status of the eternal firstborn

Jesus embodies humility and love as the true model of the firstborn

The theme begins with Adam and Eve's relationship to the sky rulers and animals

God's Subverting and Overturning Human Assumptions About Power and Privilege

The Theme Video - The First Born

The Birth Order of the First Born Child

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The theme of the firstborn is about power and privilege

God constantly subverts and overturns human assumptions about power and privilege

Jesus holds the status of the eternal firstborn

Jesus embodies humility and love as the true model of the firstborn

The theme begins with Adam and Eve's relationship to the sky rulers and animals

God's Subverting and Overturning Human Assumptions About Power and Privilege

The Theme Video - The First Born

The Birth Order of the First Born Child

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