Deuteronomy 26:3
and tell the priest in charge at the time, “Today I declare to the Lord your God that I now live in the country that the Lord promised our forefathers to give us.”
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4The priest will take the basket from you and place it in front of the altar of the Lord your God.
Cross References
Genesis 26:3Stay here in this country. I will be with you and I will bless you, because I'm going to give you and your descendants all these lands. I will keep the solemn promise that I swore to Abraham your father.
Deuteronomy 19:17both those involved must come to be judged in the presence of the Lord by the priests and judges who are then in office.
Luke 1:72He was merciful to our fathers, remembering his holy agreement—
Hebrews 7:26He is exactly the high priest we need: holy and without fault, pure and separate from sinners, and given a place in the highest heavens.
Hebrews 13:15So let us through Jesus always offer a sacrifice of praise to God—this means speaking well of God, declaring his character.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 26:2-12
The Offering of First-Fruits. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein; 2 That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there. 3 And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days,… Read the whole commentary →