Demanding Child Sacrifice?

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Bushido8000

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Was God demanding child sacrifices here? “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons. 30 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day." Exodus 22:29
 
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No. It says that the children were to to be redeemed

11 “After the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as he promised on oath to you and your ancestors, 12 you are to give over to the LORD the first offspring of every womb.

All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD. 13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem every firstborn among your sons.
 
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wwjd_kilden said:
No. It says that the children were to to be redeemed

11 “After the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as he promised on oath to you and your ancestors, 12 you are to give over to the LORD the first offspring of every womb.

All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD. 13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem every firstborn among your sons.
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What does it mean to be redeemed in this context? In other words, what does He mean by "giving" them to the Lord?
 
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wwjd_kilden

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All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD. 13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,
from my understanding: You can sacrifice another animal and let them live
but yes, they are also, i think, to be dedicated to the lord, as in: They should serve him in some way or another (they have more responsibility than the other children)
 
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wwjd_kilden said:
All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD. 13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,
from my understanding: You can sacrifice another animal and let them live
but yes, they are also, i think, to be dedicated to the lord, as in: They should serve him in some way or another (they have more responsibility than the other children)
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oh ok thanks :)
 
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Everything belongs to the Lord. Only man and his pride would think some.
 
Avinu

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As Hannah promised Samuel to YHVH, this is also what that scripture is talking about, that the first born male be dedicated to Yah.
 
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Bushido8000 said:
Was God demanding child sacrifices here? “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons. 30 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day." Exodus 22:29
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No, he's just saying that they were to allow the Lord to be in control of the lives of their first-born sons. Come to think of it, that probably would be good advice for all children, wouldn't it?
 
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