The Consecration of the Firstborn | Exodus 13:11-16

God gives the final of three messages before His people cross the Red Sea into the wilderness. Each message focused on remembering an aspect of God’s salvation from Egypt—the Passover remembered God’s sacrifice, the feast of Unleavened Bread remembered God’s salvation, and this final lesson on the consecration of the firstborn focuses on the passing along of God’s salvation to subsequent generations. In fact, the firstborn itself is a symbol of salvation. Found out why.