Artfuldodger
Senior Member
Exodus 4:22
Then say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,23"So I said to you, 'Let My son go that he may serve Me'; but you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn."
Romans 9:4
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the Law, the temple worship, and the promises.
Considering that Israel is God's firstborn, does this by adoption, choice, election, etc. give them any rights of a firstborn son?
Then say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,23"So I said to you, 'Let My son go that he may serve Me'; but you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn."
Romans 9:4
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the Law, the temple worship, and the promises.
Considering that Israel is God's firstborn, does this by adoption, choice, election, etc. give them any rights of a firstborn son?