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What Jesus Meant by “The Last Will Be First”

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Who gets to be first? Trace the theme of the firstborn through the story of the Bible and discover how God overturns human systems and redefines power as love.

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00:00 The right of the firstborn in human history
00:35 God gives younger siblings the birthright in the Bible
01:21 Israel chooses Saul and God chooses David
01:38 God turns power and status upside-down
01:53 Sibling rivalries over who gets to be first
02:36 Jesus as the firstborn of all creation
03:21 A poem about how Jesus redefined power
03:50 Jesus becomes the firstborn from among the dead
04:24 Jesus’ followers become the family of the firstborn

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  8. So theoretically, a man who has raped and murdered multiple women for 20 years and never gets caught could repent, be born again and turn his life completely around will go to heaven, but a good, ordinary citizen who has no interest in repenting and bowing the knee to Jesus will get cast into a lake of fire with the evil and his angels?

    The logic and reasonableness of this is beyond reproach.
    All hail the merciful and mighty King Jesus.

  10. This saying has been true in my life. I was born first to a man who claimed to be a Christian. He started a Bible Institute and College. He was deacon and head deacon many times at our church of 800+. I knew I was first born, but it literally meant nothing to me. But then in 2004, (I was 40+), my dad calls me up and asks if I want to lose my birthright. I responded, "It's your money. Do whatever you want with it. God will take care of me." It was one of those moments where what I spoke even amazed me. From that day on, I knew I was no longer part of my dad's family and that my younger brother would receive the "birthright". In 2010, I tried to reconcile with my dad, but during 4 meetings the first 3 were where he stated that I was the cause of my brother's and his problems. It was only the last where he said he was sorry for the separation. He died about 3 months later of his 3rd stroke.

    As time went on, I began to fall apart. I was unable to function at work, depressed constantly, my mind was overwhelmed by everything around me. In 2012, I attempted suicide while calling out to God, "Eli Eli lama sabachthani". There was no response from God. With much counseling, I was able to remember my dad boasting about beating the bottom of my feet whenever I "cried for no reason". A baby doesn't cry for no reason. Yet, as a result of that physical trauma, I became afraid of everyone and worthless. I am no on disability after working for 29 years. I am broken and indeed, I am last. May our God be glorified by my broken life.

  19. The firstborn of creation refers to the fact he is the firstborn of the spiritual creatures… the entire purpose of creation, to recruit people to become immortal spiritual beings, thus Jesus is the firstborn raised from the dead. Paul mentions this clearly in Colossians and elsewhere. Colossians is strictly about the resurrected creation, nothing to do with Genesis creation.

  20. IT IS SIMPLY AMAZING JUST HOW FULL OF SHIT YOUS "OUTSIDERS" R. THROUGH OUT 2 MANY YEARS 2 COUNT, THE SO-CALLED "BLACKS" ( WHICH BY THE WAY GOD ALMIGHTY HIMSELF USED 2 BRING JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE USE ALL OVER THE WORLD 2 THIS VERY DAY ) R THE MOST SHIT ON PEOPLE ON THE PLANET, THE "EDOMITES" SO-CALLED CAUCASIANS R DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN 2 STOP THEM ( THE DESCENDANTS OF THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE ) FROM RECEIVING THAT WHICH IS THEIRS ALL THE WAY 2 THE POINT OF BRINGING ALL OF THESE MEXICANS, ( UNDOCUMENTED/ & ONLY GOD HIMSELF KNOWS WHAT KIND OF INFECTIONS ) N2 THIS COUNTRY 2 GENOCIDE THESE "BLACKS" SO WHO ELSE COULD THE LORD B TALKING ABOUT BUT THEM??? N THE 1950'S THEY WERE CALLED "COLORED" N THE 60'S "NEGROS" 70" ( 4 A LIMITED TIME) BLACKS, 80'S "AFRICAN AMERICAN" WHAT AM I GETTING 2??? THEY R THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH NO IDEA OF THEIR HISTORY/ NOTHING ABOUT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS R TAUGHT N SCHOOLS/CHURCH/OR THE STREETS, SO, SIMPLY PUT, THEY R THE LAST ( THOSE WHOM GOD HAS CHOSEN 4 HIMSELF) WILL NOW B FIRST, & AIN'T A DAMN THING CAN B DONE 2 CHANGE THIS.

  26. I've found myself viewing these videos quite regularly now.

    The message is so precise and concise and well-understood. Such a high degree of care in compressing a story to fundamental bits, without losing the essence.

    Then, you get the animation team who honestly just accentuate the video. Fitting, fresh, undistracting.

    Thank you

    May God continue to bless the BibleProject

    Lots of love

  27. The Jews is the older brother and the Christians are the younger. The honor of the chosen people has been taken away from the Jews and given to the Christians. That’s what first shall be last and last shall be first means.

  28. Power corrupts is the main point, the first born is normally entitled, the rich puts money ahead of the well being of those around him and the powerful treats others like they're less than.
    That is why god tells leaders to be servants to those they lead, because it bring you back down to earth and shows you the reason you were given power, not to represent yourself, but to represent a group of people.
    It's so true that the truly great leaders we remember today were the ones who fought alongside their troops and placed themselves in their shoes, when you feel like your leader would give his life for you, you're at peace with giving your life for him.