What Jesus Meant by "The Last Will Be First"
BibleProject
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22 December 2022
13 November 2025
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