Long (45-70 mins)
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God's Response to Human Power Structures • Firstborn Ep. 1
Theologian
BibleProject
Duration
69.48
Uploaded to YouTube
2 January 2023
Added to Database
13 November 2025
YouTube description
In ancient Near Eastern societies, firstborn sons were prized above all other children and inherited special privileges and authority simply because of their birth order. In this episode, Tim and Jon start a new theme study covering the theme of the firstborn. Spoiler alert: The God of the Bible opposes lots of human ideas about power, and the privilege of the firstborn is no exception. Again and again, we’ll see Yahweh picking younger siblings and people we wouldn’t expect to be his chosen representatives.
