Lenten Season · First Sunday in Lent · Year C
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
The Confession of First Fruits
March 5, 2028
Overview & Insights
"A wandering Aramean was my ancestor... and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand." (Deuteronomy 26:5, 8)
Moses instructs Israel that once settled in the land, each worshiper is to bring the first fruits of the harvest and recite a short creed recounting their ancestors' homelessness and God's rescue from slavery. The offering ties gratitude for present abundance directly to memory of past vulnerability.
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Working Preacher
Working Preacher's reading of the first-fruits creed as an ethic of empathy for the landless.
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed preaching-focused commentary on the same Year C occurrence of this text.
Deuteronomy 26 - David Guzik Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse commentary on the first-fruits offering and its accompanying recitation.
Deuteronomy 26 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed word study distinguishing this first-fruits offering from the annual Feast of Firstfruits.
Deuteronomy 26:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregated classic commentaries verse by verse on the offering and creed.
Deuteronomy 26:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew text and parsing for the recited historical creed in verses 5-10.
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