Exodus 13:1,2

Exodus 13:1,2 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, ... both of man and of beast: it is mine. Because the Death angel took the firstborn in all of Egypt, God started the tradition that the firstborn of man and beast belonged to Him. The firstborn of the animals were to be given to God as a sacrifice. The firstborn child had to be as well. But we don’t sacrifice children, so the firstborn child had to be redeemed with an animal sacrifice. Do you recall that Mary and Joseph had to take baby Jesus to the Temple when He was eight days old and offer a sacrifice for Him? That is because baby Jesus was the firstborn in their family and He had to be redeemed with an animal sacrifice. But as the firstborn, Jesus did not only belong to God; He was God! And, about thirty years later, Jesus would die on Calvary as our sacrifice! What a wonderful day it was for us! Jesus died so that we might go free!