Israel [was] holiness unto the LORD, [and] the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
Ver. 3. Israel was holiness unto the Lord.] A people consecrated and set apart for his peculiar; Exo 19:5 Psa 114:2 holy with a federal holiness at least.
And the firstfruits of his increase.] Yea, his "firstborn," and therefore, "higher than the kings of the earth." Psa 89:27 All God's people are so. Heb 12:23 Jam 1:18
All that devour them shall offend.] Rather thus: All that devoured them trespassed - evil befell them; witness the four latter books of Moses.