4. SABBATICAL AND JUBILEE YEARS 25:1-55
a. THE SABBATICAL YEAR 25:1-7
TEXT 25:1-7
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And Jehovah spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,
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Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come
into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath
unto Jehovah.
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Six y... [ Continue Reading ]
b. THE YEAR OF JUBILEE 25:8-55
RULES FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF THE JUBILEE 25:8-22
TEXT 25:8-22
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And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times
seven years, and there shall be unto thee the days of seven sabbaths
of years, even forty and nine years.
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Then shalt thou send abro... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LAW OF REDEMPTION 25:23-34
TEXT 25:23-34
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And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine:
for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
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And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for
the land.
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If thy brother be waxed poor, and sell some of... [ Continue Reading ]
TREATMENT OF THE POOR 25:35-55
TEXT 25:35-55
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And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then
thou shalt uphold him: _as_ a stranger and a sojourner shall he live
with thee.
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Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy
brother may live with thee.... [ Continue Reading ]