-
Verse Leviticus 25:42. _FOR THEY ARE MY SERVANTS_] As God redeemed
every Israelite out of Egyptian bondage, they were therefore to
consider themselves as his property, and that consequently they shou...
-
4. THE SABBATIC YEAR AND THE YEAR OF JUBILEE
CHAPTER 25
_ 1. The Sabbatic year (Leviticus 25:1)_
2. The jubilee (Leviticus 25:8)
3. The jubilee and the land (Leviticus 25:13)
4.
-
An extension of Exodus 21:2 *, Deuteronomy 15:12 *, from the master's
point of view, substituting for slavery proper a mild kind of serfdom,
but for the seventh year the fiftieth. To foreign slaves, h...
-
BROUGHT FORTH. Note the four occurrences of this expression in these
two Chapter s: Leviticus 26:13, brought out to be free men (in
relation to the Egyptians); Leviticus 25:42 (in relation to
fellow-I...
-
_Prohibition of permanent servitude of one Israelite to another_(H and
P mixed, the former probably preponderating)
This case was to be subject to the operation of the law of Jubile,
Moreover, the Is...
-
_LEVITICUS 25:42_, &C. _FOR THEY ARE MY SERVANTS,_ &C.— A great
distinction is made between native Israelites and strangers in the
case of servitude; and the reason urged is, that the meanest
Israelit...
-
TREATMENT OF THE POOR 25:35-55
TEXT 25:35-55
35
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.
3...
-
_AND IF THY BROTHER THAT DWELLETH BY THEE BE WAXEN POOR, AND BE SOLD
UNTO THEE; THOU SHALT NOT COMPEL HIM TO SERVE AS A BONDSERVANT:_
If thy brother ... be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee, х_
'AACH...
-
THE SABBATICAL YEAR. THE YEAR OF JUBILEE
The matters treated in this chapter are closely related to those in
Leviticus 23, and their separation is another indication that we are
dealing with a book ma...
-
LEVITICUS
*WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS
LEVITICUS
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking.
Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...
-
FOR THEY ARE MY SERVANTS. — This is a clue to the whole system of
Hebrew servitude. These poverty-stricken men, who are driven to sell
themselves to their fellow-Israelites, God claims as His servants...
-
כִּֽי ־עֲבָדַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר
־הֹוצֵ֥אתִי אֹתָ֖ם...
-
THE SABBATIC YEAR AND THE JUBILEE
Leviticus 25:1
THE system of annually recurring sabbatic times, as given in chapter
23, culminated in the sabbatic seventh month. But this remarkable
system of sabba...
-
THE JUBILEE AND SLAVERY
Leviticus 25:39
"And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto
thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant: as a hired
servant, and as a sojour...
-
FREEDOM IN THE YEAR OF JUBILEE
Leviticus 25:35
If a man, through misfortune, were forced to sell himself into serfdom
to meet his debts, he could not be legally retained after the trumpet
had sounded...
-
The last section of the Book of Leviticus is occupied with setting
forth laws concerning the outward signs in the land of the proof of
possession, together with certain promises and warnings, all endi...
-
For they [are] my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of
Egypt: they shall not (s) be sold as bondmen.
(s) To perpetual servitude....
-
The doctrine of free grace, and of full redemption by JESUS, became so
important to be shadowed forth, and kept in view through the whole of
the law, that the HOLY GHOST was pleased to repeat the same...
-
We have seen the various forms of the work of Christ, of His offering
of Himself to God, whether in all the perfectness of His life, or in
His death as the means of our acceptance. We have seen furthe...
-
42._For they are my servants. _God here declares that His own right is
invaded when those, whom He claims as His property, are taken into
subjection by another; for He says that He acquired the people...
-
Chapter 25. The land itself is held for Jehovah, as being His; it must
enjoy God's rest; and moreover he who had lost his inheritance therein
should find it again, according to the counsels of God, at...
-
FOR THEY [ARE] MY SERVANTS, WHICH I BROUGHT FORTH OUT OF THE LAND OF
EGYPT,.... The Lord redeemed them out of Egypt, made a purchase of
them, and had a prior right unto them, and being his servants fi...
-
_Then shall he depart_ Thou shalt not suffer him or his to abide
longer in thy service, as thou mightest do in the year of release,
Exodus 21:2; Exodus 21:6. _They are my servants_ They, no less than...
-
1 The Sabbath of the seuenth yeere.
8 The Iubile in the fiftieth yeere.
14 Of oppression.
18 A blessing of obedience.
23 The redemption of land,
29 Of houses.
35 Compassion of the poore.
39 The...
-
For they are My servants, which I brought forth out of the land of
Egypt, they were God's peculiar property; THEY SHALL NOT BE SOLD AS
BONDMEN....
-
Consideration for the Poor and for Slaves....
-
THE SEVENTH YEAR SABBATH (VV. 1-7)
Here was a wonderful provision for Israel every seven years. When they
came into their land, they were to plant their land for six years and
reap its fruits. But th...
-
AS BOND MEN:
_ Heb._ with the sale of a bondman...
-
39-55 A native Israelite, if sold for debt, or for a crime, was to
serve but six years, and to go out the seventh. If he sold himself,
through poverty, both his work and his usage must be such as wer...
-
THEY ARE MY SERVANTS; they, no less than you, are members of my church
and people; such as I have chosen out of all the world to serve me
here, and to enjoy me hereafter, and therefore are not to be o...
-
The intelligent reader will discern a strong moral link between this
and the preceding chapter. In Leviticus 24:1-23 we learn that the
house of Israel is preserved for the land of Canaan. In chapter 2...
-
Leviticus 25:42 servants H5650 out H3318 (H8689) land H776 Egypt H4714
sold H4376 (H8735) as H4466 slaves...
-
WHAT THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL'S ATTITUDE MUST BE TOWARDS THEIR BROTHERS
(LEVITICUS 25:35).
“Brothers” here means fellow-Israelites who got into financial
difficulties, who were to be treated with especi...
-
CONTENTS: Laws of the land. Sabbatic year and year of Jubilee.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses.
CONCLUSION: The blessing of God upon our provision will make a little
go a long way and satisfy even the poor w...
-
Leviticus 25:4. The _seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest._ While
the Hebrews continued faithful under the Theocracy of heaven, they
were the happiest people in the world. A sabbatical year was a y...
-
_If thy brother. .. be sold unto thee._
SLAVERY
I. Texts relating to slaves.
1. Called bondmen (Genesis 43:18; Genesis 44:9).
2. By birth (Genesis 14:14;...
-
_A Sabbath of rest unto the land._
THE SABBATIC YEAR AND JUBILEE
1. I do not suppose that these sabbatic regulations referred severally
to separate and distinct things. The seventh day, the seventh m...
-
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 25:39 A poor Israelite may have sold
himself to a fellow Israelite. His right to return to his house at the
JUBILEE means he has sold just his labor, and not his status as...
-
The Fear of Jubilee
SUGGESTIVE READINGS
Leviticus 25:1.—Then shall the land keep a Sabbath unto the Lord.
For a whole year the land ceased to be the property of the owner; he
might not till the soil,...
-
EXPOSITION
The subject of the sacred seasons is taken up again in this chapter,
after the parenthetical insertion of Leviticus 24:1. There remain the
septennial festive season and that of the half-ce...
-
Now as we get into chapter twenty-five, they were to give the land a
Sabbath day's rest or Sabbath year. They were to plant the land for
six years, the seventh year they were to let the land rest. Rea...
-
1 Corinthians 7:21; Leviticus 25:55; Romans 6:22...
-
They are my servants — They, no less than you, are members of my
church and people; such as I have chosen out of all the world to serve
me here, and to enjoy me hereafter, and therefore are not to be...