God loves the whole world. So says the first Bible Verse most of us ever learned, John 3:16. And God's love does not exclude anyone, particularly the people no one else seems to appreciate. Especially the "poor." While Matthew's account of … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS … CHAPTER 25, JUBILEE AND “JESUS!”
Every fiftieth year in Israel's chronology (her long-term calendar) … God's people were to observe a special time of "Jubilee." (Yes, really twelve full months!) The land must rest! And any "leased" land must revert to its original … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS … CHAPTER 25, THE YEAR OF JUBILEE AND THE LAND
The LAND that each Israelite would be given (once they had conquered Canaan) was to remain in his possession perpetually. It was a tribal (family) inheritance. Yes, that held true for every Tribe but the Levites, who belonged to God and needed no … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS … CHAPTER 25, THE YEAR OF JUBILEE!
"And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the Jubile to sound on the tenth day of the … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS … CHAPTER 25, A “BIBLE CONFERENCE!”
Everyone (with any Bible background at all) knows how the Old Testament carefully teaches that honor is due to the Sabbath day. "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy." Exodus 20:8 But now we are learning that Israel was also to observe a … [Continue reading]
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