Leviticus 25:1

"Leviticus."

Key Reflection

In Leviticus 25:1, the Israelites are instructed to recognize this passage as part of God’s comprehensive laws and regulations for them. For the original audience, this opening word would signal the beginning of a section that outlines specific commandments, including the sabbatical year and the jubilee, which were intended to prevent economic exploitation and ensure social justice among the people.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The sabbatical year and the year of Jubilee belong to that great sabbatical system which runs through the religious observances of the Law, but rest upon moral rather than upon formally religious ground. It is not, therefore, without reason that they are here set apart from the set times which fell strictly within the sphere of religious observances.

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