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The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:8-55

Year of jubilee: III. The blessed kingdom. It may be thought that, while it is indeed true that the year of jubilee has a true counterpart in that dispensation of spiritual emancipation, social readjustment, regeneration, rest, joy, in which we stand; yet, on the other hand, there is so much of detraction in the sins and sorrows of the present time as to make the one but a very imperfect picture of the other. There is truth in this thought: it is only in a qualified sense that we can speak... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:23-34

Redemption. This subject is intimately connected with that of the jubilee; and the redemption of the Law prefigured that of the gospel, which also stands intimately related to the glorious jubilee of the great future. In this light we have to consider— I. THE NATURE OF THE REDEMPTION . This we may view: 1 . In respect to the possession. 2 . In respect to the person. II. THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE REDEEMER . 1 . A slave might redeem himself. 2... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:32-34

The houses of the Levites are, by an exception, subject to the law of jubilee. They constituted the share of the national property which was assigned to the tribe of Levi, and so far stood in the same relation to them as the land did to the other tribes. They therefore returned to the original possessor or his representative in the year of jubilee, and might at any earlier time be redeemed. The words, Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, should rather be rendered, But in respect to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 25:32-33

Rather, And concerning the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities of their possession, etc. If one of the Levites redeems a house in the city, etc. The meaning appears to be, if a Levite redeemed a house which had been sold to a person of a different tribe by another Levite, it was to revert in the Jubilee to the latter Levite as its original possessor. The purchaser of a Levite’s house was in fact only in the condition of a tenant at will, while the fields attached to the Levitical... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:1-34

Sabbatical and jubilee years (25:1-34)When the Israelites conquered Canaan and divided it among their tribes and families, they were not to be selfish or greedy in their use of the land. Just as people and their working animals were to rest one day in seven, so the land was to rest one year in seven. The lack of cultivation during this seventh or sabbatical year gave people the opportunity to recognize in a special way that God was the rightful owner of the land. At the same time it gave the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 25:32

the cities of the Levites. Compare the forty-eight cities, Numbers 35:1-8 . Joshua 21:1-8 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 25:32

Leviticus 25:32. Notwithstanding, the cities of the Levites, &c.— The Levites' city-houses are exempted from the general law respecting houses in cities; the reason for which is given in the 33rd verse, For the houses of the cities, &c. The body of the Levites being a standing and perpetual body, they could not absolutely alienate their houses or lands. See Numbers 18:21; Numbers 35:2.Deuteronomy 18:2; Deuteronomy 18:2. Note; We are taught here, in the near kinsman and redeemer, to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 25:32

32-34. Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, c.—The Levites, having no possessions but their towns and their houses, the law conferred on them the same privileges that were granted to the lands of the other Israelites. A certain portion of the lands surrounding the Levitical cities was appropriated to them for the pasturage of their cattle and flocks (Numbers 35:4 Numbers 35:5). This was a permanent endowment for the support of the ministry and could not be alienated for any time. The... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 25:1-55

F. Sanctification of the possession of land by the sabbatical and jubilee years ch. 25Chapter 25 concludes the laws God gave the Israelites on Mt. Sinai. It contains the only legislation on the subject of land ownership in the Pentateuch. These laws regarding the Promised Land correspond to the laws Moses previously gave regarding the people of Israel. God owned both the Israelites and the land He was giving them."The central theme of this last set of instructions is that of restoration.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 25:8-55

2. The year of jubilee 25:8-55"The Jubilee legislation found in Leviticus 25 presents a vision of social and economic reform unsurpassed in the ancient Near East." [Note: Robert Gnuse, "Jubilee Legislation in Leviticus: Israel’s Vision of Social Reform," Biblical Theology Bulletin 15:2 (April 1985):43.] The word "jubilee" probably comes from the Hebrew yabal, meaning "to bring [forth]," as in the bringing forth of produce. [Note: See Robert North, Sociology of the Biblical Jubilee, pp. 96-97.]... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:8-55

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:23-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:32-34

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 25:32-33

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:1-34

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 25:32

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 25:32

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 25:32

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 25:1-55

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 25:8-55

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