F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Leviticus 25:1-17
the Sabbatical Year and the Jubilee Leviticus 25:1-17 As the weekly Sabbath was to give septennial rest for man and beast, so the sabbatical year, returning after six years of unbroken harvests was to be a rest for the land “unto the Lord.” The year of jubilee, at the end of seven weeks of years, gave an opportunity of restoration for the poor and those who had been compelled to alienate their lands. The year of jubilee points onward to the “redemption of the purchased possession,” Ephesians... read more
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Leviticus 25:1-55
FOURTH SECTIONOf the Sabbatical and Jubilee Years“The keeping holy of the hallowed territory, the holy land, by the Sabbatical year; of the consecrated inheritance by the Jubilee Year, and thus also of those who had become impoverished, the Israelites who had fallen into servitude; the keeping holy of the outward appearance of the holy land (streets and ways); of the public Sabbath feast and of the Sanctuary of the religion of the land. Leviticus 25:1 to Leviticus 26:2.” —Lange.Leviticus... read more