Leviticus 25:1-12 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:9

Then shall thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound ,.... At the end of forty nine years, or at the beginning of the fiftieth; or "the trumpet of a loud sound"; for here the word "jubilee" is not, which, according to some, was so called from the peculiar sound of the trumpet on this day, different from all others; though others, as Ben Melech, think, and the Jews commonly, that it had its name from the trumpet itself, which they suppose was made of a ram's horn, "jobel", in the Arabic... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:10

And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year ,.... The year following the seven sabbaths of years, or forty nine years; and which they were to sanctify by separating it from all others, and devoting it to the uses it was to be put to, and the services done on it, and by abstaining from the tillage of the land, sowing or reaping, and from the cultivation of vines, olives, &c.; and proclaim liberty throughout all the land ; to servants, both to those whose ears were bored, and were to serve... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:11

A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you ,.... Which, clearly shows, that not the forty ninth year was the year of jubilee, as many learned men have asserted, chiefly induced by this reason, because two years would come together in which were no sowing reaping; but that God, that could cause the earth to forth fruit for three years, Leviticus 25:21 ; could make it bring forth enough for four years; and in order to make their sentiment agree with this passage, they are obliged to make... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:12

For it is the jubilee, it shall be holy ,.... Men being restored to their liberty, possessions, and families, it must be matter of joy to them, and therefore this year was to be separated from all others, and devoted to the ends and uses before mentioned; and men were to live upon the spontaneous productions of the earth, without any tillage of land, or cultivation of vines, &c.; ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field ; they were not to reap corn, and gather grapes and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 25:2

The land keep a Sabbath - See this ordinance explained, Exodus 23:11 ; (note). It may be asked here: if it required all the annual produce of the field to support the inhabitants, how could the people be nourished the seventh year, when no produce was received from the fields? To this it may be answered, that God sent his blessing in an especial manner on the sixth year, (see Leviticus 25:21 , Leviticus 25:22 ;), and it brought forth fruit for three years. How astonishing and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 25:8

Thou shalt number seven Sabbaths of years - This seems to state that the jubilee was to be celebrated on the forty-ninth year; but in Leviticus 25:10 ; and Leviticus 25:11 ; it is said, Ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and, A jubilee shall this fiftieth year be. Probably in this verse Moses either includes the preceding jubilee, and thus with the forty-ninth makes up the number fifty; or he speaks of proclaiming the jubilee on the forty-ninth, and celebrating it on the fiftieth year... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 25:11

A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be - The literal meaning of the word jubilee, יובל yobel in Hebrew, and יוביל yobil in the Samaritan, has not been well ascertained. Josephus and the rabbins have caused many to err; the former says the word signifies liberty; Ελευθεριαν δε σημαινει τουνομα , Antiq., l. 3, cap. 12, edit. Haverc., vol. 1, p. 184; but the word liberty signifies rather the intention of the institution, than the meaning of the Hebrew term. The rabbins say it signifies... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 25:8

Verse 8 8.And thou shalt number seven. The third kind of Sabbath follows, which was composed of forty-nine, or seven times seven years. This was the most illustrious Sabbath, since the state of the people, both as to their persons and their houses and property, was renewed; and although in this way God had regard to the public good, gave relief to the poor, so that their liberty should not be destroyed, and preserved also the order laid down by Himself; still there is no question but that He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses in mount Sinai. The purpose of the words, in Mount Sinai, is not to distinguish the place in which the sabbatical law and the law of the jubilee were given from that in which the preceding laws were delivered. The words mean only, "in the Sinai district;'' and they are employed because these laws form the conclusion of the series of laws given while tile people were en-camped under Mount Sinai. The law on vows is, it is true, added to them, but it is by way of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:1-7

The fallow year. cf. Deuteronomy 31:10-13 . We have here a ceremonial appendix to the fourth commandment. The land must have its sabbath as well as man, and so every seventh year was to be fallow year for the ground. The necessity of giving land rest is recognized still in agriculture. Continual cropping impoverishes a soil, and reduces it eventually to barrenness. This was one of the grave charges made by political economists against the slavery of North America, that, in consequence of... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 25:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 25:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 25:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 25:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:1-7

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