Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 25:18-19
In safety - i. e., secure from famine, Leviticus 26:5; Deuteronomy 12:10. read more
Leviticus 25:18 Kjv
Albert Barnes
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 25:18
safety = confidence. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Leviticus 25:18
"Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep mine ordinances and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. And the land shall yield its fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety. And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase; then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years. And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits, the old... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 25:18
Leviticus 25:18. Ye shall dwell in the land in safety— Hebrew, boldly, without fear. For the original word בטח betach, says Dr. Beaumont, signifies both the confidence or boldness which men, who trust in God, and walk in his ways, have within themselves; and that safety and secure estate wherein God settleth them from danger of evil. 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
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 25:13-34
The effects of the year on the possession of property 25:13-34The people were to buy and sell property in view of the upcoming year of jubilee since in that year all property would revert to its original tribal leasees. This special year reminded the Israelites that they did not really own the land but were tenants of God, the true owner (Leviticus 25:23)."The relationship of land and people under God is of fundamental importance for understanding the Old Testament and the Jewish people. . . .... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 25:1-55
The Sabbatical Year. The Year of JubileeThe matters treated in this chapter are closely related to those in Leviticus 23, and their separation is another indication that we are dealing with a book made up of different elements. Observe again the change of number in Leviticus 25:14, Leviticus 25:17 and the interruption caused by Leviticus 25:18-22. Cp. what is said above in intro. to Leviticus 21.1-7. The law of the Sabbatical Year: see also Exodus 23:10-11; Deuteronomy 15:1-11; Deuteronomy... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:18-22
"Not only the year of jubilee, but the sabbatical year also, commenced in the autumn, when the farmers first began to sow for the coming year; so that the sowing was suspended from the autumn of the sixth year till the autumn of the seventh, and even till the autumn of the eighth whenever the jubilee year came round, in which case both sowing and reaping were omitted for two years in succession, and consequently the produce of the sixth year, which was harvested in the seventh month of that... read more