John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:24
And in all the land of your possession ,.... Which they should possess in the land of Canaan, whatever part of it any of them should enjoy: ye shall grant a redemption for the land ; that is, whenever any estate in it was sold through necessity, the buyer was obliged to grant a liberty to the seller to redeem it, when it was in his power to do it, or any or his relations, especially after two years; so Jarchi observes, he that sells his possession may redeem it after two years, either he... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 25:23-38
Here is, I. A law concerning the real estates of the Israelites in the land of Canaan, and the transferring of them. 1. No land should be sold for ever from the family to whose lot it fell in the division of the land. And the reason given is, The land is mine, and you are strangers and sojourners with me, Lev. 25:23. (1.) God having a particular propriety in this land, he would by this restraint keep them sensible of it. The possessions of good people, who, having given up themselves to God,... read more