Leviticus 25:3-7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 25:1-7

The law of Moses laid a great deal of stress upon the sabbath, the sanctification of which was the earliest and most ancient of all divine institutions, designed for the keeping up of the knowledge and worship of the Creator among men; that law not only revived the observance of the weekly sabbath, but, for the further advancement of the honour of them, added the institution of a sabbatical year: In the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, Lev. 25:4. And hence the Jews... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:3

Six years thou shalt sow thy field ,.... Under which is comprehended everything relating to agriculture, both before and after sowing, as dunging the land, ploughing and harrowing it, treading the corn, reaping and gathering it in; see Exodus 23:10 , and six years thou shall prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof ; which is not to be restrained to vineyards only, but to be extended to oliveyards, orchards and gardens, and to the planting and cultivating of them, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:4

But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land ,.... From all tillage of it, from planting and cultivating any sort of trees in it; and even from digging pits, ditches; and caves, as say the Jewish writers F13 Torat Cohenim apud Yalkut, ut supra. (par. 1. fol. 191. 1.) : and this was typical of that rest which believers enter into under the Gospel dispensation, and of the rest in the new Jerusalem state, and especially in the ultimate glory; not only from the labours... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:5

That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap ,.... That which sprung up of itself from grains of corn, shed in the harvest of the preceding year, without any ploughing or sowing; he might reap it, but not as at other times, the whole of it, and gather it as his own property, but only somewhat of it in common with others for his, present use: neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed ; which was on this year forbid to be dressed; the grapes of which he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:6

And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you ,...., That is, that which grew up of itself but of the land, or on trees, vines, olives, &c.; undressed, should be the meat or food on which they should live that year: and this comprehends everything that is fit for food, and also for drink, and for anointing, and even for the lighting of lamps, as in the Misnah F17 Sheviith, c. 8. sect. 2. : for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid ; the owner of the fields and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 25:7

And for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land ,.... The former signifies tame cattle, such as were kept at home, or in fields, or were used in service, and the latter the wild beasts of the field: shall all the increase thereof be meat ; for the one, and for the other; Jarchi remarks, that all the time a wild beast eats of the increase of the field, the cattle may be fed at home; but when it ceaseth to the wild beast of the field, then it ceaseth to the cattle at home;... 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:1-7

Divine discipline. This was certainly one of the most striking institutions which God gave to Israel. It was, in a high degree, disciplinary. Rightly taken, it would engrave sacred truth on their minds more deeply and effectually than either word or rite. It was calculated— I. TO TEACH THEM THE TRUTH AS TO THE DIVINE OWNERSHIP . God claimed to be the One Proprietor of the land. He had given it to the nation by his direct guidance, and by his interposing power. To... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:1-7

The sabbatical year. Rest of the land, as the physical source of blessings, as the consecrated portion of God's people. I. THE NATURAL BASIS OF RELIGION . Creation. Providence. Moral government. "Man is one world, and hath another to attend him" (George Herbert). The ascent of the higher nature from the lower. The subordination of the material and temporary to the immaterial and eternal. Care of all life involved in the covenant of God with his people. The life of the vegetable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 25:1-22

The sabbatic year. At the close of the original week the sabbath of the seventh day was given; that of the seventh year, on the entrance of the Hebrews into Canaan. The former was a memorial of creation; the latter, of redemption. These are intimately related. There are correspondences between the old creation and the new—the material and the spiritual. The grand effect of redemption will be the constitution of a new creation, in which the mundane system will participate. I. THE ... read more

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