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
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