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Israel is unique. God called them out of the nations to be distinct, to be different. God brought them out of Egypt from all the trouble and trials of their lives to be a Father to them; to be their God. They were therefore not to live as the people in Egypt from where they came; nor were they to live as the people in Canaan where they were going.

God gave them statutes and laws to show them how to live differently than the world. If they would honor Him as God, He would bless their nation and their land and each person who honored God in their hearts would be blessed.

God has also called us out of the world, to be distinct, to be different, to be a people of His own possession. We are not to live as the world lives; we are in the kingdom of God now and a whole different set of principles apply. If we will honor God in our lives and in our hearts, He will pour out His Spirit and His life on us as well.

In Chapter 25, He describes the Sabbath year which they were to observe every seven years. In the Sabbath year, they were to give their land a rest. They could not sow or reap or prune their vineyards. Anything that grew on its own was free to anyone and everyone.

Giving the land a Sabbath rest would make their land much more productive. It was also a demonstration of their faith. When they took God at His Word and trusted that He would bless them if they lived in agreement with God’s word, they would see abundance and prosperity and would live securely in the land.

Farming methods today include rotating crops to give the land rest. If the land does not rest, it becomes depleted of nutrients and no longer becomes productive.

In the verses we’re studying today, God instructs them to have an additional Sabbath year, called the Year of Jubilee. It was to be remembered every fiftieth year. In the year of Jubilee, not only would the land have an additional year of rest, each family would return to the property they originally owned, and any Israelite slaves must be given liberty and set free.

There are many applications for us in these verses because these are prophetic of the ministry of Jesus Christ in our lives.

I. God Wants You to be Free

 The year of Jubilee was unique among the nations.

 But it required faith; it required trust that God would do what God said He would do if they forgave debts, set free those in servitude, and gave everyone who needed it a new beginning.

 Unfortunately, there is no evidence that Israel ever took God at His Word and honored these verses, thus missing the opportunity to revere and sanctify God by keeping the year of Jubilee.

A. Jubilee is for releasing

 Vs 10 – there was to be a release to every inhabitant in the land. In other words, if a Hebrew became so poor that he sold himself as a slave, he was to be released in the year of jubilee, receive back his original land and be allowed to start over; to have a fresh start.

Leviticus 25:39-41 …Serve only until the year of Jubilee
 Verse 10 literally says, “You shall proclaim liberty throughout the land.” Those words might ring a bell.
 That exact phrase, “You shall proclaim liberty throughout the land,” is engraved on the Liberty Bell which rang out over Independence Hall in the city of Philadelphia on July 8, 1776 to summon citizens to hear the first reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Nixon.
 God wanted captives set free by the releasing of their debt. It was an opportunity to start over.
 There were two sides to this aspect of the year of jubilee. For those in bondage and in debt, jubilee was indeed liberty and freedom.
 But there were others who must forgive the debts and set the captives free.
App – There are two applications for us as well. In Christ our debts are forgiven, and we are set free.
But we need to be willing to forgive those who have trespassed against us. As we have been forgiven, should we not also forgive?

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