What does the Bible say about sabbatic year?
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The Bible presents the sabbatic year as a gracious covenant ordinance in which Israel rested the land, released debts, and practiced mercy, trusting the Lord’s provision. Exodus 23:9-11 and Leviticus 25 command that the land lie fallow in the seventh year so that the poor and wild animals might share its produce. Deuteronomy 15:1-6 requires the release of fellow Israelites’ debts, while Deuteronomy 15:12-18 calls for generous freedom for Hebrew servants. Deuteronomy 31:10 links the year to public reading of God’s law. These commands taught Israel that God owns the land and provides for his people, foreshadowing the fuller rest and redemption found in Christ.
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- (A rest that reoccurs every seventh year)
- Called YEAR OF RELEASE Deuteronomy 15:9; Deuteronomy 31:10
- Ordinances concerning Exodus 23:9-11; Leviticus 25
- Israelite bondservants set free in Exodus 21:2; Deuteronomy 15:12; Jeremiah 34:14
- Creditors required to release debtors in Deuteronomy 15:1-6; Deuteronomy 15:12-18; Nehemiah 10:31
- Ordinances concerning instruction in the law during Deuteronomy 31:10-13; Nehemiah 8:18
- Punishment to follow violation of the ordinances concerning Leviticus 26:34; Leviticus 26:35; Jeremiah 34:12-22
- See JUBILEE
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