Jubilee or Jubile Leviticus 25

Leviticus 25:9 "Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land."

V10 "And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family."

v11 "A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed."

v12 "For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field."

Outline:

v1 The sabbath of the seventh year
v8 The jubile in the fiftieth year
v14 Of oppression
v18 A blessing of obedience
v23 The redemption of land
v29 Of houses
v35 Compassion of the poor
v39
The usage of bondmen
v47 The redemption of servants

They are still at Mount Sinai as shown in verse 1. I may have mentioned them wondering in the desert in another place but I now think that was wrong. I believe they are still at the mount getting instructions.

Previously we read about working six days and resting on the seventh. In this chapter, it is taken further. They are also to work six years and rest the seventh year. It is for them a time of jubilee and a time of rest for the land.

v20 "And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: v21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years."

This chapter overwhelms me. Besides the information in it that explains much of Jewish tradition, there is much that points to a study of prophecy and reminds me of Daniel. Chapter 9 of Daniel gets in the seventy weeks. This after Daniel had prayed much to understand. A sample first is verse 24 "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon the holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy and to anoint the most Holy."

V26 "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary: and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined."

And on it goes. It is a very interesting study and is pursued by many in relation to Revelation to more clearly understand the seasons of Christ's return and the end time.

But our chapter, as the outline shows, discusses the fiftieth year.

v10 "And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family."

In summary, these times are a time of starting over. It is a time when the poor are given a new start and those who have fallen on hard times an opportunity to get back with their family. It is a wonderful concept and I am sure it worked very well since it was instituted by the Lord.

For you none farmers, it is a common practice now for land to be left unused for a year so that it can replenish itself. This lesson was learned in our country after much farmland was depleted. If only, we would pay attention to the Bible.

There are also commands to not charge usury on money loaned and other instructions on strangers and servants. It is a full chapter and a study could go many directions from here.

I must mention verse 9 again for it reminds me of when Christ comes back and our struggle is over.

Psalm 125:2 "As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even forever."