A sabbath of rest - See the note on Leviticus 23:3. The express prohibition of sowing and reaping, and of pruning and gathering, affords a p…

The seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest.—Literally, the seventh year shall be a rest of solemn resting, or <…

Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; but in the seventh year shall…

But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the
land
From all tillage of …

All labor was to cease in the seventh year, just as daily labor on the seventh day. These statutes tell us to beware of covetousness, for a man…