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In this year of jubilee you shall return every man to his possession.

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God's Economic Reset

Commentators explain that the Year of Jubilee was a divinely mandated 'great reset' for Israel's economy and social structure. Every 50 years, all ancestral land that had been sold or even gifted away was returned to the original family. This law prevented permanent poverty and the accumulation of land by a few, ensuring that each family retained its God-given inheritance.

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Leviticus

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Leviticus 25:8–13

18th Century

Theologian

The land was to be divided by lot among the families of the Israelites once its possession was obtained (Numbers 26:52–56;[Reference Nu…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Leviticus 25:13

19th Century

Bishop

You shall return every man to his possession. —In the year of jubilee every man is to be restored to his landed property,…

John Gill

John Gill

On Leviticus 25:13

17th Century

Pastor

In the year of this jubilee
In the beginning of it, as Aben Ezra, though not on the first day of Tisri, but the tent…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Leviticus 25:8–22

17th Century

Minister

The word ���jubilee��� signifies an especially animated sound of the silver trumpets. This sound was to be made on the evening of the great day of …