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God's Land, Our Stewardship
Commentators explain that the law of redemption is rooted in a profound theological principle: the land ultimately belongs to God. The Israelites were considered tenants or stewards of the land God had allotted to their families. This law ensured that God's original distribution was largely preserved and reminded the people of His sovereign ownership and provision.
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Leviticus
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Albert Barnes
On Leviticus 25:23–24
18th Century
Theologian
These verses express the principle on which the law of Jubilee, as it regards the land, was based. The land belonged to Yahweh, and it was He who a…
Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 25:24
19th Century
Bishop
Ye shall grant a redemption for the land. —Being simply tenants at will, and having obtained possession of it on such ter…
John Calvin
On Leviticus 25:24
16th Century
Theologian
And in all the land of your possession. Before the jubilee came, He permits not only relatives to redeem land sold by a poor man, but also…
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John Gill
On Leviticus 25:24
17th Century
Pastor
And in all the land of your possession Which they should possess in the land of Canaan, whatever part of it any of them s…
Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 25:23–34
17th Century
Minister
If the land were not redeemed before the year of jubilee, it then returned to him who sold or mortgaged it. This was a figure of the free grace of …