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But if he isn`t able to get it back for himself, then that which he has sold shall remain in the hand of him who has bought it until the year of jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return to his possession.

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God's Economic Reset

The Jubilee year served as a divine economic safety net. Commentators explain that if an Israelite was too poor to buy back their ancestral land, it would automatically return to their family at the Jubilee, completely free of charge. This system was designed to prevent permanent poverty and stop the wealthy from accumulating all the land, ensuring every family kept its God-given inheritance.

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Leviticus

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Leviticus 25:28

18th Century

Theologian

It shall go out - that is, it shall be set free.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Leviticus 25:28

19th Century

Bishop

Not able to restore it to him. —This means, if the seller is unable to return to the buyer the probable value of the crops between…

John Gill

John Gill

On Leviticus 25:28

17th Century

Pastor

But if he is not able to restore it to him
The overplus, or give him what is in proportion to the time he has had it…

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Matthew Henry

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 …