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but in the seventh year shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to Yahweh: you shall neither sow your field, nor prune your vineyard.
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God Owns, We Manage
Commentators emphasize that the Sabbath year was a powerful, practical reminder that God is the true owner of the land. The Israelites were merely His tenants or stewards. This law forced them to exercise willing dependence on God's providence, guarding against covetousness and the overworking of creation.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
The seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest.—Literally, the seventh year shall be a rest of solemn resting, or <…
Baptist
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
