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The Hope of Redemption
Commentators emphasize that this law provided a crucial hope for Israelites. Unlike a non-Israelite who could become a bondservant for life, an Israelite sold to a foreigner always had the possibility of being redeemed by a kinsman. This provision ensured that God's people were never permanently lost to servitude.
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Leviticus
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Albert Barnes
On Leviticus 25:47–54
18th Century
Theologian
A sojourner or stranger — Rather, a foreigner who has settled among you. See Leviticus 16:29, note; Exodus 20:10, note.
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Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 25:48
19th Century
Bishop
He may be redeemed again. —The law which applies to a heathen who sold himself to a Hebrew is reversed in this case. While the hea…
John Gill
On Leviticus 25:48
17th Century
Pastor
After that he is sold he may be redeemed again
Though an Heathen, sold to an Israelite, was to be a bondman for ever…
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Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 25:39–55
17th Century
Minister
A native Israelite, if sold for debt or for a crime, was to serve only six years and to go out free in the seventh. If he sold himself because of p…