Leviticus 25:29

Leviticus 25:29 says, And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.  If a man sold a dwelling house in a walled city, he had a whole year to redeem it.  Verse thirty adds, And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.  If the man did not redeem the house within a year, it could not be redeemed, even in the year of jubilee.  Today, if we do not accept Christ as our Savior and Lord during our life time, we can never become a part of the family of God.  Verse thirty-one continues,  But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.  Houses in cities with out walls were to be considered the same as houses in the country and could be redeemed during the jubilee.  Verse thirty-two declares, Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.  These rules did not apply to the cities of the Levites, which could have houses redeemed at any time.  There was a difference for the priests, just as there is a difference for the priesthood of believers today.  Verse thirty-three adds, And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.  Any house sold by the priests, wherever it was located, would be returned to him during the jubilee.  Verse thirty-four continues, But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.  The Levites could not sell their fields, since they were a perpetual possession given to them by God.  For believers today, salvation is a perpetual gift from God and cannot be bought or sold.  Verse thirty-five says, And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.  The people of Israel were expected to help the poor, even to the point of having them live with them and even if they were a stranger.  Verse thirty-six adds, Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.  They were not to charge the one that they had taken in because they respected God and would need to bring honor to Him.  I am not sure how well this would be received today by the Christians of the world, especially those living in their big mansions.  Verse thirty-seven continues, Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.  If the host were to be repaid, it would only be for what had been given, with no interest on the money or increase in the amount returned for anything given.