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.   

Leviticus 25:18

Leviticus 25:18 says, Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.  This was the condition stated, that the people of Israel were to live by God's commandments if they were to dwell in the land safely.  Even as followers of Christ, we are still to live by God's law.  The laws do not save us, but they do keep us safely under God's protection by showing our obedience to Him.  Verse nineteen adds, And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.  When the people of Israel were faithful to God, they would have their needs met and would live in peace.  Verse twenty continues, And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:   God said they might question what they were going to eat in the seventh year, just as we may sometimes question God when we feel that we are in in need of something in our life. Verse twenty-one declares, Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.  God said he would give enough increase in the sixth year to provide for three years.  Like the people of Israel, God has made a provision for our needs to be met, and all we have to do is put our faith in Him.  Verse twenty-two adds, And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.  The people of Israel were to eat of the provisions that God had provided until the new crops planted in the eighth year were ready to harvest.  Verse twenty-three continues, The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.  God said that the land could not be sold forever because it belonged to Him,  Everything that we own today as followers of Christ  should be viewed as belonging to God.  Verse twenty-four says, And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.  If they bought land, they were to allow for redemption for it.  Verse twenty-five adds, If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.  There was also a provision for a man's kinsmen to redeem the land.  Verse twenty-six continues, And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;  Verse twenty-seven states, Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.  If there were no kinsman to redeem the land, the individual himself was to be given the opportunity to redeem it.  Verse twenty-eight adds, But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.  If no one could redeem the land, then it would remain the possession of the one who bought it until the year of jubilee, when it would be restored to the family who sold it.  When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we are His forever, but we must personally accept His salvation.

Leviticus 25:8

Leviticus 25:8 says, And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.  The people were to number seven sabbath years, every seven years being considered a sabbath of years just as every seven days was considered a sabbath of days.  Then the people of Israel were to count another sabbath of the seven years, making a total of forty-nine years.  Verse nine adds, Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.  On the tenth day of the seventh month of this fortieth year, the day of atonement, they were to sound the trumpet.  Verse ten continues, And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.  The year of jubilee was to be a year of liberty throughout the land, and every man's possessions were to be returned to him.  This was a time of restoration to the people of Israel, just as we have a day of restoration when we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, but we never have renew our salvation. Still, if we allow sin into our lives after we accept Him, then we have to confess our sins so that there will be nothing separating us from Him. Verse eleven declares, A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.  The year of jubilee was to be a year when no planting or harvesting was to be done.  Verse twelve adds, For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.  They were not to plant or reap as normal, but were to eat of the increase of the field as they had need.  They would have to rely on God to provide for their physical needs due to their spiritual relationship with him,  As Christians today, we should rely on God to meet our physical needs because of our spiritual relationship with Him.  Verse thirteen continues, In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession. Verse fourteen says, And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:  Things bought from neighbors were to be returned to them during the year of jubilee, and if they had bought a person, that person was to be set free.  Verse fifteen adds, According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:  There was a provision for accounting for the price due to the number of years until jubilee.  Verse sixteen continues, According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.  This was the condition of prorating the price as just stated.  Verse seventeen concludes, Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God.  The year of jubilee was instituted to keep anyone from being oppressed, and today our salvation through Christ keeps us from being spiritually oppressed.

Leviticus 25 :1

Leviticus 25:1 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,  Verse two adds, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.  God spoke to Moses on Mt. Sinai, when Moses was alone with God.  Sometimes we may need to get alone with God in order to hear what He has to say to us.  God told Moses to tell the people of Israel when they came into the land He was giving them that they were to observe His Sabbath.  Whatever we have today as followers of Christ is a gift from God, and we should keep His commandments.  Verse three continues, Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;  The people of Israel were to sow and reap for six years.  Verse four declares, But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.  The seven year was to be a year long Sabbath to God.  The land was to lay fallow.  Today, we don't even want to allow one day a week to be totally dedicated to God, much less ever seventh year.  Verse five adds, That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.  Even anything that grew on its own was to be left unharvested by the landowner.  When God said it was to be a year of rest for the ground, He meant it, but the land could still produce on its own or by the provision of God.  Verse six continues, And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,  Verse seven concludes, And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.  Matthew Henry says that this meant that all the people and animals were to have all the things that grew that year in common, just as the early church had all things in common.  They were to rely on God, just as we should today. 

 

Leviticus 24:10

Leviticus 24:10 says, And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;  The son of an Israelite woman was striving with a man of Israel.  She would have violated the command of God to not merry so from another country.  Verse eleven adds  And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)  The woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord and was brought before Moses.  We are told that the woman was of the tribe of Dan.  Verse twelve states And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.  They evidently locked the man up while seeking God's guidance.  When we have someone who has blasphemed God, we should always seek His guidance for how we deal with him or her.  Verse thirteen declares, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Then verse fourteen adds, Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.  God told Moses to have the people bring the man outside the camp and have those that had heard him curse God to lay their hands on his head and then for the people to stone him.  He was not condemned by rumor, but by witnesses, and this was a very serious offense worthy of death.  Verse fifteen declares,  And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.  Then verse sixteen adds, And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.  God said that all who blasphemed the name of the LORD bore their sin, whether an Israelite or a stranger and they should be put to death.  There would be a great reduction in the population if this were done today, and I believe that God is still as,serious about this sin.  Verse seventeen says, And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.  This would more accurately be interpreted murders any man, and it was definitely capital punishment.  Verse eighteen states, And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. If a man killed the animal of someone else, he was to replAce it with the same type animal.  Verse nineteen declares, And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;  If a personified someone else, they were to be likewise injured.  This may seem rather severe, but I believe that these laws were given to ensure that people treated the possessions of others and other people themselves as valuable.  Verse twenty continues Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.  I know that we have heard an eye for an eye, but this also limited what could be done.  Verse twenty-one says, And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.  An animal that was killed was to be replaced, and a man that murdered someone was to be put to death.  Verse twenty-two declares, Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.  The law was to apply to the people of Israel as,well as to the stranger, because it was God's law, and God's law still applies to everyone today, because it is God's law.  Verse twenty-three concludes, And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.  Moses told the people of Israel what God said they should do, and they did it.  This is what we as followers of Christ should always do. We should always listen to what God tells us to do, and then we should do it.

Leviticus 24:1 says,  And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Verse two adds, Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.  God through Moses commanded the people of Israel to bring pure olive oil to light the lamps of the tabernacle so they could burn continually.   We today are to let the light of Christ shine continually in our lives, and faith provides the oil to allow us do so .  Verse three says, Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.  It was the responsibility of the priests to keep the lamps burning, just as it is our responsibility as the priesthood of believers to keep the gospel light burning bright today.  It was a daily requirement for them and it still is for us.  Verse four adds, He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.  The priests were to keep the lamps in good shape, and we must make sure that the gospel remains pure and in good shape today.  Verse five says, And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.  Then verse six adds, And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.  The priests were also to follow God's instructions for the display of the bread dedicated to God.  As followers of Christ, we are in charge of caring for the bread of life, the gospel of Christ, today.  Verse seven states, And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.  Incense was to be put on the bread as a memorial for God and it was to be an offering made by fire to God.  This bread had nothing to do with meeting physical needs, but had only to do with meeting spiritual requirements of God.  Accepting Christ has nothing to do with physical needs, but has everything to do with meeting spiritual needs, because until we accept Him as our Savior and Lord we cannot be obedient to God.  Verse eight declares, Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.  This bread was to be set in order before the LORD every sabbath, and it was an everlasting covenant.  Jesus is the bread of life today, and He is before the heavenly Father as an everlasting covenant for those who put their faith in Him.  Verse nine adds, And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.  The priests could eat of the bread, but even then it was to viewed as most holy and I believe was to therefore be eaten with their hearts and minds focused on God.  When God does provide for us physically today, we must still keep our hearts and minds dedicated to bringing honor and glory to Him in the way that we use His gifts.

Leviticus 24:1

Leviticus 24:1 says,  And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Verse two adds, Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.  God through Moses commanded the people of Israel to bring pure olive oil to light the lamps of the tabernacle so they could burn continually.   We today are to let the light of Christ shine continually in our lives, and faith provides the oil to allow us do so .  Verse three says, Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.  It was the responsibility of the priests to keep the lamps burning, just as it is our responsibility as the priesthood of believers to keep the gospel light burning bright today.  It was a daily requirement for them and it still is for us.  Verse four adds, He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.  The priests were to keep the lamps in good shape, and we must make sure that the gospel remains pure and in good shape today.  Verse five says, And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.  Then verse six adds, And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.  The priests were also to follow God's instructions for the display of the bread dedicated to God.  As followers of Christ, we are in charge of caring for the bread of life, the gospel of Christ, today.  Verse seven states, And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.  Incense was to be put on the bread as a memorial for God and it was to be an offering made by fire to God.  This bread had nothing to do with meeting physical needs, but had only to do with meeting spiritual requirements of God.  Accepting Christ has nothing to do with physical needs, but has everything to do with meeting spiritual needs, because until we accept Him as our Savior and Lord we cannot be obedient to God.  Verse eight declares, Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.  This bread was to be set in order before the LORD every sabbath, and it was an everlasting covenant.  Jesus is the bread of life today, and He is before the heavenly Father as an everlasting covenant for those who put their faith in Him.  Verse nine adds, And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.  The priests could eat of the bread, but even then it was to viewed as most holy and I believe was to therefore be eaten with their hearts and minds focused on God.  When God does provide for us physically today, we must still keep our hearts and minds dedicated to bringing honor and glory to Him in the way that we use His gifts.

Leviticus 24:10 says, And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;  The son of an Israelite woman was striving with a man of Israel.  She would have violated the command of God to not merry so from another country.  Verse eleven adds  And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)  The woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord and was brought before Moses.  We are told that the woman was of the tribe of Dan.  Verse twelve states And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.  They evidently locked the man up while seeking God's guidance.  When we have someone who has blasphemed God, we should always seek His guidance for how we deal with him or her.  Verse thirteen declares, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Then verse fourteen adds, Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.  God told Moses to have the people bring the man outside the camp and have those that had heard him curse God to lay their hands on his head and then for the people to stone him.  He was not condemned by rumor, but by witnesses, and this was a very serious offense worthy of death.  Verse fifteen declares,  And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.  Then verse sixteen adds, And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.  God said that all who blasphemed the name of the LORD bore their sin, whether an Israelite or a stranger and they should be put to death.  There would be a great reduction in the population if this were done today, and I believe that God is still as,serious about this sin.  Verse seventeen says, And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.  This would more accurately be interpreted murders any man, and it was definitely capital punishment.  Verse eighteen states, And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. If a man killed the animal of someone else, he was to replAce it with the same type animal.  Verse nineteen declares, And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;  If a personified someone else, they were to be likewise injured.  This may seem rather severe, but I believe that these laws were given to ensure that people treated the possessions of others and other people themselves as valuable.  Verse twenty continues Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.  I know that we have heard an eye for an eye, but this also limited what could be done.  Verse twenty-one says, And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.  An animal that was killed was to be replaced, and a man that murdered someone was to be put to death.  Verse twenty-two declares, Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.  The law was to apply to the people of Israel as,well as to the stranger, because it was God's law, and God's law still applies to everyone today, because it is God's law.  Verse twenty-three concludes, And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.  Moses told the people of Israel what God said they should do, and they did it.  This is what we as followers of Christ should always do. We should always listen to what God tells us to do, and then we should do it.

Leviticus 23:33

Leviticus 23:33 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Verse two adds, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.  God specified a particular day, the fifteenth dat of the seventh month, to be set aside for the start of the feast of tabernacles.  This was to last for seven days.  We today have certain days set aside to celebrate the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and they should remain true to that purpose.  Christmas has really been commercialized, not only by making it more about gifts than the celebration of the birth of Christ, but also by starting Christmas promotions early and even having Christmas in July events, few of which really focus on the birth of Christ.  Verse thirty-five continues, On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.  On the first day of the feast, no unnecessary work was to be done.  There was a time in America when no unnecessary business was conducted on Christmas, but that isn't always the case anymore.  Verse thirty-six states, Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.  For seven days, the people were to offer sacrifices by fire, which I believe would be burnt offerings, the eighth day would be a day when the people of Israel once more assembled together in worship of God.  Verse thirty-seven adds, These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:  This was a feast of the LORD, and the people were to offer burnt offerings, meat offerings, sacrifices, and drink offerings.  Basically, all sacrifices were to be offered on this day.  Every day we should offer everything we have as a sacrifice to God to be used for His purpose and for His glory.  Verse thirty-eight continues, Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.  This was not to replace the regular worship on the sabbath, their normal sacrifices and free will offerings, but was to be in addition to them.  We sometimes have special offerings and worship services, but they cannot replace our normal tithes and offerings or our normal worship.  I know that these special worship times may occur during our normal worship time, but we cannot believe that attending them exempts us from continuing to worship during normal worship times.  Verse thirty-nine says,  Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.  This states that during this feast that was to occur when the first fruits had been gathered that the people of Israel were to have a feast unto the LORD.  This was not just a time to gather together and feast, but a time to celebrate the blessings of God and to give Him the glory and praise.  It was not about the food, but about God Who blessed them with the food.  When we have any worship service today, the emphasis must be on God and not the physical things that make up the worship service.  Verse forty adds, And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.   Matthew Henry say that this means that they were to make booths to live in for this time.  Verse forty-one continues, And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.  This feast was to be kept for seven days and was a statute forever.  I believe that Christ fulfilled these laws forever when He lived s perfect life here on earth, and today we are called on to live by faith in Him as our Savior and Lord forever.  Verse forty-two states, Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:  Verse forty-three adds, That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.  All who were born Israelites were to live in booths for a week as a reminder that it was God brought them out of Egypt.  Verse forty-four concludes And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.  Moses told the people of Israel what God had said, just as we must today share the gospel with everyone that we can.