Readings:
Leviticus 25, 26, 27
Comments:
What strikes me in these last readings from Leviticus is how God designed us. Our bodies are designed to have rest on a daily basis. I remember in college pulling a few "all-nighters." We can go for awhile without sleep, but eventually our bodies must have rest.
The Sabbath (Saturday) is God's gift to us of having a day of rest. The Christians eventually transferred the idea of "Sabbath" to the Lord's Day (Sunday, or the first day of the week.) But regardless of what day we take as a day set apart as "different" from the other days of the week (rest or worship, etc), God has designed us for creativity and recreation. People can't go very long with "working" before they need a break in routine.
In Leviticus 25, we have the idea of a Year of Jubilee. It's an incredible gift! It's wild! It's crazy. And we have no record of God's people (or anyone) ever observing it.
What happened in the Year of Jubilee? Not only were slaves freed and debts cancelled, but people were to return property!
This concept was rooted in the idea that the land was not "owned" by anyone - it was God's land! People were to take care of the land - but whatever happened in that fifty years everything was to be restored in the year of Jubilee.
What do you think - did God intend for his people to really observe this? What was the message? What is the meaning for us today?
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