18 22<\/strong>. A hortatory addition, relating to the sabbatical year and interrupting the Jubile regulations. It is thus clearly out of place, and should properly follow Lev 25:7<\/em><\/span>. Its tone is that of H, and is in accord with such hortatory passages as Lev 18:25<\/span> ff., Lev 20:22<\/span> f., Lev 26:3<\/span> ff. It may be conjectured that the redactor’s reason for placing it here out of its proper context was to indicate that it applies to the regulations for the Jubile as well as the sabbatical year.<\/p>\n The mention of the ninth year ( Lev 25:22<\/em><\/span>), combined with the words ‘three years’ ( Lev 25:21<\/em><\/span>), seems to point to the view (see introd. note to ch.) that the Jubile year was really the 50th, not the 49th, and that thus the land on such occasions was to have two years (the seventh and eighth) of rest. On the other hand, Lev 25:20<\/em><\/span> has ‘the seventh year’ (not the seventh and eighth), and Lev 25:22<\/em><\/span> ‘ye shall sow the eighth year’ (not the ninth). It is probable that the redactor, with the object mentioned above, introduced into Lev 25:22<\/em><\/span> mention of the ninth<\/em> year. So Dillm. who further makes the ‘three years,’ originally meaning the sixth, seventh, and eighth (i.e. the produce of the sixth year was to last abnormally till the harvest time of that sowed in the earlier part of the eighth instead of the seventh year) to have been taken by the redactor to mean seventh, eighth, and ninth, so as to fall in with his view that the Jubile followed, instead of coinciding with, the last year of the cycle of seven sabbatical years.<\/p>\n In safety – <\/B>i. e., secure from famine, Lev 26:5<\/span>; Deu 12:10<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them<\/strong>,…. These and all others he enjoined; by which tenure, even obedience to all his commands, moral, ritual, and judicial, they were to hold the land of Canaan, and their possessions in it, which is intended in the next clause:<\/p>\n and ye shall dwell in the land in safety<\/strong>; without any fear of enemies, or of the neighbouring nations about them seizing upon them, and distressing them; and Jarchi observes, that it was for transgressing the sabbatical year that Israel was carried captive, which he thinks is intimated in 2Ch 36:21<\/span>; and that the seventy years’ captivity in Babylon were for the seventy sabbatical years that had been neglected.<\/p>\n Verses 18-22:<\/strong><\/p>\n The conditions for Israel’s security in her land did not lie in the strength of her armies or the sophistication of her weapons. The secret of her prosperity did not lie in their farming techniques nor their business acumen. These things were contingent upon one thing and one only: obedience to the statutes of Jehovah, Jer 9:23, 24; Pr 3:7-10; 16:7. As Israel obeyed Jehovah’s laws, He obligated Himself to be their Protector and Provider.<\/p>\n This was evident in God’s promise regarding the sabbatical year, and the Jubilee Year. If Israel would observe the commandments regarding these times, God obligated Himself to provide enough the sixth year for that year, for the seventh year, and until the harvest of the eighth year. And in the Jubilee Year, there would be enough for the extra year they would not work their fields.<\/p>\n This principle holds true today. God is under obligation to protect and to provide for those who honor His Word, 2Ti 1:15; Ps 84:11; 34:7; Mt 6:33.<\/p>\n (18) Wherefore ye shall do my statutes.<\/strong>Better, And ye shall do <\/em>. . . that is, the above named statutes and ordinances respecting the sabbatical year and the jubile, which required great sacrifices.<\/p>\n Ye shall dwell in the land in safety.<\/strong>As God is Israels strong tower and wall of defence, it is by keeping His commandments that the Israelites will enjoy the security which other nations endeavour to obtain by great labour and mighty armies.<\/p>\n And the land <\/strong>. . . her fruit.<\/strong>He, moreover, who has given Israel these statutes, also controls the operations of nature. Hence, though the observance of His laws would necessitate the abstention from cultivating the soil, the Lord will cause the land to yield an abundant harvest which will richly supply all their wants, and they will safely and quietly dwell therein without being compelled to make raids upon their neighbours for food, or surrender themselves to their enemies for want of provision (1Ma. 6:49; 1Ma. 6:53; Josephus, Antt. xiv.<\/em> 16, 2; xv. :1, 2).<\/p>\n ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION RESPECTING THE SABBATICAL YEAR, Lev 25:18-22<\/span>.<\/p>\n These verses should be read in connexion with vers. 1-7, since they chiefly relate to the same topic. They seem to be misplaced in their present position, amid precepts relating to the jubilee, though they are not in reality. The purport of Lev 25:18-19<\/span> is, that safety and temporal prosperity in the land of promise hinge on obedience to the declared will of Jehovah.<\/p>\n Lev 25:18<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>Ye shall dwell in the land in safety<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> Hebrew, boldly, without fear. <\/em>For the original word betach, <\/em>says Dr. Beaumont, signifies both the confidence <\/em>or boldness <\/em>which men, who trust in God, and walk in his ways, have within themselves; and that safety <\/em>and secure estate wherein God settleth them from danger of evil. <\/p>\n Reader, do not overlook in these verses how gracious the LORD is. Rather than GOD’S people shall be losers by their dependence upon him, he will even work a miracle to supply them; for causing the sixth year to be doubly and trebly prolific, this was little less than a standing miracle. See that sweet promise. Psa 132:15<\/span> .<\/p>\n Lev 25:18 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.<\/p>\n Ver. 18. Ye shall do my statutes.<\/strong> ] Ye shall do them, and do them: that is, ye shall do them diligently, as <\/em> Psa 119:4 and then ye shall dwell in the land in safety; yea, ye shall dwell there in safety: that is, ye shall assuredly; take my word for it.<\/p>\n safety = confidence. <\/p>\n Consideration for the Poor <\/p>\n Lev 25:18-34<\/p>\n It was good for the land to lie fallow for one year in seven; and it was a wise provision that it should not be sold in perpetuity. This enactment prevented the stamping out of the small land owners, and the accumulation of the land in the hands of a few wealthy families. Though a man might be compelled by stress of circumstances to sell his little farm to a wealthy creditor, when the fiftieth year came around it returned to his possession and there was no further claim on the part of the creditor against him and his estate.<\/p>\n With what joy must debtors and bondservants have heard the notes of the trumpet ring out. For us, the lesson is that our Lord has proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord. All that we lost in Adam is restored to us in the redemption; that is, in Christ Jesus. Nay, we have greatly gained! Where sin abounded, grace has super abounded. For innocence, we have purity; for a garden, a city; for the evening fellowship with God, the knowledge that we are sons and heirs.<\/p>\n Wherefore: Lev 19:37, Psa 103:18 <\/p>\n and ye: Lev 26:3-12, Deu 12:10, Deu 28:1-14, Deu 33:12, Deu 33:28, Psa 4:8, Pro 1:33, Jer 7:3-7, Jer 23:6, Jer 25:5, Jer 33:16, Eze 33:24-26, Eze 33:29, Eze 34:25-28, Eze 36:24-28 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Lev 26:5 – dwell Eze 28:26 – and they shall dwell<\/p>\n Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. 18 22. A hortatory addition, relating to the sabbatical year and interrupting the Jubile regulations. It is thus clearly out of place, and should properly follow Lev 25:7. 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Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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