In the Old Testament, the Jewish people were instructed to take a Sabbatical Year every seventh year. The Book of Leviticus, chapter 25, explains that no planting was to happen – no crops grown – to give the land a rest. Since the Lord rested on the seventh day, all of creation was also to rest on the seventh year. The Lord promised there would be an abundance in the 6th year so the people could store up for the seventh and not go hungry.
The year after the completion of a seven times seven-year cycle (49 years), was also set aside to be a sacred time, a holy year. This was to be a Jubilee Year. During the Jubilee Year, in addition to the land resting, the people were also to proclaim liberty to all who lived in the land. > This included returning property to those who had to sell it due to poverty and granting freedom to those who had sold themselves into slavery to pay their debts.
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In the Old Testament, the Jewish people were instructed to take a Sabbatical Year every seventh year. The Book of Leviticus, chapter 25, explains that no planting was to happen – no crops grown – to give the land a rest. Since the Lord rested on the seventh day, all of creation was also to rest on the seventh year. The Lord promised there would be an abundance in the 6th year so the people could store up for the seventh and not go hungry.
The year after the completion of a seven times seven-year cycle (49 years), was also set aside to be a sacred time, a holy year. This was to be a Jubilee Year. During the Jubilee Year, in addition to the land resting, the people were also to proclaim liberty to all who lived in the land. > This included returning property to those who had to sell it due to poverty and granting freedom to those who had sold themselves into slavery to pay their debts.