Leviticus 25
Help For The Poor
The Lord said: If any of your people become poor and unable to support themselves, you must help them, just as you are supposed to help foreigners who live among you (v. 35). Don’t take advantage of them by charging any kind of interest or selling them food for profit. Instead, …
Special Times to Give The Land a Rest
The focus in chapters 25 and 26 is on Israel in their land. The word “land’ is used thirty-nine times in these two chapters. The Israelites were to possess and enjoy the land but in order to do so they must recognize and respect some basic facts. The first thing is that God …