Feast of Jubilee, The

Feast of Jubilee, The

Held every fiftieth year - Le 25:8,10

Began upon the day of atonement - Le 25:9

CALLED THE

• Year of liberty
- Eze 46:17
• Year of the redeemed
- Isa 63:4
• Acceptable year
- Isa 61:2

Was specially holy - Le 25:12

Proclaimed by trumpets - Le 25:9; Ps 89:15

ENACTMENTS RESPECTING

• Cessation of all field labour
- Le 25:11
• The fruits of the earth to be common property
- Le 25:12
• Redemption of sold property
- Le 25:23-27
• Restoration of all inheritances
- Le 25:10,13,28; 27:24
• Release of Hebrew servants
- Le 25:40,41,54

Houses in walled cities not redeemed within a year, exempted from the benefit of - Le 25:30

Sale of property calculated from - Le 25:15,16

Value of devoted property calculated from - Le 27:14-23

Illustrative of the Gospel - Isa 61:1,2; Lu 4:18,19