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NASB | Leviticus 25:33 'What, therefore, belongs to the Levites may be redeemed and a house sale in the city of this possession reverts in the jubilee, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the sons of Israel. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 25:33 'Therefore, what is [purchased] from the Levites may be redeemed [by a Levite], and the house that was sold in the city they possess reverts in the Year of Jubilee, for the houses in the Levite cities are their [ancestral] property among the Israelites. |
Bible Question: Would a 'Year of Jubilee' be possible in a capitalist economy? |
Bible Answer: Nolan ... I don't think it is a command that fits us. Lev 25:2 says "when you enter the land." So I take this to mean the Israelistes only. Lev 25:8-55 (xref Deu. 15:1-18) talks about the Jubilee. Also, read Exo. 21:2-11 as another cross reference to verses 39 to 55. There were strict gudelines on how to handle the purchase and the return of property. The passage you referanced is about the Levites. In verse 30, the non-Levites di not get their house inside the walled city during Jubilee. I don't think we could understand all the rules God laid out, much less follow them. Tho some farmers fallow part of their land for a year, or the used to. I don't think they ever let it rest for two years. I know there is talk of having a Jubilee and forgiving the poor nations? Can we rich nations do this? Why not forgive all what we owe. Searching Scripture Steve |