A continuation of the discussion of Jubilee in this passage concerns additional opportunities to redeem land owned by and individual that is leased or temporarily sold for whatever reason. If a man sees the need to sell his land, he negotiates based on the number of years until Jubilee, during which the property will revert back to its original owner, of course. However, the owner may also redeem the land if he becomes able prior to Jubilee if he is able to pay back the money paid to him during the original deal. This can be done at any time. There are different stipulations for Levite’s property, and for property within a walled city, but this is the primary policy for redemption of fields and land outside the city.
Another provision described here is the provision for the poor. We are told to care for those who fall into poverty, and to charge them no interest or usury, but take them in and care for them as God has blessed you. He makes a further caveat back to the fact that God delivered Israel from Egypt.
The redemption of property is a further discussion of the Jubilee principle, but also a reminder that our circumstances are not static, but dynamic. In other words, nothing lasts forever, so do not allow circumstances to devastate or derail you. It may look bad today, but tomorrow may be an opportunity to redeem the loss of yesterday. When we trust God wholly, we can have confidence that the losses of today may be regained if we believe in His power of redemption.
And as far as providing for the needy, God reminded Israel that He had redeemed and provided for them in their captivity in Egypt, providing for their needs and delivering them their oppressors. In the same way, we should reach out to the needy and the oppressed and deliver them from their pain, suffering, and loss. What we have received, we should give freely!
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