George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Leviticus 25:49
Himself. He might have saved up something by greater industry. The Athenians allowed their slaves the same privilege. (Calmet)
Himself. He might have saved up something by greater industry. The Athenians allowed their slaves the same privilege. (Calmet)
A SOJOURNER OR STRANGER - Rather, a foreigner who has settled among you. See Leviticus 16:29, note; Exodus 20:10, note. Leviticus 25:54 In these y
4. THE SABBATIC YEAR AND THE YEAR OF JUBILEE CHAPTER 25 _ 1. The Sabbatic year (Leviticus 25:1)_ 2. The jubilee (Leviticus 25:8) 3. The jubilee and the land (Leviticus 25:13) 4.
REDEMPTION OF HEBREWS FROM ALIENS. The right of redemption is to hold in the case of a Hebrew who has sold himself to a resident alien. His services are regarded as leased till the fiftieth year, and...
MAY REDEEM. Compare Nehemiah 5:8....
_The case of Israelites who are slaves of resident foreigners_(H but with a large admixture of P) Such a person might be redeemed, or, if he acquired the means, might redeem himself, the price of red...
Cp. Leviticus 25:25....
IF A SOJOURNER—WAX RICH, &C.— Equitable in all his laws, God here provides that the sojourner in Israel should have the same legal advantages with the native: to whom, if reduced, though he grants the...
TREATMENT OF THE POOR 25:35-55 TEXT 25:35-55 35 And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: _as_ a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee. 3...
THE SABBATICAL YEAR. THE YEAR OF JUBILEE The matters treated in this chapter are closely related to those in Leviticus 23, and their separation is another indication that we are dealing with a book ma...
LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...
EITHER HIS UNCLE, OR HIS UNCLE’S SON, MAY REDEEM HIM. — That is, any of his relatives are to redeem him, which is not the case when an Israelite sells himself to one of his own nation. Hence the Jewis...
אֹו ־דֹדֹ֞ו אֹ֤ו בֶן ־דֹּדֹו֙ יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּ א
THE JUBILEE AND SLAVERY Leviticus 25:39 "And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant: as a hired servant, and as a sojour...
THE SABBATIC YEAR AND THE JUBILEE Leviticus 25:1 THE system of annually recurring sabbatic times, as given in chapter 23, culminated in the sabbatic seventh month. But this remarkable system of sabba...
FREEDOM IN THE YEAR OF JUBILEE Leviticus 25:35 If a man, through misfortune, were forced to sell himself into serfdom to meet his debts, he could not be legally retained after the trumpet had sounded...
The last section of the Book of Leviticus is occupied with setting forth laws concerning the outward signs in the land of the proof of possession, together with certain promises and warnings, all endi...
Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or [any] that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or (u) if he be able, he may redeem himself. (u) If he be able....
The doctrine of free grace, and of full redemption by JESUS, became so important to be shadowed forth, and kept in view through the whole of the law, that the HOLY GHOST was pleased to repeat the same...
We have seen the various forms of the work of Christ, of His offering of Himself to God, whether in all the perfectness of His life, or in His death as the means of our acceptance. We have seen furthe...
Chapter 25. The land itself is held for Jehovah, as being His; it must enjoy God's rest; and moreover he who had lost his inheritance therein should find it again, according to the counsels of God, at...
EITHER HIS UNCLE, OR HIS UNCLE'S SON, MAY REDEEM HIM,.... it is father's brother or his father's brother's son, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan: OR [ANY] THAT IS NIGH KIN UNTO HIM OF HIS FAMIL...
1 The Sabbath of the seuenth yeere. 8 The Iubile in the fiftieth yeere. 14 Of oppression. 18 A blessing of obedience. 23 The redemption of land, 29 Of houses. 35 Compassion of the poore. 39 The...
either his uncle or his uncle's son may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, if he finds ways and means of raising the money, HE MAY REDEEM H...
Consideration for the Poor and for Slaves....
THE SEVENTH YEAR SABBATH (VV. 1-7) Here was a wonderful provision for Israel every seven years. When they came into their land, they were to plant their land for six years and reap its fruits. But th...
39-55 A native Israelite, if sold for debt, or for a crime, was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh. If he sold himself, through poverty, both his work and his usage must be such as wer...
No text from Poole on this verse....
The intelligent reader will discern a strong moral link between this and the preceding chapter. In Leviticus 24:1-23 we learn that the house of Israel is preserved for the land of Canaan. In chapter 2...
Leviticus 25:49 uncle H1730 uncles H1730 son H1121 redeem H1350 (H8799) near H7607 kin H1320 family H4940 rede
AN ISRAELITE MEMBER OF THE COVENANT MUST ALWAYS BE ABLE TO BUY HIS FREEDOM AT ANY TIME (LEVITICUS 25:47). Leviticus 25:47 “And if a stranger or sojourner with you be grown rich, and your brother be...
THE KINSMAN-REDEEMER The word goel is used to indicate both the redemption - "to free by paying," and the Redeemer-"the one who pays." The case of Ruth and Boaz (Ruth 2:1); (Ruth 3:10); (Ruth 4:1) pe...
CONTENTS: Laws of the land. Sabbatic year and year of Jubilee. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: The blessing of God upon our provision will make a little go a long way and satisfy even the poor w...
Leviticus 25:4. The _seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest._ While the Hebrews continued faithful under the Theocracy of heaven, they were the happiest people in the world. A sabbatical year was a y...
_If thy brother. .. be sold unto thee._ SLAVERY I. Texts relating to slaves. 1. Called bondmen (Genesis 43:18; Genesis 44:9). 2. By birth (Genesis 14:14;...
_A Sabbath of rest unto the land._ THE SABBATIC YEAR AND JUBILEE 1. I do not suppose that these sabbatic regulations referred severally to separate and distinct things. The seventh day, the seventh m...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 25:47 The SOJOURNER is required to keep the laws of Israel while residing in the land. ⇐...
The Fear of Jubilee SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 25:1.—Then shall the land keep a Sabbath unto the Lord. For a whole year the land ceased to be the property of the owner; he might not till the soil,...
EXPOSITION The subject of the sacred seasons is taken up again in this chapter, after the parenthetical insertion of Leviticus 24:1. There remain the septennial festive season and that of the half-ce...
Now as we get into chapter twenty-five, they were to give the land a Sabbath day's rest or Sabbath year. They were to plant the land for six years, the seventh year they were to let the land rest. Rea...
Leviticus 25:26...