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Isaiah 5:8-10

ISAIAH—NOTE ON Isaiah 5:8 Leviticus 25:1 taught Israel to return purchased lands in the Year of Jubilee. Restoring property to the original owner ensured a fresh start for anyone who had fallen on hard times. Therefore, those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room do business without regard for God’s instructions (see note on Amos 3:15). By greedily accumulating land, the powerful drive the weaker people off the land that God gave them. a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah. God will see to it that these greedy landowners do not receive the profits they expect.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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