Bible verses about Feast of Sabbatical Year, The
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)
- A sabbath for the land
Leviticus 25:2- Kept every seventh year
Exodus 23:11; Leviticus 25:4- Surplus of sixth year to provide for
Leviticus 25:20-22- ENACTMENTS RESPECTING
- Cessation of all field labour
Leviticus 25:4,5
- The fruits of the earth to be common property
Exodus 23:11; Leviticus 25:6,7
- Remission of debts
Deuteronomy 15:1-3; Nehemiah 10:31
- Release of all Hebrew servants
Exodus 21:2; Deuteronomy 15:12
- Public reading of the law at feast of tabernacles
Deuteronomy 31:10-13
- No release to strangers during
Deuteronomy 15:3- Release of, not to hinder the exercise of benevolence
Deuteronomy 15:9-11- Jews threatened for neglecting
Leviticus 26:34,35,43; Jeremiah 34:13-18- The seventy years captivity a punishment for neglecting
II Chronicles 36:20,21- Restored after the captivity
Nehemiah 10:31