Feast of sabbatical year, the

Feast of sabbatical year, the

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 Leviticus 25:5
- The fruits of the earth to be common property
  Exodus 23:11 ; Leviticus 25:6 Leviticus 25:7
- 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 Leviticus 26:35 Leviticus 26:43 ; Jeremiah 34:13-18
The seventy years captivity a punishment for neglecting
2 Chronicles 36:20 2 Chronicles 36:21
Restored after the captivity
Nehemiah 10:31

Bibliography Information

Torrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Feast of sabbatical year, the'". "The New Topical Text Book". . 1897.