◄ Leviticus 25:54 ►
Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children shall be released in the Year of Jubilee.
Study Bible
Even if he is not redeemed
The phrase "redeemed" comes from the Hebrew root "ga'al," which means to act as a kinsman-redeemer. This concept is deeply rooted in the cultural and familial obligations of ancient Israel, where family members had the responsibility to restore the fortunes of their kin. Theologically, this points to the ultimate redemption found in Christ, who acts as our kinsman-redeemer, restoring us to God.

in any of these ways
This refers to the various methods outlined earlier in Leviticus 25 for redeeming a person who has sold themselves into servitude due to poverty. The law provided multiple avenues for redemption, emphasizing God's desire for restoration and freedom. It reflects the multifaceted grace of God, who provides numerous ways for His people to return to Him.

he and his children
The inclusion of "his children" highlights the communal and generational aspect of God's laws. In ancient Israel, the family unit was central, and the release of a servant was not just an individual act but a restoration of the family. This underscores the biblical principle that God's salvation and blessings are intended for entire households, not just individuals.

are to be released
The word "released" is significant, as it denotes freedom and liberation. In Hebrew, "shamat" implies a letting go or a release from obligation. This is a powerful image of God's deliverance, foreshadowing the spiritual freedom believers receive through Christ. It is a reminder that God's ultimate plan is liberation from all forms of bondage.

in the Year of Jubilee
The "Year of Jubilee" was a time of great celebration and restoration, occurring every 50th year. It was a year when debts were forgiven, land was returned, and slaves were freed. This concept is unique to Israel and serves as a profound symbol of God's grace and mercy. The Jubilee year points to the eschatological hope of ultimate restoration and peace in God's kingdom, where all creation will be set free from the bondage of sin and death.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Israelites
The original audience of the Levitical laws, including the regulations concerning the Year of Jubilee.

2. Year of Jubilee
A significant event occurring every 50 years, where liberty is proclaimed throughout the land, and properties and people are restored to their original status.

3. Slaves/Servants
Individuals who, due to debt or poverty, sold themselves into servitude but were to be released during the Year of Jubilee.

4. Redeemer
A family member who could buy back a relative sold into slavery, reflecting the concept of redemption.

5. Moses
The prophet through whom God delivered the laws of Leviticus to the Israelites.
Teaching Points
Understanding Jubilee
The Year of Jubilee is a profound picture of God's desire for restoration and freedom. It teaches us about God's heart for justice and mercy.

Redemption and Freedom
Just as the Israelites were to be released in the Jubilee, we are reminded of the spiritual freedom we have in Christ. This calls us to live as people who are free from the bondage of sin.

Family and Community Responsibility
The role of the redeemer highlights the importance of family and community support. We are encouraged to support and uplift those in need within our communities.

Hope and Restoration
The promise of release in the Jubilee year offers hope for those in difficult circumstances. It reminds us that God is a God of second chances and new beginnings.

Living in Light of Christ's Redemption
As believers, we are called to live in the reality of the redemption Christ has provided, extending grace and forgiveness to others as we have received.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the concept of the Year of Jubilee reflect God's character and His intentions for His people?

2. In what ways can the principles of the Jubilee be applied to modern-day issues of debt and poverty?

3. How does the role of the redeemer in Leviticus 25:54 point to the work of Christ as our Redeemer?

4. What are some practical ways we can support and restore those in our communities who are in need, reflecting the spirit of the Jubilee?

5. How can understanding our spiritual freedom in Christ change the way we live daily, especially in our relationships with others?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Leviticus 25:10
This verse introduces the Year of Jubilee, emphasizing the themes of liberty and restoration.

Isaiah 61:1-2
The proclamation of liberty and the year of the Lord's favor, which Jesus references in Luke 4:18-19, connecting the Jubilee to the Messianic mission.

Galatians 5:1
Paul speaks of the freedom believers have in Christ, echoing the liberation themes of the Jubilee.

Romans 8:21
The creation itself will be liberated from bondage, paralleling the release of slaves in the Jubilee.

Ephesians 1:7
Redemption through Christ's blood, reflecting the ultimate fulfillment of the redemption concept seen in Leviticus.
Sermons
A Sabbath of Rest unto the LandW. H. Jellie.Leviticus 25:2-55
Deliverance from SinHoward James.Leviticus 25:2-55
Freedom Through ChristT. De Witt Talmage.Leviticus 25:2-55
Jubilee GladnessJ. Cairns.Leviticus 25:2-55
Land Laws Among Other NationsM. M. Kalisch, Ph. D.Leviticus 25:2-55
Land TenureT. T. Munger.Leviticus 25:2-55
Laws of Trade-WagesHom. ReviewLeviticus 25:2-55
Lessons from the Sabbatical YearF. W. Brown.Leviticus 25:2-55
Liberty Through ChristRichard Newton, D. D.Leviticus 25:2-55
Man Need not Despair of -ProvidenceBp. Babington.Leviticus 25:2-55
Practical Reliance Upon GodIndian Witness.Leviticus 25:2-55
Released from DebtChristian AgeLeviticus 25:2-55
Results of Jubilee YearT. Guthrie, D. D.Leviticus 25:2-55
Sojourners with GodHomilistLeviticus 25:2-55
The Hebrew System of Land TenureR. Reid.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Joyful SoundC. S. Robinson, D. D.Leviticus 25:2-55
The JubileeHomilistLeviticus 25:2-55
The JubileeHomilistLeviticus 25:2-55
The Jubilee a Type of the GospelWm. Sleigh.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Jubilee Year: its Fourfold SignificanceW. H. Jellie.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Oppressor Rebuked and the Oppression RemovedC. F. S. Money, M. A.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Purpose of the Sabbatical YearM. M. Kalisch, Ph. D.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Resemblance Between the Year of Jubilee and the GospelT. B. Baker.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Sabbath of the FieldsH. Macmillan, D. D.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Sabbatic Year and JubileeJ. A. Seiss, D. D.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Sinner's Chains are Self ForgedPreacher's Lantern.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Year of JubileeA. G. Brown.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Year of JubileeA. H. Currier.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Year of JubileeWalter Roberts, M. A.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Year of JubileeD. C. Hughes, M. A.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Year of JubileeT. Binney.Leviticus 25:2-55
The Year SabbathDr. Ide.Leviticus 25:2-55
What Shall We Eat the Seventh Year?A. G. Brown.Leviticus 25:2-55
The JubileeR.M. Edgar Leviticus 25:8-55
Year of JubileeW. Clarkson Leviticus 25:8-55
Year of Jubilee: Ii. the World's RedemptionW. Clarkson Leviticus 25:8-55
Year of Jubilee: Iii. the Blessed KingdomW. Clarkson Leviticus 25:8-55
Justice and MercyJ.A. Macdonald Leviticus 25:35-55
The Law of Personal ServitudeR.A. Redford Leviticus 25:35-55
SlaveryLeviticus 25:39-55
People
Israelites, Levites, Moses
Places
Canaan, Egypt, Mount Sinai
Topics
Free, Isn't, Jubilee, Manner, Redeemed, Released, Sons
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Leviticus 25:54

     4978   year

Leviticus 25:39-55

     5378   law, OT
     7447   slavery, in OT
     8343   servanthood, in society

Leviticus 25:47-55

     5504   rights
     6714   ransom

Leviticus 25:54-55

     5909   motives, importance
     7482   Year of Jubilee

Library
Sojourners with God
'The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is Mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with Me.' --LEV. xxv. 23. The singular institution of the Jubilee year had more than one purpose. As a social and economical arrangement it tended to prevent the extremes of wealth and poverty. Every fiftieth year the land was to revert to its original owners, the lineal descendants of those who had 'come in with the conqueror,' Joshua. Debts were to be remitted, slaves emancipated, and so the mountains …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

God's Slaves
'For they are My servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as bondmen.' --LEV. xxv. 42. This is the basis of the Mosaic legislation as to slavery. It did not suppress but regulated that accursed system. Certainly Hebrew slavery was a very different thing from that of other nations. In the first place, no Jew was to be a slave. To that broad principle there were exceptions, such as the case of the man who voluntarily gave himself up to his creditor. But even …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Kinsman Redeemer
'After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him.'--LEV. xxv. 48. There are several of the institutions and precepts of the Mosaic legislation which, though not prophetic, nor typical, have yet remarkable correspondences with lofty Christian truth. They may be used as symbols, if only we remember that we are diverting them from their original purpose. How singularly these words lend themselves to the statement of the very central truths of Christianity--a slavery …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Boniface viii Ad 1294-1303.
PART I In Celestine's place was chosen Benedict Gaetani, who, although even older than the worn-out and doting late pope, was still full of strength, both in body and in mind. Benedict (who took the name of Boniface VIII) is said to have been very learned, especially in matters at law; but his pride and ambition led him into attempts which ended in his own ruin, and did serious harm to the papacy. In the year 1300 Boniface set on foot what was called the Jubilee. You will remember the Jubilee which …
J. C. Roberston—Sketches of Church History, from AD 33 to the Reformation

The Kinsman-Redeemer
'Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of Hosts is His name: He shall thoroughly plead their cause.'--JER. l. 34. Among the remarkable provisions of the Mosaic law there were some very peculiar ones affecting the next-of-kin. The nearest living blood relation to a man had certain obligations and offices to discharge, under certain contingencies, in respect of which he received a special name; which is sometimes translated in the Old Testament 'Redeemer,' and sometimes 'Avenger' of blood. What the etymological …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Day of Atonement
Now, I shall invite your attention to the ceremonies of this solemn day, taking the different parts in detail. First, we shall consider the person who made the atonement; secondly, the sacrifice whereby the atonement was typically made; thirdly, the effects of the atonement; and fourthly, our behaviour on the recollection of the atonement, as well set forth by the conduct prescribed to the Israelites on that day. I. First, THE PERSON WHO WAS TO MAKE THE ATONEMENT. And at the outset, we remark that …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 2: 1856

Appeal to the Christian Women of the South
BY A.E. GRIMKE. "Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not within thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place: but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this. And Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer:--and so will I go in unto the king, …
Angelina Emily Grimke—An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South

Sin and Forgiveness Between Brethren.
(Autumn, a.d. 29.) ^A Matt. XVIII. 15-35. ^a 15 And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. [Having warned against giving offense, Jesus now shows how to act when offense is received. The fault is to be pointed out to the offender, but for the purpose of gaining him--not from a desire to humiliate him. The offended is to seek the offender, and the offender is likewise to seek the offended (Matt. xv. 23, 24), …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Commerce
The remarkable change which we have noticed in the views of Jewish authorities, from contempt to almost affectation of manual labour, could certainly not have been arbitrary. But as we fail to discover here any religious motive, we can only account for it on the score of altered political and social circumstances. So long as the people were, at least nominally, independent, and in possession of their own land, constant engagement in a trade would probably mark an inferior social stage, and imply …
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life

"And the Redeemer Shall Come unto Zion, and unto them that Turn,"
Isaiah lix. 20.--"And the Redeemer shall come unto Zion, and unto them that turn," &c. Doctrines, as things, have their seasons and times. Every thing is beautiful in its season. So there is no word of truth, but it hath a season and time in which it is beautiful. And indeed that is a great part of wisdom, to bring forth everything in its season, to discern when and where, and to whom it is pertinent and edifying, to speak such and such truths. But there is one doctrine that is never out of season, …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

The Eighth Commandment
Thou shalt not steal.' Exod 20: 15. AS the holiness of God sets him against uncleanness, in the command Thou shalt not commit adultery;' so the justice of God sets him against rapine and robbery, in the command, Thou shalt not steal.' The thing forbidden in this commandment, is meddling with another man's property. The civil lawyers define furtum, stealth or theft to be the laying hands unjustly on that which is another's;' the invading another's right. I. The causes of theft. [1] The internal causes …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments

Baptism
Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them,' &c. Matt 28: 19. I. The way whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemptions, is, in the use of the sacraments. What are the sacraments in general? They are visible signs of invisible grace. Is not the word of God sufficient to salvation? What need then is there of sacraments? We must not be wise above what is written. It is God's will that his church …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments

Leviticus
The emphasis which modern criticism has very properly laid on the prophetic books and the prophetic element generally in the Old Testament, has had the effect of somewhat diverting popular attention from the priestly contributions to the literature and religion of Israel. From this neglect Leviticus has suffered most. Yet for many reasons it is worthy of close attention; it is the deliberate expression of the priestly mind of Israel at its best, and it thus forms a welcome foil to the unattractive …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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