1. “Sanctification of the Land” Leviticus 25

2. Leviticus WeekDateTopic 108 Sep 10Leviticus Introduction 215 Sep 10Sacrifices: Leviticus 1-7 322 Sep 10Priesthood of Aaron: Leviticus 8-10 429 Sep 10Ritual Cleanliness: Leviticus 11-15 506 Oct 10Day of Atonement: Leviticus 16 613 Oct 10Holiness of Conduct: Leviticus 17-20 720 Oct 10Holiness of Priests: Leviticus 21-22 827 Oct 10Sabbath and Feasts: Leviticus 23 903 Nov 10Preparation and Punishments: Leviticus 24 1010 Nov 10Sanctification of the Land: Leviticus 25 1117 Nov 10Promises and Warnings: Leviticus 26 1224 Nov 10Thanksgiving 1301 Dec 10Vows and Redemption of Tithes: Leviticus 27

3. Today’s Objectives Review last week’s lesson Learn about the sabbatical year Learn about the year of the jubilee and it’s importance to the less fortunate in Israel See how the year of jubilee is observed –Concerning possession of property –Concerning personal freedom Learn about the kinsman redeemer –OT examples –Jesus as our kinsman redeemer

4. Last week Learned about the lamps and the olive oil used to keep the lamps burning continually Learned about ancient processing of olive oil Learned about the 12 loaves of bread provided each Sabbath to the temple Learned about punishment for the irreverent, specifically those that used God’s name in vain Reviewed NT scripture regarding, lamps, bread, and retribution

5. Tabernacle Altar of burn offering Laver Ark

6. Altar

9. 1875 BC Jacob Moves to Egypt 1845 BC Israelites Enslaved 1446 BC Exodus Mosaic Covenant 1395 BC Conquest of Promised Land 400Years of Bondage (Gen 15:13, 16; Acts 7:6) About 450 Years of bondage, wandering, and conquests (Acts 13:19-20) 430 Years in Egypt (Ex 12:40-41; Gal 3:17) Early Israelite Timeline

10. Key To Studying Leviticus We must examine the messages and determine what the passage represents in order to see the riches God has for us Does the passage provide a spiritual truth? –Is this passage or verse a picture of New Testament spiritual truth that we obey today? –If it is, is that its only importance? –If this answer is yes, once we have determined the meaning of the picture, our interpretation is finished –If not, then we ask if it is a moral or physical command

11. Key To Studying Leviticus Is it a moral or physical command: –Why did God give this verse/passage to the Israelites? –Is the command reflective of God's moral nature, and therefore one we need to follow, even today? –Did he want them to be different from the people around them? –If so, is the specific command relevant for us today, so that we might be different? –Did God give the command to them for health reasons? If so, is it relevant today? If we conclude that the specific command is not relevant for us, we must ask, What is the principle behind the commands of God? How does the principle apply to us?

12. Sacrifices To God God designed these offering to –Enable the Israelites to worship God –Taught the Israelites conditions necessary to restore and maintain the believers’ communion with God in view of their sin and defilement Each offering involved three objects –The person bringing the offering –The object being offered (animal, for example) –The mediator (priest) Differences in offerings –Each offering was different from the other offerings –Within each offering there were different options of what the offerer could present and how he could present it

13. Concludes the laws that God gave to the Israelites on Mt. Sinai –Only laws regarding land ownership in the first five books of the bible. –Correspond with laws original given by Moses to the people of Israel Central them of the chapter is about restoration –Israel’s life was to be governed by a period of seven-year periods or Sabbath years –A seven periods of seven years, Israel would enter a Year of Jubilee or the 50 th year –This 50 th year becomes the year of restoration Overview of Chapter 25

14. God orders the people to let the land rest every seventh year –Remember, the people were also told to rest –People and land renewed their strength and productivity –Productivity increase more than if they were to work and work the land –Land belonged to God –By using the land properly, the Israelites sanctified their possession of it Crops grown during the sabbatical year was given as an offering to Yahweh –Not to harvest, but given to slaves, hired people, foreign residents, aliens, cattle, animals (vs. 6-7) Sabbatical Year (25:1-7)

15. Overview –Hebrew work yabal, meaning “to bring forth” –Did for the land what the Day of Atonement did for the people –God brings back the land into His intended condition –Priests announced year of jubilee on the Day of Atonement (v. 9) Observe jubilee every fiftieth year –Priest to blow the ram’s horn (shophar) –Began on the Day of Atonement –No planting or harvest was to take place Year of Jubilee only mentioned in the OT Pentateuch, indicating it may have been violated Year of Jubilee (25:8-12)

16. Property reverted to its original tribal “leasee” –Reminded the Israelites that they were not the owner, but merely a borrower from God, the true owner (vs. 23) –The Promised Land was a gift from God, not to be bought or sold at will –Could only release the land under extreme hardship (v. 24) Kinsman redeemer could recover the lost property Seller could redeem the property Year of jubilee would return it to him Exceptions to the normal rules in cases of a walled city (vs 29- 30) and property of the Levites (vs 32-34) Impact of the Jubilee (25:13-34)

17. Responsibilities of the Israelite kinsman redeemer –Buy back persons or property because of economic distress (vs. 25) –Could not afford to pay a ransom price (27:11-13) –When someone killed a person, the victim’s kinsman redeemer could take the life of the killer under some circumstances (Num 35:10-29) Levirate marriage –Marriage of a widow and her husband’s brother or nearest relative to keep the family line going –Gen 38 Impact of the Jubilee (25:13-34)

18. During the year of jubilee, Israelites be especially considerate of those less fortunate (vs. 35-38) –Not charge interest or make profit (vs. 37) –See Deut. 23:19-20 Wealthier Israelites to treat poor Israelite servants as family, not as slaves (vs. 39-43) God permitted the Israelites to own slaves from other nations (vs. 44-46) –Treated like property but must treat them fairly Israelites could buy back (redeem) their countrymen who had sold themselves as slaves to non-Israelites –Calculate in view of the coming jubilee (vs. 44-46) –Romans 6:15-22 for a NT comparison Impact Upon Individuals (25:35-46)

19. Requirements of the kinsmen redeemer –Redeemer must be a kinsman –Must be free himself –Must be able to pay the price –Willing to pay the price Provision of redemption by a relative - examples –Boaz and Ruth Boaz fulfilled the responsibility of a kinsmen redeemer by buying Mahlon’s land for Ruth and then married Ruth Ruth 3:1-9 –Jesus, see Psalms 111:9 and Hebrews 2:11-18 –Jesus is our kinsmen redeemer Kinsmen Redeemer (25:47-55)

20. Review Reviewed last weeks lesson concerning the lamps, bread, and retribution Learned about the sabbatical seventh year Learn about the 50 th year of the jubilee and it’s importance to the less fortunate in Israel Saw how the year of jubilee was observed Learned about the kinsman redeemer Examples of kinsman redeemers are found in the book of Ruth and Job Jesus as our kinsman redeemer Next week: Leviticus 26, Promises and Warnings