Leviticus 25:23
The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is Mine and you reside in My land as foreigners and strangers.
God is giving His people the rules for living, and has told them that whenever they sell or buy land from one another, it's actually the number of crops they are selling until the next Year of Jubilee (v. 16), every fifty years. The concept is that we don't own our property, God owns it, and He allows us to live here under His terms as our landlord. And He shows us that He is just and compassionate to have the land revert back to the original clan and family, so the people can always go home.
Every fifty years the economy would re-set; debts would be forgiven, slaves set free, and everyone would be able to go home with a fresh start.
And Jesus is preparing a place for me! (John 14:2-3).
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
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