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Sunday, January 23, 2022
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Now you must understand that God owned the land.
He had promised it to Abraham, to Isaac, to Jacob, and He reiterated the promise to Moses and yet again to Joshua.
Joshua 1:2–4 (NKJV)
“Moses My servant is dead.
Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel.
Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.
From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory.
Now as we continue on in Hebrews 11, we must first pick up a principle to move us forward to the end of the chapter.
The principle we must learn is Possession of the Promised Land.
All of the doctrine viewed by those in Hebrews 11, what they have depended on, the thinking and teaching and promises that revealed the character of God to them, that shaped their rewards in time and rewards
Thumbnail Doctrine of the LAND of PROMISE
We have 14 Points to be aware of.
We are going to spend most of our time working through the first point.
The Land belongs to the LORD.
The Land of Canaan belonged to YHWH, therefore it was His to give to whomever He willed.
We see this in Genesis 1:9
We also see this in Psalm 24:1
Which in turn is quoted and echoed in 1 Cor 10:26
Which was an appeal to the logic of the source for those who were concerned about meat sacrifice to pagan idols, to demons.
even though it was sacrificed, it came from God, is just meat - and that cannot be changed by a religious ritual.
It is good to eat.
The book of Job testifies to the same thing.
The book of exodus teaches us about this, in the midst of the plagues on Egypt.
Part of the purpose of the plague of hail was to demonstrate that the Land belonged to God.
All of the crops and livestock that was dedicated to, consecrated or set apart to the God’s of Egypt was burnt.
God owns the land - not these false prophets.
Dr. Walter C. Kaiser, in his article on the Book of Deuteronomy said that :
One of the great themes of Deuteronomy is that the land is a promised gift from God.
There are some 66 references to the land as God’s gift, and Israel is told 69 times to go and “possess” and “inherit” the land.
However, the land of Canaan is not the nation’s natural right—the land belongs to the Lord.
It is Israel’s only because the Lord swore on oath to give it to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
In Leviticus 25:23 We read that
… this lets us understand that the Land is the Lord’s.
He never cedes ownership of it - just tenancy.
Now the Hebrew term for Land is אֶרֶץ ʾerets or אֶ֫רֶץ ʾěʹ·rěṣ, earth, land, soil, territory, nation.
God is the creator of the earth, the land, the soil.
But the same word ERETZ is used, so we must rely on the context to understand what is intended in its use.
At it’s base, it is the earth which was created by God - and as His creation, He Has retained ownership of it.
There are 2.519 instances of eretz being used as a noun in the Old Testament.
The noun usage is broken down as such:
land as territory , a territory that is understood as a separate geographical entity over which control may be exercised by one or more political entities.
- occurs 1085 times.
land as the boundaries of or the territory occupied by a nation - 577
earth , the place where human beings and animals live; modernly understood as the third rock from the sun.
ok - third planet - 492
land -the solid part of the Earth’s surface; as opposed to water or sky - 262
soil, material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow; especially with reference to its quality or use - 27
people of the land - 19
homeland - 16
humankind - people of earth, referred to by the common feature of all humankind living on the Earth.
Earth Dwellers.
- 15
most distant land, referred to by the common feature of all humankind living on the Earth.
- 14
land as property, the land on which a person’s property is located - 8
vegetation of the land - 2
district - 1
floor or surface - 1
In a theological sense, the land is most interesting to us when it is a reference to the promised land.
But we want to understand what meanings are given by the context, so we properly understand the passage.
Now in Leviticus 25, we want to keep in mind these different meanings for land - but I also want you to see the interconnectedness of the concepts.
Now back to Leviticus 25:23-24
So which meaning is intended here in this section of Leviticus?
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v. 24 is a reference to property.
The same as in Leviticus 27:24
v. 23 is a reference to the land as the territory allotted by God.
Leviticus 25:1-38
Let’s get the context of the relationship with the land as expressed to Israel.
It is a picture of our relationship to spiritual life and living, so it is important to an understanding of our spiritual walk with God.
So let’s walk through Leviticus 25, and see what this Land business is all about .
Starting in Leviticus 25:1-7.
Notice in the first 7 verses - the doctrine of the sabbath of the land which depicts grace dependency on YHWH.
Work 6 years, then rest the land.
That is like telling us to work 6 years, and then take a year off.
Don’t sow the field to get grain to grow.
Don’t prune the vineyards, which forces fruit to grow.
When it does grow, you shall not sell it.
Don’t gather the grapes - meaning don’t make wine for profit.
But have the grapes as food.
Share with your servants, your employees, the stranger to whom you are hospitable, and feed your livestock, and let the beasts of the land eat freely.
Next we have Lev 25:8-17.
Notice that this is the doctrine of the Year of Jubilee.
We Might call it the year of multiplied grace.
Having gone through six sabbath years, the 7th occurence has additional requirements.
It is a year of celebration.
It is the year of Liberty to all inhabitants.
No harvest allowed - just live from what God provides.
Eat the produce from the field.
All people will return to their land.
Land sold or conscripted for dept must be returned to its original owner.
Those who pay for the land, will pay based on the number of years of crops until the next Jubilee.
Do not oppress one another by pricing unfairly.
Fear God in this matter.
The next section deals with the 7th year promise, Lev 25:18-22.
Observe my grace provisions - and I will provide for you.
Three years of harvest will come on the 6th year.
Year 7 is to rest.
Year 8 is to sow.
Year 9 will produce the harvest, but you are provided for until then from the year 6 harvest.
Finally the principle of redemption of property in Lev 25:23 -34
Here we learn that God grants redemption of the land.
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