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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 188.1 | Where in the Bible is it! | CVG::THOMPSON | Which side did you say was up? | Thu Mar 21 1991 14:46 | 5 |
| For those unaware, the jubile is discussed mostly in Levitcus chapters
25 through 27. An interesting topic to be sure but I think I'll wait
until I re-read those chapters before commenting.
Alfred
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| 188.2 | Why is it no longer practiced? | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Brother Richard (:-}>+- | Thu Mar 21 1991 22:58 | 10 |
| Also, see Deuteronomy 15.
If I have the thrust of it, Jubilee marks a time that all outstanding
debts are cancelled, all who are bound in servitude are released, and
real estate property is redistributed.
What ever happened to this observance?
Peace,
Richard
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| 188.3 | | CVG::THOMPSON | Which side did you say was up? | Fri Mar 22 1991 11:07 | 5 |
| I suspect that it was never practiced for very long. People tend
to want more permanence. Bits of it do remain today though. The
concept of 99 year leases for example.
Alfred
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| 188.4 | | RAVEN1::WATKINS | | Fri Mar 22 1991 12:23 | 7 |
| If I remember correctly only Hebrews that were slaves were released.
Slaves from other countries were not released. Also a slave could
stay a slave if they wanted to by having their ear piereced. I maybe
wrong about slaves from other countries. It was a type of sabbath.
Marshall
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| 188.5 | | RAVEN1::WATKINS | | Fri Mar 22 1991 12:26 | 8 |
| Real Estate property was not actually redistributed but if a Hebrew
family had to sell there part of the promised land. Then at Jubilee
(ie. 50 years) the land had to go back to that family. This was
because God had given the land to the Hebrews.
Marshall
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| 188.6 | Distinction not clear | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Brother Richard (:-}>+- | Fri Mar 29 1991 18:56 | 6 |
| Are the instructions concerning Jubilee in the Old Testament
considered ceremonial in nature? It appears to me that there
is a moral (or ethical) element contained therein.
Peace,
Richard
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| 188.7 | More than just a theocratic law | XLIB::JACKSON | Collis Jackson | Tue Apr 02 1991 11:44 | 4 |
| I agree, Richard, that there is a lesson in the observance of the Jubilee,
that we should not ignore but incorporate into our own lives.
Collis
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| 188.8 | Re: .7 | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Uncomplacent Peace | Thu Apr 18 1991 00:19 | 7 |
| Collis,
Would you expand upon that? What lesson do you derive in the
observance of Jubilee?
Peace,
Richard
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| 188.9 | Just a few quick thoughts | XLIB::JACKSON | Collis Jackson | Thu Apr 18 1991 12:15 | 15 |
| Why, I thought you'd never ask! :-)
Just as the land could be used for a while and then must be returned to
the original owner, so too all that we have is God's and we are only
caretakers for a while (during our lives). We, too, will give back to
the original owner all that we had with any improvements (houses, dams,
crops) that have been made or with unattended problems (structures in
disrepair, weeds).
Likewise, I also see the parellel that we are not to build up for
ourselves here on earth (so after 50 years it goes back to someone
else anyway - at least the land), but rather we are to work for a
better goal.
Collis
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