{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Christ Covenant Church","title":"Journaling: Leviticus 25-28; Numbers 1","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3265,"description":"Leviticus 25-27\nWe can trust God will continue to provide during those times He appoints rest or removes from our lives those things once appointed to provide for our needs (25:1-22; 2- “When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the Lord” = The Sabbath/jubilee laws of release were tied to the tribal [or “clan”] land of Israel inherited from God during the time they possessed it. Hence the reason such laws did not apply before or after their inheritance was no longer theirs)\nGod provides no redemption if we permanently sell-off (or forfeit) His inheritance (25:23-34; e.g. forfeit our spiritual birthright thru apostasy – Gen 25:33 w/Heb 12:16-17).\nIt is the responsibility of those in the covenant community to see that the needs (i.e. nourishment and covering: food, clothing and shelter – 1Ti 6:8) of their poor (i.e. those unable to financially maintain their needs) are met (Deu 15:4, 8). There are two options for accomplishing this: 1) 6 yr interest/profit free loans with credit/collateral (25:35-38 – “becomes poor with you …that you brother may live [w/you] beside you” = still possesses credit/collateral to cover the loan – e.g. land; Deu 15:1-2, 7-11), 2) 6 yr interest/profit free loans w/indentured servitude for those w/no credit/collateral (Lev 25:39-46 – “becomes poor beside you sells himself…as hired” = not enough credit/collateral to cover the loan so becomes indentured servant versus slave = the former has rights; “jubilee” = [literally] release; Deu 15:12; Exo 21:1-2).\nThough unbelievers can be slaves (personal property of owner w/no rights or contract) (25:43-46a), covenant bros/sis can only serve as indentured servants (hired under a 6 yr contract w/rights and the right of redemption) b/c they are already God’s slaves (25:42, 46a, 55, 25:47-54; ). In this respect, both the Christians in the North and the Christians in the South were wrong in their views at the time of the Civil War (the North viewed all slavery as...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UXGjftzm8Yw--IISwUKe6A6-CX1YtARptisfLmFJFoI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81Zjc4/MmNmNTMxZjNmOTgw/YjA1NWRhYmMxMTNl/YmE1Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}