Exodus 23:11
But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
Hindsight gives this passage meaning extraordinaire because we know that breaking this simple and seemingly trivial commandment caused Israel to spend 70 years in Babylon.
See God's compassion:
• For the land, to give it rest.
• For the poor to provide their needs and
• For the plant life that it is well nourished.
Failure to take into account the great compassion of God may be one of our most oft committed and most offensive of sins. May God help us to see it so and reach out in compassion for souls and in care for His creation.
But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
Hindsight gives this passage meaning extraordinaire because we know that breaking this simple and seemingly trivial commandment caused Israel to spend 70 years in Babylon.
See God's compassion:
• For the land, to give it rest.
• For the poor to provide their needs and
• For the plant life that it is well nourished.
Failure to take into account the great compassion of God may be one of our most oft committed and most offensive of sins. May God help us to see it so and reach out in compassion for souls and in care for His creation.
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