1. The God of Jubilee

2. Year of the Lord’s Favor Luke 4:17-19 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”

3. Seven Sabbaths of Years Leviticus 25:8-10 Culmination of … Sabbath Sabbath Sabbath Years Sabbath Years Day of Atonement Day of Atonement

4. Rest Leviticus 25:11-12 Rest for you. Rest for you. Rest for the land. Rest for the land. Rest for the weary and poor. Rest for the weary and poor.

5. Remembrance Leviticus 25:13-17, 23-24 Land was not an investment or an source of power. Land was not an investment or an source of power. Land was valued by what it could produce. Land was valued by what it could produce. Land belongs to God: “the land is mine.” Land belongs to God: “the land is mine.”

6. Trust Leviticus 25:18-21 Obedience, not ambition, produced security. Obedience, not ambition, produced security. v. 20, “What shall we eat?” v. 20, “What shall we eat?” Obedience is motivated by trust in God to provide. Obedience is motivated by trust in God to provide.

7. Freedom Leviticus 25:39-43 Indebted slave/servants were all freed in the year of Jubilee, regardless of what they owed. Indebted slave/servants were all freed in the year of Jubilee, regardless of what they owed. Like the land, they do not belong to you: “they are my servants.” Like the land, they do not belong to you: “they are my servants.” Belonging to God means we are free from all others. Belonging to God means we are free from all others.

8. The God of Jubilee What does it mean to belong to the God of Jubilee? It means rest for the weary. It means rest for the weary. It means remembrance of his ownership of creation. It means remembrance of his ownership of creation. It means trust in him to provide. It means trust in him to provide. Above all, it means freedom from unpayable debt. Above all, it means freedom from unpayable debt.