"…Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all inhabitants thereof…” (Leviticus 25:10 KJV).
These words were engraved on the Liberty Bell over 270 years ago. Today the Liberty Bell and the words inscribed on it serve as a renowned emblem of freedom for our nation.
Those exact words were first penned by Moses more than 3,000 years ago when the LORD decreed there would be a year of Jubilee every fiftieth year. When the year of Jubilee arrived, liberty was declared throughout all the land of Israel with the blowing of a trumpet (a ram’s horn) on the Day of Atonement.
Debts were forgiven, lands were restored, families returned home, and the enslaved people were set free! The land itself would be free to rest from sowing and reaping during the year of Jubilee, and this would serve as a testimony of the Israelites’ trust that GOD would provide for them. A divine “reset” and the ultimate second chance for an entire nation. Can you imagine what it felt like to be given the unconditional gifts of rest, restoration, and freedom?
I’ve needed a “do-over” many times in my life. I longed for a chance to go back and make wiser choices, be brave enough to take a chance, make time to be with a loved one and repair broken relationships. I needed a Jubilee.
I’m so thankful that the year of Jubilee instituted by GOD was a glimpse of what JESUS would do for you and me when He sacrificed His life and rose again. Today the cross stands as my symbol of liberty and declares that I am free from guilt and shame.
Jesus paid the debt of sin I owed and purchased my freedom. He restored me to a loving relationship with my Heavenly Father, and I now can rest in knowing I belong to HIM, no longer a slave to fear or sin.
With His sacrifice, He has declared an eternal Jubilee for you and me and freedom for us all!
These words were engraved on the Liberty Bell over 270 years ago. Today the Liberty Bell and the words inscribed on it serve as a renowned emblem of freedom for our nation.
Those exact words were first penned by Moses more than 3,000 years ago when the LORD decreed there would be a year of Jubilee every fiftieth year. When the year of Jubilee arrived, liberty was declared throughout all the land of Israel with the blowing of a trumpet (a ram’s horn) on the Day of Atonement.
Debts were forgiven, lands were restored, families returned home, and the enslaved people were set free! The land itself would be free to rest from sowing and reaping during the year of Jubilee, and this would serve as a testimony of the Israelites’ trust that GOD would provide for them. A divine “reset” and the ultimate second chance for an entire nation. Can you imagine what it felt like to be given the unconditional gifts of rest, restoration, and freedom?
I’ve needed a “do-over” many times in my life. I longed for a chance to go back and make wiser choices, be brave enough to take a chance, make time to be with a loved one and repair broken relationships. I needed a Jubilee.
I’m so thankful that the year of Jubilee instituted by GOD was a glimpse of what JESUS would do for you and me when He sacrificed His life and rose again. Today the cross stands as my symbol of liberty and declares that I am free from guilt and shame.
Jesus paid the debt of sin I owed and purchased my freedom. He restored me to a loving relationship with my Heavenly Father, and I now can rest in knowing I belong to HIM, no longer a slave to fear or sin.
With His sacrifice, He has declared an eternal Jubilee for you and me and freedom for us all!
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I love that! An eternal jubilee, we are free from sin and shame because of Jesus.
So interesting. Thanks for sharing
So good! He gave it all!!!💜💜💋