Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.

Bible References

When ye

Leviticus 14:34
"When you enter the land of Canaan that I'm about to give you as your own possession, and if I put a contagion in a house in the land that you possess,
Deuteronomy 32:8
When the Most High gave nations as their inheritance, when he separated the human race, he set boundaries for the people according to the number of the children of God.
Deuteronomy 34:4
Then the LORD told him: "This is the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by an oath when I said, "I'll give it to your descendants.' I'll let you see it with your eyes, but you won't cross over there."
Psalm 24:1
The earth and everything in it exists for the LORD the world and those who live in it.
Psalm 115:16
The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but he gave the earth to human beings.
Isaiah 8:8
"It's the king of Assyria and all of his arrogance! He will rise over all of the river's channels and run over all of its banks. He will sweep on into Judah, overflowing as he passes through, like flood waters reaching up to a person's neck. His outstretched wings will flow as wide as your land, O Immanuel!"
Jeremiah 27:5
"By my great power and outstretched arm I made the earth, mankind, and the animals that are on the face of the earth, and I give it to whomever I see fit.

A sabbath

Leviticus 26:34
Then the land will finally be pleased with its Sabbaths as long as it lies desolate while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time, the land will rest and take its Sabbaths.
Exodus 23:10
"You are to sow your land and gather its crops for six years,
2 Chronicles 36:21
All of this fulfilled what the LORD had predicted through Jeremiah. And so the land enjoyed its Sabbaths, and the length of the land's desolation lasted until a 70-year long Sabbath had been completed.

General references

Numbers 15:2
"Tell the Israelis that
Numbers 35:10
"Tell the Israelis that when they have crossed the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,
Deuteronomy 15:1
"You must cancel your debts at the end of every seventh year.

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