Reference

Leviticus 25:33

Time-Bound FulfillmentIsrael-Specific PromisesLand Sabbath / Rest for the Earth
“And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.”
31

But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.

32

Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

33

And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.

34

But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

35

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

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Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth
Keyword Match
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

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Time-Bound Fulfillment

This verse describes a legal regulation concerning property ownership and transfer within a specific societal structure, not a prophecy or prediction of future events. The "year of jubile" is a recurring calendrical event, not a singular, time-bound fulfillment of a prophetic statement.

Israel-Specific Promises

While the verse concerns the Levites within Israel, the specific regulations regarding property sales and the Jubilee year are part of a broader legal framework for all Israelites, not solely a promise or prophecy unique to the Levites as a distinct entity from the rest of Israel.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

This verse specifically addresses the sale and return of houses within Levite cities during the Jubilee, which is a matter of property ownership and inheritance, not directly about the agricultural rest of the land or fallow fields. While it mentions the "year of jubile," its focus is on urban property transactions rather than the land's agricultural cycle.

Time-Bound Fulfillment
Time-Bound Fulfillment

Cross-References

Leviticus 25:10Thematic

“And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.”

Numbers 18:20Thematic

“And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.”

Deuteronomy 18:1Thematic

“The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance.”

Thematic Connections

Time-Bound FulfillmentIsrael-Specific PromisesLand Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

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