A sabbath for the land Le 25:2
Kept every seventh year Ex 23:11; Le 25:4
Surplus of sixth year to provide for Le 25:20-22
ENACTMENTS RESPECTING
Cessation of all field labour Le 25:4,5
The fruits of the earth to be common property Ex 23:11; Le 25:6,7
Remission of debts De 15:1-3; Ne 10:31
Release of all Hebrew servants Ex 21:2; De 15:12
Public reading of the law at feast of tabernacles De 31:10-13
No release to strangers during De 15:3
Release of, not to hinder the exercise of benevolence De 15:9-11
Jews threatened for neglecting Le 26:34,35,43; Jer 34:13-18
The seventy years captivity a punishment for neglecting 2Ch 36:20,21
Restored after the captivity Ne 10:31