What is the meaning of Leviticus 25:21? But I will send My blessing upon you • God Himself commits to act, not merely to allow. The same personal pledge appears in Deuteronomy 28:8, “The LORD will command the blessing on you….” • His blessing is tangible, producing measurable results. Malachi 3:10 echoes this: “Test Me in this…see if I will not open the windows of heaven….” • The line underscores that prosperity flows from obedience. Compare Proverbs 10:22—“The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.” in the sixth year • The sixth year sits on the doorstep of the sabbatical rest (Leviticus 25:3-4). Israel must let fields lie fallow in the seventh, so the sixth is crunch time. • By specifying the exact year, God removes guesswork; His plan is scheduled. Exodus 23:10-11 gave the same rhythm long before Sinai was left behind. • Obedience meant trusting ahead of time that a lean seventh year would actually be a season of abundance. so that the land will yield a crop • The soil obeys its Creator. Genesis 26:12 shows this principle with Isaac: “The same year he reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him.” • The land is not magic; it is responsive. Psalm 67:6 celebrates, “The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.” • Physical fruit mirrors spiritual reality: when hearts rest in God’s Word, the ground responds (Ezekiel 34:27). sufficient for three years • The promise covers: – Year 6: harvest gathered. – Year 7: sabbatical rest, living off stored produce. – Year 8: sowing resumes but harvest won’t arrive until season’s end, so Year 6 grain stretches through Year 8. • Leviticus 25:22 confirms, “When you sow in the eighth year, you will still be eating from the old crop until the harvest of the ninth year comes in.” • God’s math outpaces human math (2 Corinthians 9:8). Abundance is not accidental; it is precision-engineered grace. summary Leviticus 25:21 is a divine guarantee: if Israel honors the sabbatical rhythm, God will personally release a triple-portion harvest in the sixth year. He pinpoints the timing, commands the soil, and supplies enough for three full years, proving that obedience never outpaces His provision. |
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