Leviticus 25:20

And ye shall say, what shall ye eat the seventh year?.... Such as are of little faith, disbelieve the promise, and distrust the providence of God, and take thought for tomorrow, and indulge an anxiety…

What shall we eat the seventh year? - A very natural question, which could only be laid at rest by the sovereign promise in the next verse:

I will Command my Blessing upon you in the sixth year, and…

Here is, I. The general institution of the jubilee, Lev 25:8. etc.

1. When it was to be observed: after seven sabbaths of years (Lev 25:8), whether the forty-ninth or fiftieth is a great question…

A hortatory addition, relating to the sabbatical year and interrupting the Jubile regulations. It is thus clearly out of place, and should properly follow Lev 25:25. Its tone is that of H, and is in…