“And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family” (Lev. 25:10).
Another portrait of our redemption is found in this Scripture in Leviticus. While talking to Moses on Mount Sinai, God established the Year of Jubilee. According to the instructions He gave to Moses, every fiftieth year would be a special time of setting people free from debt and servitude (vv. 8-10).
This wasn’t meant to be just an old covenant blessing. When Jesus was just beginning His earthly ministry, He said, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor…to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord” (Luke 4:18-19).
Jesus said that part of His commission was to preach the acceptable year of the Lord – or the Year of Jubilee.
Jesus came to establish the new covenant through His death, burial and resurrection. So, apparently, the Year of Jubilee was not only meant to be an Old Testament blessing, but also a New Testament blessing.
The Old Testament Year of Jubilee was simply a picture of what Jesus Christ would one day do for us when He came to this earth – wipe out our debt of sin and set us free!
Jesus is my Jubilee. He bought me back from the power of darkness
and translated me into the kingdom of God. Praise God, He has made available everything I could ever need for an abundant life on this earth!
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.