LEVITICUS 66
We will begin this lesson in Leviticus 27:16 "And if a man shall
sanctify unto the LORD [some part] of a field of his possession, then
thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of
barley seed [shall be valued] at fifty shekels of silver."
An homer was dry weight of about all a beast of burden could
carry. We see that this would be a large amount of seed, so the 50
shekels of silver is understandable. The weight of the seed to plant
the land could be used to determine how much the land would produce.
Leviticus 27:17 "If he sanctify his field from the year of
jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand." Leviticus 27:18
"But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall
reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even
unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy
estimation."
It appears from this that, the price was paid each year. The
priest would have to estimate the value of the redemption.
Leviticus 27:19 "And if he that sanctified the field will in any
wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth [part] of the money of thy
estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him."
We find that this is figured the same way as the house was
estimated. If he bought the vow back, he must add 20% to the value to
cover the trouble of the priest.
Leviticus 27:20 "And if he will not redeem the field, or if he
have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any
more." Leviticus 27:21 "But the field, when it goeth out in the
jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the
possession thereof shall be the priest's."
This land will not go back to the original owner at jubile. It
was devoted to God and not redeemed, so it belongs to the priest at
jubile.
Leviticus 27:22 "And if [a man] sanctify unto the LORD a field
which he hath bought, which [is] not of the fields of his possession;"
Leviticus 27:23 "Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of
thy estimation, [even] unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give
thine estimation in that day, [as] a holy thing unto the LORD."
Land that was bought from another man is only this man's land
until jubile. He would pay redemption money for only the time he would
be using this land.
Leviticus 27:24 "In the year of the jubile the field shall return
unto him of whom it was bought, [even] to him to whom the possession
of the land [did belong]."
In this case, the land vowed was not part of his inheritance. At
jubile it would have to return unto the man he had bought it from.
Leviticus 27:25 "And all thy estimations shall be according to
the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel."
Everything was redeemed with a silver shekel or shekels. A shekel
was 20 gerahs. The gerahs weighed about 13 and 7\10 grains and was
worth about 3 cents. Remember, a penny was about what a man made for
one day's work.
Leviticus 27:26 "Only the firstling of the beasts, which should
be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether [it be] ox,
or sheep: it [is] the LORD'S."
This is just stating that a beast which was born first already
belonged to God, you could not vow something to God, that already
belonged to Him. All firstborn belonged to God. A firstborn son was
bought back from God. The Levitical tribe took the place of the
firstborn males to God.
Leviticus 27:27 "And if [it be] of an unclean beast, then he
shall redeem [it] according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth
[part] of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold
according to thy estimation."
We found in the previous lesson, that to buy the unclean animal
back, you would have to add 20% to the price of the animal. If it was
not redeemed, the money it was sold for belonged to the priest.
Leviticus 27:28 "Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man
shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, [both] of man and
beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed:
every devoted thing [is] most holy unto the LORD." Leviticus 27:29
"None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; [but]
shall surely be put to death."
We see in this that the Levitical tribe, who were dedicated to
work in the temple, could not be redeemed. They belonged to God. Clean
animals that were dedicated to God were His and could not be redeemed
from God. A message in this for believers is that we are not giving to
God, until we have already paid our tithes. The amount we give over
the 10% owed to God is a gift.
Leviticus 27:30 "And all the tithe of the land, [whether] of the
seed of the land, [or] of the fruit of the tree, [is] the LORD'S: [it
is] holy unto the LORD."
We see, again here that the tithe is not a gift to God. It is His
by obligation. You cannot give Him something that already belongs to
Him.
Leviticus 27:31 "And if a man will at all redeem [ought] of his
tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth [part] thereof."
To redeem the tithe of any thing would cost the redeemer 20%
extra. If you remember, this was the interest to pay when a person had
neglected their tithe, also.
Leviticus 27:32 "And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the
flock, [even] of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be
holy unto the LORD."
This is just stating that not only 1\10 of your money is God's,
but 1\10 of everything you own.
Leviticus 27:33 "He shall not search whether it be good or bad,
neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it
and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed."
Again here, anything given to God becomes holy.
Leviticus 27:34 "These [are] the commandments, which the LORD
commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai."
The entire book of Leviticus are commandments that God gave Moses
at mount Sinia to give to the Israelites. They must keep all of these
commandments to keep the covenant with God.
Thank you for taking the time to read this Bible study. My prayer
to God is that I have not altered in any way the lessons He intended
us to learn from this book. May God richly bless you and continue to
encourage you to study His Word.
Your friend in Christ,
Louise Haney
Questions 66
1. How was the estimation for the redemption money from field be
figured?
2. What was an homer?
3. How was the price of the field paid, probably?
4. The land, that was not redeemed, went to whom?
5. Who did the land go back to when the land vowed was bought from
another?
6. What type of metal was everything redeemed with?
7. How many gerars was a shekel?
8. What did the gerar weigh?
9. What was a day's wages for a man?
10. The firstborn animal already _________ __ ___.
11. Who took the place of the firstborn of the men?
12. Why could the devoted things not be vowed?
13. What lesson can we Christians get from this?
14. The tithe is God's by ___________.
15. What % interest did they have to pay for not paying their tithe?
16. Who gave these commandments to Moses?
17. Who were these commandments for?
18. What is the entire book of Leviticus all about?
19. How could they stay in covenant relation with God?
20. Did you learn anything you did not already know in leviticus?
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