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Called to Be God’s People is an introduction to the Old Testament designed for those who wish to have a comprehensive guide to the contents, theology, and important passages of the Old Testament. Written from a Lutheran perspective, this book is especially designed for those within that tradition and others who seek a guide to the canonical books of the Old Testament that consciously presents the...

the original clan which received it. Jubilee is a holiday of restoration. Any Israelites forced to sell their land because of debt could return to the land without the burden of debt. Additionally, the year is another holy Sabbath in which the inhabitants once again live from Yahweh’s gifts, which the land produces on its own. Very importantly, the trumpet blast and commencement of the Jubilee year takes place on the Day of Atonement (Lev 25:9). That is, Yahweh’s provision for release from worldly
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