of the role of the land in the unfolding history of redemption.7 This divine promise was restated to Moses in terms of “a land flowing with milk and honey” (Ex. 3:8, 17; 13:5; 33:3; Lev. 20:24; Num. 13:27; etc.). As the significance of this land was revealed to Moses, three striking concepts emerged:8 . According to the legislation in Leviticus, the land was not to be sold, since, as the Covenant Lord declared, “The land is mine, and you are strangers