The Holy Jubilee: God's Great Work of Restoration and Rest
Dana begins by discussing the significance of Jubilee as outlined in Leviticus 25, emphasizing its holy nature and connection to God's eternal purpose. He highlights the importance of the Sabbath rest for the land and the people, noting that Jubilee is primarily for God, not just for human benefit. Dana reflects on his personal journey over the past 50 years, recalling how he and others were drawn into a deeper understanding of God's work and the larger vision of Christ. He emphasizes the need for unity within the church, as true rest can only be found in collective fellowship under Christ's headship. Dana warns against the distractions of modern Christianity, urging believers to seek righteousness and a deeper relationship with God. He concludes by expressing hope for a new generation to embrace this vision and prepare for Christ's return, which he refers to as the ultimate Jubilee. The message calls for a return to the foundational truths of faith, emphasizing the need for a holy calling and the importance of living in accordance with God's eternal purpose.
Outline of Main Points
Significance of Jubilee in Leviticus 25
Jubilee as a holy work for God
Personal reflections on 50 years of faith
Importance of unity in the church
Call to seek righteousness over mere happiness
Hope for a new generation to embrace God's vision
Preparation for Christ's return as the ultimate Jubilee
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. 3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; 4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. 5 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. 6 And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee, 7 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.
8 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. 9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. 10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. 11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed. 12 For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
