Daily Bible Nugget #318, Ezekiel 48:14

The Nugget:

Ezekiel 48:14 And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.

My Comment:

This is another rather clear passage in the Bible which shows that God does not intend for Israel, or the Israelites, to either sell or exchange their land. It is the broad principle that I would have you notice here. The Israelites, our modern Jews of the State of Israel, are not encouraged by the Bible to give away or sell or otherwise exchange their land, as “for peace.”

A further study of the extent of the land promised to Abraham in the Abrahamic Covenant would show that Israel does not now occupy the full extent of the land granted by that promise. This means we have most interesting times ahead. Bible prophecy is never wrong, though students of Bible prophecy often are.

Now taking the text, Ezekiel 48:14, in its immediate context, the historical application of Leviticus 25:23 and the prophetical application of Ezekiel 48:14 relate more directly to the specific property constituting the inheritance of a family, or the land reserved for the Levites.

This does not invalidate the broader application to the land of Israel being bound by the same restriction of not relinquishing any land God has granted them.

How do I know this?

By consulting the cross references to Leviticus 25:23 that I shared in the previous Daily Bible Nugget #317, and the references given below for Ezekiel 48:14, I and anyone else who will check out the references will see that there is a passage which applies to Israel and its current struggle that affirms and so confirms this principle for the nation.

It is my plan to share that passage in the next Daily Bible Nugget which will be #319.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 913 for Ezekiel 48:14.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 942 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Ezekiel 48:14.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Ezekiel 48:14. not sell. Ex 22:29. **Le 25:23, 32-34. 27:10, 28, 33. Nu 18:12-14. neither exchange. **Le 25:23. **Joel 3:2. firstfruits. +Le 23:10. Dt 26:2. for. ver. Ezk 48:12. Le 23:20. 27:9, 32. Ml 3:8-10.

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