Week 60, Day 1: A Year for Remission
Today’s Reading: Deut 15:1-23
Some thoughts from today’s reading…
This chapter tells us about an interesting practice commanded by God. In the seventh year the Israelites were to forgive the debts owed them. Whatever was loaned, whatever service had been endebted was to be forgiven. This to me is a very interesting practice for God to command Israel. But God goes on to tell them that they are also not to think in their mind, “The seventh year, the year of remission, is near” and thus be hostile toward the poor. They were to give generously even though the seventh year was at hand. God promises that if they heed His command then the Lord will bless them in all their work (vs 10). This is like the phrase that was use sometimes that says you cannot out give God.
A reason is not given in the text as to why God commanded such a practice. In ways I would like to know why these kind of commands were given. But we are not given the reason so we cannot know for sure.
Question: What lessons about generocity might we be able to learn from this chapter?
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