The nation of Israel is called to consecrate the fiftieth year as a time of release. This release extends to social oppression, the restoration of family property, as well as rest for the land itself. This act of consecration served as a way of acknowledging the Lord’s sovereignty over the land and the life of its people. The main motif of this passage concerns the hope of release from debts, slavery, and bondage.
1 L'Eternel parla à Moïse sur le mont Sinaï, et dit: