Isaiah 61, Day 1

โ€œIsaiah 61, Day 1โ€ (2 panels)
Isaiah 61:1
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus proclaims the ultimate Jubilee: true freedom from sin’s chains, ushering in everlasting favor and beatitude.

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
He has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
release to the prisoners,

To announce a year of favor from the Lord
and a day of vindication by our God.

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Jubilee, Day 8

โ€œJubilee, Day 8โ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 by Gloria M. Chang

You shall count seven weeks of yearsโ€”seven times seven yearsโ€”such that the seven weeks of years amount to forty-nine years.ย Then, on the tenth day of the seventh month let the ramโ€™s horn resound; on this, the Day of Atonement, the ramโ€™s horn blast shall resound throughout your land.ย 

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Jubilee, Day 7

โ€œJubilee, Day 7โ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 by Gloria M. Chang

As manna rained in the wilderness

Then the Lord said to Moses: I am going to rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather their daily portion; thus will I test them, to see whether they follow my instructions or not. On

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Jubilee, Day 5

โ€œJubilee, Day 5โ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 by Gloria M. Chang

Then the Lord said to Moses: Go to Pharaoh and tell him: Thus says the Lord: Let my people go to serve me.

Exodus 7:26 (NABRE; 8:1 in other translations)

For the Israelites belong to me as servants; they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, I, the Lord, your God.

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Jubilee, Day 4

Jubilee, Day 4โ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 by Gloria M. Chang

True freedom is not autonomy, but fidelity to the Lord. The Anointed One who came to โ€œproclaim liberty to captivesโ€ in Jubilee fashion (Luke 4:18) took the form of a slave and became obedient to death, even death on a cross (Philippians 2:7-8). … Read the rest

Jubilee, Day 3

โ€œJubilee, Day 3โ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 by Gloria M. Chang

Jubilee and the Lordโ€™s Prayer

The year of Jubilee looked forward to the restoration of Godโ€™s kingdom, like the Our Father prayer Jesus taught to his disciples:

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,    

your kingdom come
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.

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Jubilee, Day 2

โ€œJubilee, Day 2โ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 by Gloria M. Chang

The laws of the Sabbath day, Sabbatical year, and Jubilee year give shape to our total existence as humans interdependent with the land, animals, and plants. Setting aside one day out of seven, one year out of seven, and one year out of seven times seven years to rest from labor, allowing even the land to rest, declares the sovereignty of God and the primacy of worship.… Read the rest

Jubilee, Day 1

โ€œJubilee, Day 1โ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 by Gloria M. Chang

Shalom Snail is embarking on a novena of reflections on the year of Jubilee in Leviticus 25, and the meaning of liberty derived from it. This series was inspired by the inscription on the Liberty Bell at the Pennsylvania State House.… Read the rest