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Though a family could sell their property to another it had to be returned to the family in the year
of Jubilee (
Leviticus 27:24; 25:8-10).
Leviticus 25:23-34 “The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you
are strangers and sojourners with Me. And in all the land of your possession you shall
grant redemption (
a buying back
) of the land. . . .”
King Ahab of Israel and Naboth
King Ahab tried to purchase the inherited property from Naboth for his permanent possession:
I Kings 21:1-3 “. . . So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may
have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near, next to my house, and for it I will give you
a vineyard better than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money.”
And Naboth said to Ahab, “The LORD forbid that I should give the inheritance of my
fathers to you!”
God’s Requirement of the Judiciary
The most holy and righteous God holds the rulers over mankind who have been given such great
responsibility to a much higher accountability for they should be representing Him and basing
their judgments according to His holy and righteous laws that shows no partiality with anyone as
made known in the writings of His prophet Samuel:
II Samuel 23:3 The God of Israel said, the God of Israel spoke to me; “He who rules over
men must be just, ruling in the FEAR of God.”
Whether they do, or not, Jesus Christ expects His people to be subject to all of the law abiding
bodies from the policeman up to the judiciary (
Romans 13:1-7
).
The Formation of God’s Judiciary
To Moses, Jethro, his father-in-law, offered counsel that would make possible the fair judgment
of all of the people of Israel without lengthy waiting. His counsel was recognized as right and
good and was immediately implemented by Moses:
Exodus 18:19-26 “Listen now to my voice, I will give you counsel, and God will be with
you: Stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the difficulties to God. And
you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must
walk and the work they must do. Moreover you shall select from all the people ABLE
MEN, SUCH AS FEAR GOD, MEN OF TRUTH, hating covetousness (bribery or political
favors); and place such over them to BE RULERS of thousand, rulers of hundreds, rulers
of fifties and rulers of tens. And let them JUDGE the people at all times. Then it will be
that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves
shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you. If you do