This is my last week before my August through October 2025 sabbatical starts. In preparation for sabbatical, I have been writing a blog series on the concept of Sabbath.
Last week I mentioned that there is not just one Sabbath Day. In the book of Leviticus, God instructs his people Israel to keep three Sabbath rests:
(1) Every seventh day of the week is the sabbath day,
(2) every seventh year is the Sabbath year,
(3) after seven “weeks” of sabbath years, totaling 49 years, the 50th year is to be a special Sabbath year, the Year of Jubilee.
In this blog series, throughout week 1, we studied the Sabbath Day. In week 2, we studied the Year of Jubilee. Now this coming week, we study the Sabbath Year, because it has a direct correlation to the contemporary concept of sabbatical.
On the blog next week, I’ll talk about how the Sabbath Year can have a profound impact on any follower of Jesus.
I’ll also talk about my sabbatical, not only how sabbatical flows from the Sabbath Year, but also why sabbaticals are important, especially considering the reality that so few people will get one. Actually, thinking about the fact that so few get sabbaticals, is it wrong to give sabbaticals? Or conversely, should a lot more people in our culture be able to take a sabbatical? In other words, is something wrong with our culture given the fact that sabbaticals are rare?
In invite you to join me back here next week.
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