Redemption from Foreigners

​Redemption from Foreigners

“Suppose a foreigner or temporary resident becomes rich while living among you. 

If any of your fellow Israelites fall into poverty and are forced to sell themselves to such a foreigner or to a member of his family, they still retain the right to be bought back, even after they have been purchased. 

They may be bought back, by a brother, an uncle, or a cousin. 

In fact, anyone, from the extended family, may buy them back. 

They may also redeem themselves if they have prospered. 

They will negotiate the price, of their freedom, with the person,  who bought them. 

The price will be based, on the number of years, from the time they were sold, until the next Year of Jubilee—whatever it would cost, to hire a worker, for that period of time. 

If many years still remain, until the jubilee, they will repay the proper proportion, of what they received, when they sold themselves. 

If only a few years remain, until the Year of Jubilee, they will repay a small amount, for their redemption. 

The foreigner must treat them, as workers hired, on a yearly basis. 

You must not allow, a foreigner, to treat any, of your fellow Israelites, harshly. 

If any Israelites, have not been bought back, by the time the Year of Jubilee arrives, they and their children must be set free, at that time. 

For the people of Israel, belong to Me (says the Lord, God Almighty).

They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. 

I am the Lord your God. 

Leviticus 25:47–55 (NLT)

Praise be to God!