Inheritance Issues
From Eco-Bible 1
These are notes for an incomplete "Concept" page.
- Information is being added as the Bible Pages are added. In the end, everything will be compiled, further information added (as necessary), broken links connected, etc.
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See also Ownership of Land. (Ultimately, it may be that everything is put there.)
See also Land Given by God. This is the deciding factor!
Scripture Pages that Link to Here
- Ahab wanted Naboth's vineyard; but "Naboth said to Ahab, Yahweh forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you."
- In Job's case, he gave his daughters an inheritance along with their brothers.
- A basic theme throughout the chapter: The wicked will be cut off; his offspring will not live in the land. In contrast, "the righteous will inherit the land."
- In Israel, possession of land was to remain permanently with the family. It could not be permanently sold; it could only be leased, and then returned to the original owner at the Jubilee. This is because the land ultimately belongs to God. (For that matter, the whole earth belongs to God - Psalm 24:1.)
- Isa 5:8 Woe to those who join house to house, who lay field to field, until there is no room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land! (The poor would be dispossessed of their homes and land, and have no place to live.)
- In Israel, land was never to be sold (much less obtained by devious means), because it was permanently assigned to individual families by God (who is the ultimate owner). It could be leased temporarily, but would eventually revert back to the original owner. (Under certain circumstances, houses in walled cities could be permanently sold; but that is not the focus here.)
Unless otherwise noted, all notes and comments are © by Dennis Hinks.
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