Aliya Summary: This Aliya addresses an obvious concern: "What will we
eat in the seventh year if we do not sow our gather our grain?!" G‑d
reassures us that He will bless the sixth year's harvest, and it will
produce enough to provide for three years! The Torah then gives the
rationale for the prohibition against selling land for perpetuity
(instead, land can only be "leased" until the Jubilee year) -- "Because
the Land belongs to Me; you are strangers and residents with Me." The
seller of land, or his relative on his behalf, has the option of
"redeeming" the land from the purchaser -- provided that two years have
past from the date of purchase.
One commentator says
that the passuk states that if someone were to ask what are we going to
eat..., then G-d will command His blessing to give us an abundant yield.
However, one should not ask. If we are completely faithful and believe
without reservation or question that G- d will provide for us, then He
won't have to command the blessing to come; it will happen as a natural
reaction to that faith. This speaks to different levels of Emunah
(faith).
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