The principle of Jubilee, found in Leviticus 25, is a living invitation to experience true freedom and step into your authentic identity in Christ. Its significance is deeply rooted in our experience as believers. Jubilee is not just deliverance from sin (Romans 6:22); it is about discovering who you truly are as a Son of God, made in His image (Genesis 1:26-27, Galatians 3:26). When we grasp this, we unlock the greatest freedom known to humanity.
Jubilee cannot be celebrated without the trumpet (yobel), a prophetic voice calling the redeemed to move forward (Numbers 10:1-2). We are bought with the divine price of Jesus’s blood (1 Peter 1:18-19), so our freedom is for fulfilling His purpose, not our own. This call to kingdom advancement is tied to the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). The Hebrew word “kapar” means “to cover,” and Christ is our ultimate covering (Romans 3:25). He perfectly fulfilled the law (Matthew 5:17), covering our brokenness with His righteousness. This divine covering is boundless, allowing us to soar in liberty, unconstrained by religious limitations. We are called to proclaim this freedom, just as Jesus did in Luke 4:18-19.
This freedom is found in the perfect law of liberty. As James 1:25 teaches, we must be doers of the word, not forgetful hearers. Beholding Christ, the living Word, as our true reflection helps us mature and gain clear spiritual vision (2 Corinthians 3:18). If truth brings freedom (John 8:32), then lies are the chains of bondage. Lies, from the father of lies (John 8:44), seek to make us question our identity (Genesis 3:1-5). Our greatest limitations reside in our minds (Romans 12:2), but in Christ, all distinctions fade; we are all Sons of God, empowered to fulfill His purposes (Galatians 3:28).
Our freedom is a threefold cord: by Truth, by the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:17), and by our Identity as a Son of God (Galatians 4:7). Therefore, stand firm in this glorious liberty and reject any yoke of bondage (Galatians 5:1). Fix your gaze on pleasing God, knowing that your true identity is in Christ, for “in him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).
Let this truth ignite a fire within you. Remember who you are in Him, and then walk in it, talk like it, and simply be who you are: a Son of God.