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Originally Posted by zeek
Thanks, Nell. OK. Life has two edges. Blessing and judgment can come, and do come at any time. So it seems good and bad things happen during Shemitah just like any other year. So, maybe I'm missing something because Shemitah just seems like life in general.
What's more, it seems to me that bad things happen to good people [ if you believe there is such a thing] and good things happen to bad people. This observation is supported by Jesus when he says, "Your father in heaven maketh the sun to shine on the evil and the good and sendeth the rain on the just and the unjust." Doesn't that nullify Cahn's idea of Shemitah?
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Shemitah isn't "Cahn's idea". It's it's God's idea. It's in the Bible, the Old Testament. It's clearly defined: every 7th year the land is to rest and debts to be forgiven. That's oversimplified but that's the main elements. Again, it's in the Bible, not something Cahn came up with.
The Sabbath/Shemitah is observed (in the OT) whether by man's voluntary decision to obey God's commands (blessing) or by God's judgment. For example, in the 70 year exile when Israel was carried away to Babylon, the land rested. After that, they were allowed by God to returned to the land. There is not an account in the Bible of every Shemitah year and it's blessing or judgment.
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The Mystery of the Shemitah Cahn lays out significant events of world history, the Gregorian calendar, and overlays the Hebrew calendar dates of the Shemitah. God seems to be sending a message to his children: I made you. I gave you everything you have. It belongs to me but you can use it. In return, I want you to let my land rest every seven years, etc. I've given you a long quote to this effect.
It's not easy to understand a book you haven't read. Looking to me to answer your questions is hardly fair to Cahn.
Nell