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Originally Posted by Nell

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.

In 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

It's an idea that is contradicted by Jesus' idea that "your father in heaven sendeth the sun to shine on the evil and the good and sendeth the rain on the just and the unjust. That implies a God who does not judge. Shemitah implies a God who does. Jesus here was expressing a non-judgement attitude. Cahn is expressing a judgmental attitude. People who see God's judgment in catastrophic events may just be projecting their own point of view onto circumstances. They never seem to be able to demonstrate that God was behind it. Ben Laden claimed that the destruction of the twin towers was God's judgment on the US. Cahn shares his opinion and apparently you do to. I think it was a case of people committing a crime against people. Can you demonstrate that it was more than that?