The Sabbatical and Jubilee years, however, have
distinctive features associated with freedom from the bondage of debt or servitude. Thus:
1 "At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts." 2 "This is how it is to be
done: Every creditor shall cancel the loan he has made to his fellow Israelite. He
shall not require payment from his fellow Israelite or brother, because the
LORD’s time for canceling debts has been proclaimed. (Deut. 15: 1-2, NIV)"