It's God's Land
There is a big difference between renting a house and owning a house. When we rent a house, the owner is responsible for making all the rules and making the repairs. Sometimes, the owner will even put a limit on how long the renters can live there. That is why most people would prefer to own their home instead of renting. However, the actual reality is that none of us own anything. Everything we have is owned by God. In Israel God made all of the rules about dividing the land and how it was to be used by His people. (Leviticus 25:23) He told them that the land was never to be sold on a permanent basis. because the land belonged to Him. The people were only foreigners and tenant farmers working for Him. God had a purpose in doing it this way, and we need to try to understand His reasoning. God wanted everyone to have what they needed to make a living for their family. They divided the land by lot so each tribe had plenty of land for their people. However, some people did better at ...