Leviticus 25:23
““The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and foreigners with me.””
This verse is part of a larger set of laws given to the Israelites through Moses while they were in the wilderness, before entering the promised land. These laws, found in the book of Leviticus, establish principles for how they are to live as a community, including their relationship with the land, each other, and God.
What does it mean for your understanding of ownership or stewardship to consider the earth as ultimately belonging to something or someone beyond human control?