Can the Sabbath years be found?

[Cyberseeker]

Let’s look at more examples and see if they fit into the same 7-year grid as those from Maccabees and Josephus?

We find a strong anchor point confirming historical dates of the Sabbath years from the practice laid down by Moses to read the law to the whole congregation of Israel once every seven years.

And Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the set time in the year of release, at the Feast of Booths, when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God at the place that he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law.”
(Deut. 31:10-12)

There is a well-documented case of this practice taking place in the year Nehemiah traveled to Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 8:2) It was perhaps the most comprehensive effort recorded to follow the sacred regulations. Ezra the scribe read God’s word daily throughout the feast of booths. The people wept; the people rejoiced; debts were cancelled (another indication of it being a Sabbath) and a profound revival broke out. The dates surrounding this revival are very specific and can be tracked on the lunar as well as Julian calendars to September 26th in the Sabbath year of 444 BC.

Now, lets see if the date fits in with the other ones?

444 BC
437
430
423
416
409
402
395
388
381
374
367
360
353
346
339
332
325
318
311
304
297
290
283
276
269
262
255
248
241
234
227
220
213
206
199
192
185
178
171
164 BC

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Yup, they fit like a jigsaw puzzle! :yyeess:

 

[Cyberseeker]

The prophet Jeremiah provides us with another Sabbath year. Speaking to the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, he reprimands him …

At the end of seven years each of you must set free the fellow Hebrew who has been sold to you and has served you six years; you must set him free from your service … You recently did what was right in my eyes by proclaiming liberty, each to his neighbor, and you made a covenant before me in the house that is called by my name, but then you turned around and profaned my name when each of you took back his male and female slaves, whom you had set free according to their desire, and you brought them into subjection to be your slaves.
(Jeremiah 34:14-16)

The year Jeremiah was saying this was 588 BC when Babylon was attacking Judean towns but before he had reached Jerusalem. So, the Sabbath was not on the same year as the temple got burned. Jeremiahs words, “You recently proclaiming liberty …” points the Sabbath as being 590, 591, 592, or thereabouts. Sounds about right.

Let’s see how the timeline looks? :juggle:

591 BC
584
577
570
563
556
549
542
535
528
521
514
507
500
493
486
479
472
465
458
451
444 BC
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