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Ezekiel 46:17

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KJV ORIGINAL

But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons’ for them.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But if he gives part of his inheritance to one of his servants, that servant only gets to keep it until the year of jubilee — then it goes back to the prince. The real inheritance? That stays with his sons forever.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Gifts to servants are temporary, but family inheritance is forever.

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Here's what I'm saying: when someone's supposed to inherit everything but they're still a kid, they're basically treated the same as any employee in the house, even though technically they own it all.

So you're not stuck being a servant anymore — you're actually God's child. And since you're his kid, that means you get to inherit everything he has, all because of what Christ did.

2 Chronicles 6:27

Then listen from heaven and forgive the sins of your servants and your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land that you have given to your people as their inheritance.

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