Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the Lord your God. The exploitation prohibition is repeated with the fear your God motivation. The Jubilee system that creates transparent pricing does not automatically prevent exploitation — it requires the community's willing compliance grounded in the fear of God. I am the Lord your God grounds the honest dealing in the covenant identity: the God who owns the land is the God who requires that its transactions be honest.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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