The KJV Holy Bible

 

Deuteronomy Chapter Fifteen

 

1 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release.

3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:

5 Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.

6 For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

12 And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.

16 And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;

17 Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.

18 It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.

19 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

20 Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy household.

21 And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God.

22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.

23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Deuteronomy Chapter Fifteen: The Sabbath Year and the Release of Energetic Debt 

"Chapter Fifteen establishes the Vital Alchemical rhythm of tension and release. The Conscious Mind cannot operate in a perpetual state of forceful transmutation. The Sovereign Will mandates cyclical periods of Absolute Psychological reset, ensuring that Karmic debts, Internal friction, and enslaved Energetic habits are completely dissolved before they can crystallize and permanently weigh down the Psychic Vessel."

 

 

Verses 1-6: The Year of Release and the Forgiveness of Psychological Debt - "At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it..." 

The mandate to enact a complete cancellation of debts every Seven years ensures that no permanent impoverishment takes root within the Internal architecture. The Seventh year represents the Alchemical completion of a Transmutational Cycle. To maintain Energetic Equilibrium, the Conscious Mind must actively forgive and release all Internal "debts"—lingering resentments, Karmic loops, and Psychological friction held against itself or others. Harboring Unforgiven Psychic Energy creates dense, parasitic blockages. The Superconscious Source guarantees that when the Mind Freely Releases these heavy Astral attachments, it will be immediately replenished by an Influx of the Pure Christos frequency.

 

 

Verses 7-11: The Open Hand and the Eradication of Scarcity Consciousness - "If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates... thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him..." 

The command to freely give to the depleted without a hardened Heart guarantees Divine multiplication in All Internal Works. The "poor and needy" represent the exhausted or underdeveloped faculties within the Microcosm. The Orthodox Intellect often operates from a State of fear-based scarcity, hoarding Vital Energy and refusing to nourish the weaker aspects of the Psyche. The Sovereign Will strictly forbids this Internal constriction. The Awakened Mind must keep an open hand, freely distributing Spiritual Vitality to every fragmented corner of its Internal landscape. The Hermetic Law of circulation dictates that Energy must flow unselfishly in order to multiply; hoarding causes instant Spiritual stagnation.

 

 

Verses 12-18: The Liberation of the Internal Servant and the Law of Free Will - "And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee... And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house... Then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door..." 

The Law requires the release of bound servants in the Seventh year, furnishing them generously, unless they voluntarily choose to remain out of Love for the Master. Subservient Thought-Forms or mechanical behavioral routines (the servants) that have assisted the Mind's development must not be permanently enslaved. Once a Psychological habit has served its Transmutational purpose, the Conscious Mind must liberate it, releasing that focused Energy back into the Unified field with gratitude. However, if a foundational habit organically aligns with the Higher Mind and voluntarily desires permanent integration (the servant choosing to stay), it is formally Sealed into the Mind's permanent architecture by the Sovereign Will.

 

 

Verses 19-23: The Consecration of the Firstlings and the Purity of the Harvest - "All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep." 

The dedication of the unblemished firstborn males of the flocks strictly forbids their use for mundane, earthly labor. The "firstlings" symbolize the initial, most potent bursts of Creative Energy or Spiritual Realization birthed within the Microcosm. The Sovereign Will mandates that these Pure, inaugural Frequencies must be Entirely Consecrated to the Superconscious. The lower Ego is strictly prohibited from co-opting these fresh Spiritual insights for dense material gain or Intellectual Vanity, ensuring the vessel remains a Pure Conduit for the Light.