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You can own a business and still be its slave.
In Episode 6, Aaron Christopherson and Sean Turner unpack Sabbath Trust — the most legislated practice in the Torah, and the sixth way ancient Israelites dedicated their businesses to the Lord. The Sabbath began in creation, not the Law: before Israel existed, God rested. From the manna test to the Sabbath year (Shemitah) to the Jubilee, rest was woven into Israel's economy as a weekly wager on God's provision — and the covenant promise was that six days under God's blessing would outproduce seven days of anxious effort.
The hosts trace the Sabbath all the way to the 70-year exile that "gave the land its rest" — 70 missed Sabbath years collected at once — and to what modern soil science now confirms about the rest God designed into creation. The closing question is the sharp one: is your business a means of stewardship, or has it quietly become your master?
"My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." — Exodus 33:14
Part of the series "7 Ways Ancient Israelites Dedicated their Businesses to the Lord" (Exodus 33:15–16).
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You can own a business and still be its slave.
In Episode 6, Aaron Christopherson and Sean Turner unpack Sabbath Trust — the most legislated practice in the Torah, and the sixth way ancient Israelites dedicated their businesses to the Lord. The Sabbath began in creation, not the Law: before Israel existed, God rested. From the manna test to the Sabbath year (Shemitah) to the Jubilee, rest was woven into Israel's economy as a weekly wager on God's provision — and the covenant promise was that six days under God's blessing would outproduce seven days of anxious effort.
The hosts trace the Sabbath all the way to the 70-year exile that "gave the land its rest" — 70 missed Sabbath years collected at once — and to what modern soil science now confirms about the rest God designed into creation. The closing question is the sharp one: is your business a means of stewardship, or has it quietly become your master?
"My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." — Exodus 33:14
Part of the series "7 Ways Ancient Israelites Dedicated their Businesses to the Lord" (Exodus 33:15–16).
Join the Distinct community: https://apply.distinctbusiness.com/
Or text DISTINCT to 59090