40 acres and a mule were given to the freed slaves after the civil war. This song is comparing how we as christians experience freedom from sin and a new start through Christ's work on the cross to the newness and freedom that slaves had when they received those 40 acres and more importantly their freedom from slavery.
40 acres and a mule were given to the freed slaves after the civil war. This song is comparing how we as christians experience freedom from sin and a new start through Christ's work on the cross to the newness and freedom that slaves had when they received those 40 acres and more importantly their freedom from slavery.