INTRODUCTION: Jeremiah is in prison in Jerusalem. The city is besieged by the Babylonians. According to Jeremiah’s own prophecy, Jerusalem will soon be destroyed and the people of Israel will be taken into captivity. In the midst of this turmoil, the Lord commands Jeremiah to buy a field from his uncle in his hometown of Anathoth. Jeremiah is unlikely to get any benefit from the field, but he is to buy it anyway. God uses this event to promise future restoration of Israel. Fields will again be bought and sold in the land. This is a message of hope and promise in a time of destruction.

1. THE PURCHASE OF THE FIELD (Jeremiah 32:1-15)
1. The Time of the Purchase (Jeremiah 32:1-5)
1. During the siege of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 32:1-2)
2. During the imprisonment of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 32:3)
3. Facing the end of the kingdom (Jeremiah 32:4-5)
2. The Right of Redemption (Jeremiah 32:7-8)
1. His right by reason of his family relationship
2. A picture of the inheritance which is our right because of our entry into the family of God by salvation (Romans 8:32; Ephesians 2:10)
3. Bought to Please the Lord (Jeremiah 32:8-9; Acts 9:6; Revelation 4:11)
4. Paid the Required Price for the Field (Jeremiah 32:9; Luke 14:27-30)
1. Abraham paid 400 shekels for the cave of Machpeleh (Genesis 23:9-16)
2. David paid 50 shekels for the threshingfloor and oxen of Araunah (2 Samuel 24:24)
3. The price of 17 shekels for the field in Anathoth seems low and odd
1. It was a time when the country was disintegrating
2. Jeremiah was in prison in Jerusalem
3. Perhaps it was all he could afford
5. Bought According to the Deed (Jeremiah 32:10-11); a type of God’s word
1. Sealed (Psalm 119:89)
2. Open – meant to be understood
3. In an earthen vessel (Jeremiah 32:14); we take the word to others in our own earthen vessels (2 Corinthians 4:17)
6. Bought in the Sight of Witnesses (Jeremiah 32:10-12)
7. Preserved by the Promise of God (Jeremiah 32:13-15; 1 Peter 1:4)
2. THE POWER OF THE LORD (Jeremiah 32:16-25)
1. His Person – Who He Is (Jeremiah 32:16-19)
1. He is all-supreme (Jeremiah 32:17; John 1:3; Psalm 115:15)
2. He is all-powerful (Jeremiah 32:17, 27; Luke 1:37)
3. He is all-merciful (Jeremiah 32:18)
4. He is all-righteous (Jeremiah 32:18); He will recompense iniquity
5. He is all-wise (Jeremiah 32:19; Romans 11:33)
2. His Work – What He Does (Jeremiah 32:20-25)
1. He reveals Himself to man (Jeremiah 32:20; Psalm 65:2)
2. He delivers man from harm (Jeremiah 32:21; Psalm 4:8)
3. He provides man with salvation (Jeremiah 32:22; Luke 19:10)
4. He judges man for sin (Jeremiah 32:23-24; Acts 17:31)
5. He guides man to good (Jeremiah 32:25; James 1:5)
1. What to do – buy the field
2. How to do – take witnesses
3. Why to do – for the city is given (Jeremiah 32:15)
3. THE PROMISES OF THE LORD (Jeremiah 32:26-44)
1. The Deliverance of Jerusalem to the Babylonians (Jeremiah 32:26-29)
2. The Disobedience of the People of God (Jeremiah 32:30-35)
3. The Deliverance of the People of God (Jeremiah 32:36-44)
1. Their return from captivity (Jeremiah 32:36-37)
2. The making of a covenant (Jeremiah 32:38-40)
3. The renewal of joy (Jeremiah 32:41-42)
4. The buying of fields (Jeremiah 32:43-44)

MEMORY VERSES: Jeremiah 32:17, 27