August 10, 2013 – Jeremiah 32

I didn’t quite understand the metaphor of buying the land.  It says at the end that “houses…shall again be bought in the land”, so is it a sign for what may come after the exile.  I thought that might be why they put it in a jar that would keep it safe for a long time.  God is saying that my investment in the land will produce, but not right now because you are leaving.

I thought it was interesting when it talked about Israel bringing in foreign gods that “nor did it even enter my mind that they should practice such abominations”.  With it being God, there is no thought that is outside of Him, but the expressions just shows how far off the Israelites were when they acted the way they did.