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Jeremiah relates: “The word of the LORD came to me: Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, will come to you and say, \u201cBuy my land in Anathoth, for you are next in succession to redeem it by purchase” (6).<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to understand the chapter, we must view it within its political context:<\/span><\/p>\n

These are days of war. Jeremiah sees with his own eyes how Jerusalem is under siege. Anathoth, his city, has been conquered, and the land falls to the enemy. King Zedekiah, who had defied the prophet\u2019s advice and made an alliance with the nations living in the region, has collapsed and lost everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

And now, during the national catastrophe, the prophet utters an unimaginable prophecy, in which he is offered to purchase a plot of land that has been captured. Go and buy the territory now – God commands Jeremiah. This territory will be for the people of Israel, even though the facts on the ground show the complete opposite.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeremiah obeys this command and buys the territory. Only then does he ask: How will the people return to their land if it is conquered now?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lord’s answer is harsh and painful: now you will have to lose it but later on \u2026 \u201cBehold I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too wondrous for Me?” (27).<\/span><\/p>\n

A few verses after the description of the destruction, we are offered words of comfort: “See, I will gather them from all the lands to which I have banished them in My anger and wrath, and in great rage; and I will bring them back to this place and let them dwell secure” (37).<\/span><\/p>\n

This point is worth reflecting on: If the end of a process is redemption, what is the value and significance of describing the suffering leading up to the redemption?<\/span><\/p>\n

There are some deep messages contained in these words. <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. While we humans only see the “here” and “now”, God has eternal vision. Now it is indeed a disaster, but in the future there will be salvation.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Man expects miracles, whereas God teaches us to focus on actions (actions have consequences).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Sometimes we prefer to see the Creator of the world only as a savior, while He has many faces. Everything comes from Him. Both good and (what seems to be) evil.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. We can think that the loss of the land means divine defeat and weakness, but God is telling us that the occupation of the land by the enemy is part of His calculations and\u00a0 management of the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We can learn much modesty and faith from this chapter. We are also given the task and the challenge to strive as hard as we can, to improve and to be worthy of being rescued and loved. In any situation.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":false,"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"From Disaster To Salvation","main_caption":"If the end is redemption, what is the value of describing the suffering leading up to the redemption? There are some deep messages contained in these words....","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"","preview_embedded":"","preview_image":false,"preview_video":"","external_link":"","link_for_pay":false,"tile_gallery_items":false,"credits":""},"alternate_tile":{"top_caption":"","main_caption":"","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"","hide_media":false},"tile_group":{"preview_image_url":false,"main_caption":"","sub_caption":"","":null,"popup_package_extra_content":"","read_time":""},"home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo":{"seo_title":"","seo_description":"","seo_default_title":"","seo_default_description":""},"links":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71383"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71386,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71383\/revisions\/71386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}