And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Jeremiah 32:6 stands in the section of Jeremiah covering the history of the two years before the fall of Jerusalem, and it begins an account placed in that history. From Jeremiah 20 on the chapters are not in chronological order, having been disarranged when put together in book form, though the dates given make the clear order, for the chapters are not always arranged chronologically. In the chronological story of Jeremiah's experiences in Judah the chapter belongs after Jeremiah 34 and 37 and before Jeremiah 33 and 38, stated as after Jeremiah 37 and before Jeremiah 33.
The chapter containing the verse records the history of Nebuchadnezzar's taking of Jerusalem that establishes the extent of the Babylonian Empire. That history runs through Jehoiakim's three years of service to Nebuchadnezzar and rebellion and carrying to Babylon, Jehoiachin made king and his rebellion and stripping of the temple gold and carrying of Jehoiachin and his court and 10,000 people to Babylon leaving only the poorest, and Zedekiah made king and his eight years of service and rebellion in his ninth year. It continues through the year-and-a-half siege and taking of the city and burning of the temple and great houses and breaking down of the walls and carrying of Zedekiah and many people to Babylon, Gedaliah made governor over the few poor left, his murder by Ishmael and ten men, and the flight of all the people small and great with the captains to Egypt for fear of the Chaldees.
The verse and the passage through verse 15 are associated with Anathoth, Jeremiah's home; when he attempted to go there he was arrested on the charge of trying to join the Chaldeans and was imprisoned, and the verse's setting is part of the account of the Lord's word coming to Jeremiah. The verse records that the Lord gave Jeremiah a message predicting that Hanameel would come and offer him a field in Anathoth, and when this happened as foretold Jeremiah knew the message was from the Lord. The verse begins Jeremiah's purchase of land in Judah as proof of faith in God's word about the coming doom of the Jewish nation and the promised restoration beyond it.
The same faith that made Jeremiah fearlessly tell the true condition of the people let him see repentant Israel restored to the promised land, so thoroughly cured of idolatry that they would never fall into it again. Buying the possession showed faith in that restoration, proved faith in the prophecy, and proved Jeremiah a patriot and a true optimist even while he was despised, though accepting his true message was the only way to escape doom.
Jeremiah 32:6 stands in the section of Jeremiah covering the history of the two years before the fall of Jerusalem, and it begins an account placed in that history. From Jeremiah 20 on the chapters are not in chronological order, having been disarranged when put together in book form, though the dates given make the clear order, for the chapters are not always arranged chronologically. In the chronological story of Jeremiah's experiences in Judah the chapter belongs after Jeremiah 34 and 37 and before Jeremiah 33 and 38, stated as after Jeremiah 37 and before Jeremiah 33.
The chapter containing the verse records the history of Nebuchadnezzar's taking of Jerusalem that establishes the extent of the Babylonian Empire. That history runs through Jehoiakim's three years of service to Nebuchadnezzar and rebellion and carrying to Babylon, Jehoiachin made king and his rebellion and stripping of the temple gold and carrying of Jehoiachin and his court and 10,000 people to Babylon leaving only the poorest, and Zedekiah made king and his eight years of service and rebellion in his ninth year. It continues through the year-and-a-half siege and taking of the city and burning of the temple and great houses and breaking down of the walls and carrying of Zedekiah and many people to Babylon, Gedaliah made governor over the few poor left, his murder by Ishmael and ten men, and the flight of all the people small and great with the captains to Egypt for fear of the Chaldees.
The verse and the passage through verse 15 are associated with Anathoth, Jeremiah's home; when he attempted to go there he was arrested on the charge of trying to join the Chaldeans and was imprisoned, and the verse's setting is part of the account of the Lord's word coming to Jeremiah. The verse records that the Lord gave Jeremiah a message predicting that Hanameel would come and offer him a field in Anathoth, and when this happened as foretold Jeremiah knew the message was from the Lord. The verse begins Jeremiah's purchase of land in Judah as proof of faith in God's word about the coming doom of the Jewish nation and the promised restoration beyond it.
The same faith that made Jeremiah fearlessly tell the true condition of the people let him see repentant Israel restored to the promised land, so thoroughly cured of idolatry that they would never fall into it again. Buying the possession showed faith in that restoration, proved faith in the prophecy, and proved Jeremiah a patriot and a true optimist even while he was despised, though accepting his true message was the only way to escape doom.