Jeremiah 32:6–15 Buy The Land
1. The Lord God asks Jeremiah to buy is A Land Under Siege
• Jerusalem is surrounded by Babylon. The city is on the brink of destruction.
• Jeremiah is imprisoned for preaching God’s judgment. Jerusalem was currently under siege by Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian army (v. 2). A siege occurs when a walled city is encircled by the enemy, effectively blocking trade, agriculture (crops were grown in fields outside the walls),
• God tells Jeremiah to buy land—a field in Anathoth from his cousin Hanamel.
• Why buy land in a war zone? Why invest in a future that looks doomed?
2. God tells Jeremiah to buy the Land this really makes no sense
• Jeremiah obeys God’s instruction, even though it seems irrational.
• He completes the legal transaction, seals the deed, and stores it away.
• God told Noah build an ark for a flood yet it had never rained
• God told Israel to march around the walls of Jericho
• Faith isn’t always logical. Sometimes God asks us to act on promises we can’t yet see.
3. Why buy the land? Answer is it’s is an Act of Hope, an Act of Restoration, and a Act of Faith
• To purchase the land means it is an act of hope that one day He will bring them back to the homeland.
• To buy the land meant that it is an act of restoration God one day would restore the covenant. Verse 38’s “They shall be my people, and I will be their God”
• To buy the land meant an Act of Faith Jeremiah is saying I believe what God promises: “Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.” (v. 15)
• To buy the land meant I believe what thus says the Lord of host God says, “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope” (29:11)
• What looks like ruin may be renewal.
4. God tells us our This situation is not permanent
• After the purchase, Jeremiah prays: “Ah, Sovereign Lord… why?” (v. 25)
• God responds: Yes, judgment is coming—but so is restoration.
• The land will be repopulated. The covenant will be renewed.
• In death, He breathes life. In sickness, He brings healing.
• In barren lands, He sows abundance. In despair, He plants joy.
• In brokenness, He mends the broken. In storms He speaks peace.
5. God told Jeremiah Buy the Land or is he saying “Buy into God”
• God says, Buy the land when your marriage feels broken—invest in healing.
• Buy the land when your church feels dry—believe in revival.
• Buy the land when your dreams seem dead—trust God’s timing.
• Buy the land when the world feels hopeless—live as a witness of redemption.
• Buy the Land because He turns death into life. He transforms sickness into healing. He makes barren lands bloom with abundance. He speaks hope when there is despair
• Sometimes God calls us to plant seeds in scorched earth. Because He sees the harvest we cannot.
• Jeremiah’s act wasn’t about real estate—it was about real faith. When God says “Buy the land,” He’s saying: Trust Me. Invest in My promises. Believe in My restoration.
• Even in exile, even in prison, even in despair—God is working. So go ahead. Buy the land. The future belongs to Him.
