Jeremiah:32

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* Verse 1-15 - Jeremiah , being in prison for his prophecy , purchased a piece of ground . This was to signify , that though Jerusalem was besieged , and the whole country likely to be laid waste , yet the time would come , when houses , and fields , and vineyards , should be again possessed . It concerns ministers to make it appear that they believe what they preach to others . And it is good to manage even our worldly affairs in faith ; to do common business with reference to the providence and promise of God . * Verse 16-25 - Jeremiah adores the Lord and his infinite perfections . When at any time we are perplexed about the methods of Providence , it is good for us to look to first principles . Let us consider that God is the fountain of all being , power , and life ; that with him no difficulty is such as cannot be overcome ; that he is a God of boundless mercy ; that he is a God of strict justice ; and that he directs every thing for the best . Jeremiah owns that God was righteous in causing evil to come upon them . Whatever trouble we are in , personal or public , we may comfort ourselves that the Lord sees it , and knows how to remedy it . We must not dispute God 's will , but we may seek to know what it means . * Verse 26-44 - God 's answer discovers the purposes of his wrath against that generation of the Jews , and the purposes of his grace concerning future generations . It is sin , and nothing else , that ruins them . The restoration of Judah and Jerusalem is promised . This people were now at length brought to despair . But God gives hope of mercy which he had in store for them hereafter . Doubtless the promises are sure to all believers . God will own them for his , and he will prove himself theirs . He will give them a heart to fear him . All true Christians shall have a disposition to mutual love . Though they may have different views about lesser things , they shall all be one in the great things of God ; in their views of the evil of sin , and the low estate of fallen man , the way of salvation through the Saviour , the nature of true holiness , the vanity of the world , and the importance of eternal things . Whom God loves , he loves to the end . We have no reason to distrust God 's faithfulness and constancy , but only our own hearts . He will settle them again in Canaan . These promises shall surely be performed . Jeremiah 's purchase was the pledge of many a purchase that should be made after the captivity ; and those inheritances are but faint resemblances of the possessions in the heavenly Canaan , which are kept for all who have God 's fear in their hearts , and do not depart from him . Let us then bear up under our trials , assured we shall obtain all the good he has promised us . **** Matthew Henry 's Commentary ****

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