Jeremiah 32 · Grade 4
A Deed in a Clay Jar
Read and Think
In the tenth year of Zedekiah, Babylon's army was besieging Jerusalem. Jeremiah was locked in the court of the guard because the king did not like his warnings. Then God told him that his cousin Hanamel would ask him to buy a family field in Anathoth, a town already under enemy control.
Hanamel came, and Jeremiah knew this was God's word. He bought the field for seventeen shekels of silver, signed the deed, and had witnesses sign it. He gave the deeds to Baruch, who placed them in an earthen jar so they would last. Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you.
Yet Jeremiah also wondered why God had asked him to buy land that was about to be lost. God answered, Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me? The city would fall because of the people's sin. But God would gather them again, give them one heart and one way, and make an everlasting covenant with them.
Show What You Know
Why was Jeremiah locked in the court of the guard?
Why was buying the field surprising?
Why were the deeds placed in an earthen jar?
What did God promise after the city fell?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- Jeremiah was locked in the court of the guard because the did not like his warnings.
- Then God told him that his cousin Hanamel would ask him to buy a family in Anathoth, a town already under enemy control.
- He bought the field for seventeen shekels of silver, signed the , and had witnesses sign it.
- Behold, you have made the and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm.
- Yet Jeremiah also wondered why had asked him to buy land that was about to be lost.
Think About It
Buying a field during a siege was an act of faith. What act of faith could someone take today?
Jeremiah praised God but still had questions. Why is it okay to bring both to God?
Memory Verse
“For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Houses and fields and vineyards will yet again be bought in this land.’”
Jeremiah 32:15 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for nothing being too hard for You. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can we trust God?
- What is one heart?
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