The Real estate prophecy, PT. 1

​Jeremiah was in jail.  The king didn’t like his prophecies one bit. He did listen to them.  We know that when the king quotes it back to him in Jeremiah 32 after asking the question: “Why do you prophesy as you do?  The reason the king didn’t like his prophecies was because it was bad news.  Sometimes the truth is bad news.  Leaders rarely like to hear that things aren’t working.  Its human nature.  The economic, social and religious infrastructure of Jerusalem was failing. The king put him in jail because he didn’t want to hear it.  Then God spoke to Jeremiah and gave him instructions on a real estate transaction.  It seems his cousin Hanamel was wanting to sell his property (due to the rapidly declining market conditions of an invading Babylonian army.) God told Jeremiah to buy it. He gave specific instructions, but he didn’t give Jeremiah any extra money.  Jeremiah had to weigh out the silver, sign the deed in front of witnesses and close the sale.  Jeremiah 32:14 records the Lord’s instruction.  What I like about this passage is Jeremiah’s obedience.  There are times that we have to do what God says, when we know it’s what He says, even though it isn’t logical.  We can trust God. Our obedience shows we believe it. Praise God!