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Fields shall be bought in this land, whereof you say, It is desolate, without man or animal; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
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A Concrete Promise for Despair
Commentators explain that God's promise wasn't abstract; it was a tangible assurance of a return to normal life. In the face of the people's despair that the land was lost forever, God promised the restoration of commerce and property ownership. This specific, economic promise was a powerful sign that His plans were for restoration, not permanent ruin.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The answer is divided into two parts:
19th Century
Anglican
And fields shall be bought in this land ... —The significance of the whole transaction of the purchase of the field in An…
16th Century
Protestant
He confirms the prediction concerning the return of the people and applies the vision that had been presented to the Prophet, for he had been comma…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And fields shall be bought in this land After the return from the Babylonish captivity, which this respects; and of …
God's answer reveals the purposes of His wrath against that generation of the Jews, and the purposes of His grace concerning future generations. It…
