So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
So my cousin Hanameel came to me in the prison courtyard, just as the LORD had said he would, and said to me, 'Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, in the territory of Benjamin. You have the legal right to inherit it and redeem it, so buy it for yourself.' Then I knew for certain that this was God's message to me.
God confirmed His message to Jeremiah when his cousin came asking him to buy family land, exactly as God had predicted would happen.
📚 Historical Context
This took place around 587 BC while Jeremiah was imprisoned by King Zedekiah for prophesying Jerusalem's fall to Babylon. According to Jewish law, when family land was being sold, the nearest relative had the first right and responsibility to buy it to keep it in the family. Anathoth was Jeremiah's hometown, about three miles northeast of Jerusalem.
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