Jeremiah 32:8-118 Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 9 So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales. 11 So I took the purchase deed, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open;
In this scripture there are 2 rites (Inheritance & Redemption) // Also, there are 2 deeds; Sealed deed and Open deed
Probably what had happened was Jeremiah's father had passed away...Jeremiah's uncle (Father's brother), bought the land from Jeremiah's mom to help the family financially...
Later on, Hanamel (The son of Jeremiah's uncle), came to Jeremiah and said, hey buy this field (God told Jeremiah that this would happen)...buy it for the rite of inheritance, and the rite of redemption...
Here's what this means...if the uncle bought the field, when the uncle dies, Hanamel (the uncle's son) wouldn't get the land, Jeremiah would because it was originally his father's land to begin with.
Jeremiah had the rite of inheritance, even though his father died - but he also had the rite of redemption if he wanted to buy it back before his uncle passed away...
Now, there are 2 deeds - an open deed and a sealed deed...
A sealed deed forever belonged to the original owners of the property - it couldn't be altered or changed...the open deed however can be edited to include or exclude people
I said all that to say this: God used this transaction in the bible to show us His rites and deeds on this planet...
Think with me - Adam originally had dominion, but he lost it...when Jesus was confronted in the wilderness by the devil and the devil boasted saying that all of the earth belonged to him, Jesus didn't correct him!
You see, God gave Adam, the open (edited) deed, but God kept the sealed deed!
Revelation 5:1-5
5 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it.
4 So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. 5 But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.”
That is the deed ladies and gentlemen...only Jesus was qualified to open it because He owned the rite of inheritance (Son), and the rite of redemption (Savior)...when all hell broke loose on the earth because of sin...
Jesus called the loan...not to buy back the earth, but to purchase you and me!
