Jeremiah 32-33
Using Jeremiah and a deeded land transaction as visual aids, the LORD makes it clear that He will bring His people back to their land, that they will again dwell there and carry on business — despite the utter ruin that is befalling Judah and Jerusalem because of their sin. The LORD reiterates the promise of the land multiple times, but He also makes it clear that His intentions for Israel and Judah run well beyond just concentrating Jacob’s descendants within a particular geographic region.
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and He shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The LORD is our righteousness.”
Jeremiah 33:14-16
As with yesterday’s promise of the New Covenant (Jer. 31:31-34), here Jeremiah points us forward, beyond the return from Babylonian captivity to the coming Branch, the Messiah — that Anointed Descendant of David. He is the One in Whom the hope of Israel lies. He is the One in Whom all the promises of God find their fulfillment. He is the One through Whom grace and mercy come. He is the One Who initiates that New Covenant in His own blood.
God’s telephone number: Jeremiah 33:3, “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”