Jeremiah is being held prisoner in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace of Judah because Zedekiah didn't like what he prophesied about Jerusalem being handed over to Nebuchadnezzar. However, if Zedekiah had observed Jeremiah closely, he would have seen that the Lord was not promising total destruction, instead he was promising restoration. To illustrate, God told Jeremiah to buy a field from his cousin, Hanamel, and "Take these documents, both the sealed and unsealed copies of the deed of purchase, and put them in a clay jar so they will last a long time. For this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.' - Jer. 32:14-15 NIV
Therein lies the promise, that the deed, sealed in a jar, would be needed someday, because the people in exile would be coming back. Jeremiah could see what Zedekiah could not, that nothing was to difficult for the Lord to bring about.
"Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. Jer. 32:17 NIV
And therein lies our promise as well. The deed has been sealed. Only this time, it is the king who will be coming back to a people still living in exile from the world, as it was created to be.
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