It’s one of those ‘little known’ side stories of the Bible.
It is often overlooked and discounted as ‘filler’ for the overall text.
Why would God tell Jeremiah to buy the field, when he was under arrest, in the palace courtyard, and had no real reason to buy the field, much less use it?
He was offered first refusal by his cousin, since he was the nearest next-of-kin to buy it, as was the custom of the time. A similar scenario occurred in the Book of Ruth, a few hundred years earlier.
The DEED has legal connotations, in that it would cement Israel’s claim of possession of the land, way before any Islamic entity was ever created.
The deed was to be sealed in a clay jar and was given to Baruch, Jeremiah’s secretary, and effectively hidden until the right time for it to reappear, which may be very soon..........................
We must take every step to prevent non-believers from befouling this sacred place where the Muslim Eternal Equine Took Wing for Firdous (our Paradise of Virgins and potable water), so to speak.
Why Red, what if infidels, such as yourself, were to search for the DEED and accidentally disturb the sacred road apples undoubtedly left by Barak, understandably nervous about the magic flight?
Kerry and his Boss, Barak, (not the horse) understand that it is precisely the cultural insensitivity infidels such as yourself display that causes al qaeda, ISIS, Hamas, etc. to become freedom fighters.
PS: A Minor Matter: Your dhimmi payment is now 30 days in arrears. Kindly remit, as the funds are needed to care for Muslim Holy Places, bullets, and other stuff.