Jeremiah 32:41
Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good
This phrase reflects God's deep commitment and delight in blessing His people. It echoes the covenantal promises found throughout the Old Testament, where God expresses His desire to prosper Israel (Deuteronomy 30:9). The use of "rejoice" indicates God's emotional investment in His people's welfare, contrasting with the times of judgment and exile. This joy in doing good is a reflection of God's character, as seen in passages like Zephaniah 3:17, where God rejoices over His people with singing.

and I will faithfully plant them in this land
The imagery of planting suggests stability, growth, and a permanent dwelling, reminiscent of the promises made to the patriarchs about the land of Canaan (Genesis 12:7). This promise of restoration comes after the Babylonian exile, indicating a return to the land God had given them. The faithfulness of God is emphasized, assuring that His promises are sure and steadfast. This also foreshadows the ultimate restoration and peace found in the Messianic kingdom, as seen in prophecies like Isaiah 65:21-23.

with all My heart and with all My soul
This phrase underscores the intensity and sincerity of God's commitment. It mirrors the Shema in Deuteronomy 6:5, where Israel is commanded to love God with all their heart and soul, suggesting a reciprocal relationship. God's wholehearted dedication to His people serves as a model for their devotion to Him. It highlights the depth of God's love and the personal nature of His covenant, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who embodies God's love and commitment to humanity (John 3:16).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Jeremiah
A prophet called by God to deliver messages of both judgment and hope to the people of Judah during a time of great turmoil and impending exile.

2. God
The speaker in this verse, expressing His commitment and joy in restoring His people to their land.

3. The People of Judah
The recipients of God's promise, who are facing exile due to their disobedience but are assured of future restoration.

4. The Land of Judah
The promised land from which the people are exiled but to which God promises to return them.

5. The Babylonian Exile
The historical context of this promise, where the people of Judah are taken captive by Babylon as a consequence of their unfaithfulness.
Teaching Points
God's Joy in Restoration
God takes delight in restoring His people, which reflects His loving and gracious nature. This should encourage believers to trust in God's plans for their lives, even in difficult times.

Faithfulness of God's Promises
The promise to "faithfully plant them in this land" underscores God's unwavering commitment to His covenant. Believers can find assurance in the reliability of God's promises.

Wholehearted Commitment
The phrase "with all My heart and soul" indicates the depth of God's commitment. This serves as a model for believers to love and serve God with their entire being.

Hope in Times of Discipline
Even when facing consequences for sin, God's ultimate plan is for the good of His people. This offers hope and encourages repentance and faithfulness.

The Importance of Place in God's Plan
The land is significant in God's promises, symbolizing His provision and blessing. Believers are reminded of the spiritual inheritance they have in Christ.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does understanding God's joy in doing good to His people affect your view of His character and your relationship with Him?

2. In what ways can you see God's faithfulness in your life, and how does this encourage you to trust Him more fully?

3. Reflect on a time when you experienced God's restoration. How did it change your perspective on His promises?

4. How can you apply the concept of serving God with "all your heart and soul" in your daily life?

5. What parallels can you draw between the promise of restoration in Jeremiah 32:41 and the hope offered in the New Testament through Jesus Christ?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Deuteronomy 30:9
This verse echoes the promise of God rejoicing over His people to do them good, highlighting the consistency of God's character and His covenant faithfulness.

Ezekiel 36:24-28
Similar themes of restoration and renewal are found here, where God promises to gather His people and give them a new heart and spirit.

Zephaniah 3:17
This verse speaks of God rejoicing over His people with gladness, reinforcing the idea of God's joy in His relationship with His people.
The Enthusiasm of GodD. T. Young.Jeremiah 32:41
The Whole-Heartedness of God in Blessing His PeopleJeremiah 32:41
A Story of God's Sustaining GraceS. Conway Jeremiah 32:1-44
The Bonds of Abiding Attachment to GodD. Young Jeremiah 32:36, 41
The Refiner's FireS. Conway Jeremiah 32:36-41
People
Adam, Anathoth, Babylonians, Baruch, Ben, Benjamin, Hanameel, Jeremiah, Maaseiah, Molech, Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar, Neriah, Shallum, Zedekiah
Places
Anathoth, Babylon, Egypt, Horse Gate, Jerusalem, Negeb, Shephelah, Valley of Hinnom
Topics
Assuredly, Faith, Faithfully, Faithfulness, Heart, Plant, Planted, Planting, Pleasure, Rejoice, Rejoiced, Soul, Truly, Truth, Yea, Yes
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Jeremiah 32:41

     1070   God, joy of
     5013   heart, divine
     5830   delight
     5844   emotions

Jeremiah 32:36-41

     8442   good works

Jeremiah 32:40-41

     6667   grace, in OT
     8334   reverence, and God's nature

Library
October 27. "Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all Flesh; is There Anything Too Hard for Me?" (Jer. xxxii. 27. )
"Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too hard for Me?" (Jer. xxxii. 27.) Cyrus, the King, was compelled to fulfil the vision of Jeremiah, by making a decree, the instant the prophecy had foretold, declaring that Jehovah had bidden him rebuild Jerusalem and invite her captives to return to their native home. So Jeremiah's faith was vindicated and Jehovah's prophecy gloriously fulfilled, as faith ever will be honored. Oh, for the faith, that in the dark present and the darker
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

Perseverance in Holiness
May the King himself come near and feast his saints to-day! May the Comforter who convinced of sin now come to cheer us with the promise! We noticed concerning the fig tree, that it was confirmed in its barrenness: it had borne no fruit, though it made large professions of doing so, and it was made to abide as it was. Let us consider another form of confirmation: not the curse of continuance in the rooted habit of evil; but the blessing of perseverance in a settled way of grace. May the Lord show
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 35: 1889

The Everlasting Covenant of the Spirit
"They shall be My people, and l will be their God. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from Me."--JER. xxxii. 38, 40. "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, and ye
Andrew Murray—The Two Covenants

Why all Things Work for Good
1. The grand reason why all things work for good, is the near and dear interest which God has in His people. The Lord has made a covenant with them. "They shall be my people, and I will be their God" (Jer. xxxii. 38). By virtue of this compact, all things do, and must work, for good to them. "I am God, even thy God" (Psalm l. 7). This word, Thy God,' is the sweetest word in the Bible, it implies the best relations; and it is impossible there should be these relations between God and His people, and
Thomas Watson—A Divine Cordial

Discourse on Spiritual Food and True Discipleship. Peter's Confession.
(at the Synagogue in Capernaum.) ^D John VI. 22-71. ^d 22 On the morrow [the morrow after Jesus fed the five thousand] the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea [on the east side, opposite Capernaum] saw that there was no other boat there, save one, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples went away alone 23 (howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after that the Lord had given thanks): 24 when the multitude
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Fifteenth Day for Schools and Colleges
WHAT TO PRAY.--For Schools and Colleges "As for Me, this is My covenant with them, saith the Lord: My Spirit that is upon thee, and My words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LoThe future of the Church and the world depends, to an extent we little conceive, on the education of the day. The Church may be seeking to evangelise the heathen, and be giving up her own children to secular
Andrew Murray—The Ministry of Intercession

The End
'1. And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about. 2. And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 3. And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. 4. And the city was broken up, and all the
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Entering the Covenant: with all the Heart
"And they entered into the covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart, and all their soul."--2 CHRON. xv. 12 (see xxxiv. 31, and 2 Kings xxiii. 3). "The Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul."--DEUT. xxx. 6. "And I will give them an heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God: for they shall turn to Me with their whole heart."--JER. xxiv. 7 (see xxix. 13).
Andrew Murray—The Two Covenants

Sanctification.
I. I will remind you of some points that have been settled in this course of study. 1. The true intent and meaning of the law of God has been, as I trust, ascertained in the lectures on moral government. Let this point if need be, be examined by reference to those lectures. 2. We have also seen, in those lectures, what is not, and what is implied in entire obedience to the moral law. 3. In those lectures, and also in the lectures on justification and repentance, it has been shown that nothing is
Charles Grandison Finney—Systematic Theology

Concerning Peaceableness
Blessed are the peacemakers. Matthew 5:9 This is the seventh step of the golden ladder which leads to blessedness. The name of peace is sweet, and the work of peace is a blessed work. Blessed are the peacemakers'. Observe the connection. The Scripture links these two together, pureness of heart and peaceableness of spirit. The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable' (James 3:17). Follow peace and holiness' (Hebrews 12:14). And here Christ joins them together pure in heart, and peacemakers',
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

Perseverance
'Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.' I Pet 1:1. The fifth and last fruit of sanctification, is perseverance in grace. The heavenly inheritance is kept for the saints, and they are kept to the inheritance. I Pet 1:1. The apostle asserts a saint's stability and permanence in grace. The saint's perseverance is much opposed by Papists and Arminians; but it is not the less true because it is opposed. A Christian's main comfort depends upon this doctrine of perseverance. Take
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity

Jeremiah
The interest of the book of Jeremiah is unique. On the one hand, it is our most reliable and elaborate source for the long period of history which it covers; on the other, it presents us with prophecy in its most intensely human phase, manifesting itself through a strangely attractive personality that was subject to like doubts and passions with ourselves. At his call, in 626 B.C., he was young and inexperienced, i. 6, so that he cannot have been born earlier than 650. The political and religious
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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