COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
Jeremiah buys a lot when Jerusalem is about to fall. Jeremiah was a prisoner of King Zedekiah for preaching that the Babylonians would destroy Jerusalem along with the temple. While Jeremiah was a prisoner in the king's palace, Hanamel came to Jeremiah with an offer to sell his lot in Anathoth. Jeremiah bought the lot for 17 shekels of silver and had Baruch put the deed in an earthenware jar for safekeeping for a long time. The Lord assured Jeremiah that houses and lands would again be bought in Judah.

Epistle: 1 Timothy 6:6-19
Timothy is urged to seek spiritual values rather than material gain. Here we have a contrast between earthly and heavenly riches. The Lesson harmonizes with the Gospel's parable of Lazarus and Dives. Worldly riche…