The Kinsman Redeemer

I'm not going to go as far as to say this podcast will help you understand the entire arc of the bible, but I will say that it will give you some amazing insight and clarity that will make you want to listen to this podcast and read the supporting material over again to make sure you are grasping the weight of the concepts. I loved producing the podcast because it gave me such a deep sense of confidence in the foundations upon which we as Christians rest.

In Luke chapter 4, the devil takes Jesus up high, shows Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and says, “All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me.”

Jesus refuses the offer. But notice what He doesn’t do. He doesn’t say, “That isn’t yours.”

So how did this world end up in the enemy’s hands? And how does Jesus get it back?

The answer starts somewhere you might not expect: a real estate deal in the book of Jeremiah.

Jerusalem is under siege. The Babylonian army is at the walls. Jeremiah is a prisoner. And God tells him to go buy a field. He weighs out seventeen shekels of silver for land the enemy is about to take, seals the deed, and puts it in a clay jar to last many days.

Why would God tell a prophet to buy land he’ll never live on?

Because in Israel the land belonged to God, and when it was lost, a kinsman had the right to buy it back. That one ancient law, the law of the kinsman redeemer, runs from Eden to the cross to the throne room of Revelation 5, where heaven asks, “Who is worthy to open the book?”

Today we’re going to walk that thread step by step: who owned the world, who lost it, who has the right to redeem it, what it cost, and why the Redeemer had to be both our brother and God Himself.

Grab your Bible. Let’s go buy a field.

Josh Howerton's Original Discussion That Inspired This Deepdive:
https://youtu.be/JA3cGvdKof0?si=pc_VATx7buaZkP7v

Article: The Kinsman Redeemer (For Bible Study)
https://50b.us/TheKinsmanRedeemer

Episode link:

https://www.rabbitholesandmeditations.com/the-kinsman-redeemer/