Jeremiah 24

August 13, 2022

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Jeremiah 24 (NIV)

Two Baskets of Figs
1 After Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the skilled workers and the artisans of Judah were carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Lord showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the Lord. 2 One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early; the other basket had very bad figs, so bad they could not be eaten.
3 Then the Lord asked me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?”
“Figs,” I answered. “The good ones are very good, but the bad ones are so bad they cannot be eaten.”..............Continue Reading

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  1. Another strong object lesson from God with the good figs and the bad. Event though they will be in captivity God will protect those represented by the good figs. Those represented by the bad figs will be in exile and unprotected by God because of the evil they have done.

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  3. Even if we are not all that familiar with the difference between good an bad figs, we can understand what good fruit and bad fruit are like. Good fruit come from a good source and have a good result. Bad fruit comes from a bad source and have bad effects. And although God knows full well the nature of the fruit of these two groups of people from Judah and declares His hand on one and disregard and punishment on the other, we very mush decide what kind of fruit we are. Where is our nourishment coming from? What kind of character and conviction are we developing? What kind of impact are we having on people? It is all determined by the choices we make and God will either encourage or discipline the path we choose.

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  5. Good figs, sent away for their own protection and will receive a good outcome.
    Bad figs, delivered to trouble.

    I was thinking of the good figs, still sent away from their home. We could really apply this to ourselves. Sometimes things happen where we are not in what we would consider ideal or comfortable circumstances, but we need to remember that we remain “planted” by the Lord.

    “I acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans. 6 For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. 7 Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.”

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