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"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."

— Isaiah 40:8

Jeremiah 24

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The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

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One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.

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Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.

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Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.

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For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

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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 return unto me with their whole heart.

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And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:

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And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

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And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.

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Chapter Study & Analysis

Overview

Jeremiah 24 - The Two Baskets of Figs: A vision seen after the first deportation to Babylon. One basket has "very good figs" (the exiles) and the other "very evil figs" (those who remained in Judah).

THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

1. The Theology of the Exile: God reveals that those taken to Babylon were sent "for their good" (v. 5) to be preserved and transformed.
2. The Heart to Know God: A promise to give the exiles "an heart to know me," showing that renewal begins internally.
3. The Rejection of the Remnant: Those who remained in Jerusalem felt superior, but God declares them "vile" and destined for consumption.

Practical Lessons

PRACTICAL LESSONS

1. God's Perspective on Suffering: What looks like a disaster (exile) can be God's method of preservation.
2. Internal Renewal: The primary goal of God's work is giving us a heart that "knows" Him.

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