Jeremiah 24 Commentary
The LORD Works Of Good Figs.
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KEY THOUGHT: And I said, “Figs, the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad.” [Jeremiah 24:3b NKJV]
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Jeremiah 24 NKJV
The Sign of Two Baskets of Figs
24 The Lord showed me, and there were two baskets of figs set before the temple of the Lord, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. 2 One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 3 Then the Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?”
And I said, “Figs, the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad.”
4 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 5 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Like these good figs, so will I [a]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.
8 ‘And as the bad figs which cannot be eaten, they are so bad’—surely thus says the Lord—‘so will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, his princes, the residue of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt. 9 I will deliver them to trouble into all the kingdoms of the earth, for their harm, to be a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them. 10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence among them, till they are [b]consumed from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’ ”
Footnotes
a. Jeremiah 24:5 regard
b. Jeremiah 24:10 destroyed
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Jeremiah 24 Commentary
The Book of Jeremiah is a collection of prophetic utterances. It is a set of sermons delivered to a people whom the LORD always hoped would forsake their wickedness and return to Him. There is no interest in chronological order. However, there is prophetic order – which is most important.
In accordance with the earlier word of the LORD, King Jeconiah, otherwise called Jehoiachin, is deported to Babylon together with other members of the royal family and the skilled men of Jerusalem.
Then the LORD shows Jeremiah a picture of two baskets by the temple of the LORD. One basket has very good figs while the other basket has very bad figs, too bad to be eaten. King Jeconiah is part of the good figs. The LORD still has an interest in this team.
But importantly, and as we shall see in the gospel of Matthew, Jeconiah carried the seed from which the Messiah would be born. There was always a bigger picture in these events. The earlier attack was actually a rescue operation meant to preserve the seed, probably alongside the likes of Ezekiel. The last years of Judah were chaotic.
Zedekiah, a son of Josiah, remained in charge of the partially fallen nation. Jeremiah had elected to remain in Jerusalem, probably to continue his ministry. Will the people, the palace, priests, men and women on the streets repent?
The LORD would ravage Jerusalem further with famine as punishment. Again, the hope is that men and women would see it and forsake idolatry. Zedekiah is one never to repent. But that is the story for the rest of Jeremiah.
By this time, Jeremiah is a well-respected prophet because the word of the LORD through the prophet’s mouth prospered.
The reader may want to ponder these events in view of the written word. It always comes to bear fruit. It should be trusted. The plans of the LORD are never empty words.
Yet, behind the threats is a heart that waits for repentance. Will Zedekiah humble himself before the LORD? If it ever happens, you know God’s word has a different final outcome.
If the word “hell” sounds like a threat, let the world know that there is a deeper desire for salvation behind it.
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