24:3-7
As with 1:11, Jeremiah is asked what he sees, and he correctly describes the vision. God then explains the vision, starting with the good figs. In Jer 21:9 God said those who surrendered to the Babylonians would live. Here we have a very good prophecy for those in exile. Now remember they are in exile for their own sins and the sins of the nation. Those who submit to God’s discipline will prosper from it, those who resist will perish. They would come back as far better people. God would watch over them in exile. He would build them up and change their hearts. “They will be my people, and I will be their God.” This is the ultimate purpose of God, and it is those who are disciplined by God who receive it. (Heb 12:4-11).
24:8-10
The ones who fled to Egypt or stayed in the land, along with Zedekiah and his officials, are like the bad figs. They sought to save themselves by their own efforts, but they would become abhorrent to all peoples and nations. They will be “an offense, a byword, a curse, a reproach and an object of ridicule”. God could not make it clearer. Plague, famine and sword will get them. As the people of God we have a great privilege, but only if we trust in the Lord and obey Him.
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