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CHAPTER XXIV
_Under the emblem of the good and bad figs is represented the_
_fate of the Jews already gone into captivity with Jeconiah,_
_and of those that remained still in their own country with...
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Omit “were.” “Set before,” i. e put in the appointed place for
offerings of firstfruits in the forecourt of the temple.
CARPENTERS - “Craftsmen” (see the marginal reference)....
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CHAPTER 24
The Two Baskets of Figs
_ 1. The vision of the two baskets of figs (Jeremiah 24:1) _
2. The vision interpreted (Jeremiah 24:4)
Jeremiah 24:1. Jeconiah, with the choicest of the nat
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THE GOOD AND BAD FIGS. The prophet sees (either in vision or
actuality; see on Jeremiah 1:11; Jeremiah 1:13; _cf._ Amos 7:1, etc.)
baskets of good and bad figs respectively; Yahweh tells him that the...
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THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.
SHEWED ME. made me see.
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6.
BASKETS. Hebrew. _dudim._ Still used for fruit in Jerusalem.
THE TEMPLE. See note on Jerem...
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For the symbol, as probably indicating not a mental picture but actual
baskets to which Jeremiah's attention was directed, cp. note on
Jeremiah 1:11 f. See also the kindred symbol in Amos 8:1.
_Nebuc...
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THE LORD SHEWED ME— This vision happened after the carrying away of
Jeconiah, and under the reign of Zedekiah, the last king of Judah. The
prophet himself sufficiently explains the meaning of the visi...
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F. The Vision of the Fig Baskets Jeremiah 24:1-10
The terminology the Lord showed me or caused me to see introduces a
prophetic vision. Chapter 24 contains such a vision. There are two
types of prophe...
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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 J...
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THE TWO BASKETS OF FIGS
The evil figs were such of the people as had not been carried away
with Jehoiachin to Babylon after the first siege of Jerusalem, 597
b.c., but had failed to draw any warning...
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CARPENTERS] RV 'craftsmen,' the most valuable captives....
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XXIV.
(1) THE LORD SHEWED ME... — The chapter belongs to the same period
as the two preceding, _i.e.,_ to the reign of Zedekiah, after the
first capture of Jerusalem and the captivity of the chief inh...
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הִרְאַנִי֮ יְהוָה֒ וְ הִנֵּ֗ה שְׁנֵי֙
דּוּדָאֵ֣י...
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CHAPTER VIII
BAD SHEPHERDS AND FALSE PROPHETS
Jeremiah 23:1, Jeremiah 24:1
"Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of My
pasture!"- Jeremiah 23:1
"Of what avail is straw instead...
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TWO BASKETS OF FIGS
Jeremiah 24:1-10
These two baskets represent the different, fates that overlook the
people at the fall of Jerusalem. The good figs in the first were those
who were taken to Babylo...
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Still speaking to Zedekiah, Jeremiah repeated three prophecies from
the past, the first being a vision after Jeconiah's (Jehoiachin's)
captivity, the second being a message delivered in the fourth yea...
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The LORD showed me, and, behold, two (a) baskets of figs [were] set
before the temple of the LORD, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of J...
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_Engravers. Hebrew, "those who enclose," 4 Kings xxiv. 14., and 1
Kings xiii. 19._...
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_THE PATENT OF NOBILITY_
‘The princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from
Jerusalem.’
Jeremiah 24:1 (R.V.)
Let us see wherein the honour of labour lies.
I. LABOUR IS NOBLE WHEN REGARDED...
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The meaning of this vision is, that there was no reason for the
ungodly to flatter themselves if they continued in their wickedness,
though God did bear with them for a time. The King Jeconiah had bee...
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Two things attract our attention in chapter 24. First, submission to
the judgment of God when He executes it is the proof of intelligence
in His word-of real spirituality. WANT OF FAITH LEANS, NOT ON...
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THE LORD SHOWED ME,.... A vision, or in a vision, what follows; for by
this it appears that what was seen was not real, but what was
exhibited in a visionary way by the Lord, and represented to the mi...
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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...
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_The Lord showed me_ Probably in a vision; _and behold two baskets of
figs_ Such as used to be offered up for first-fruits; _were set before
the temple of the Lord_ Hebrew, מועדים, _appointed, offered...
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A TYPE OF JUDAH'S FUTURE...
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The Lord showed me, and, behold, as Jeremiah was vouchsafed this
strange vision, TWO BASKETS OF FIGS WERE SET BEFORE THE TEMPLE OF THE
LORD, in the place which was set apart for offerings of this kind...
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JEREMIAH CHAPTER 24 Under the type of good and bad figs, JEREMIAH
24:1, he foreshoweth the return of some from captivity, JEREMIAH 24:4,
and the ruin of Zedekiah and the rest, JEREMIAH 24:8. The sum o...
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Jeremiah 24:1 LORD H3068 showed H7200 (H8689) two H8147 baskets H1736
figs H8384 set H3259 (H8716) before...
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THE TWO BASKETS OF FIGS - ZEDEKIAH AND JERUSALEM ARE FATED TO
DESTRUCTION AND EXILE (JEREMIAH 24:1).
The subsection opened with a report concerning the future of Zedekiah
and Jerusalem, and it now clo...
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CONTENTS: Sign of the figs. Judah's restoration, but not those of the
second deportation.
CHARACTERS: Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Jeconiah, Zedekiah.
CONCLUSION: The same providence which to some is a...
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Jeremiah 24:2. _One basket had very good figs._ This was emblematical
of the better sort of people, who were carried away under Jeconiah,
and sent to Babylon for their good. It is much the same with t...
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_The princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths from Jerusalem._
THE NOBILITY OF WORK
I. All labour becomes truly noble regarded as the service of God. To
regard labour simply as a stern necess...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 24:1 NEBUCHADNEZZAR (see Jeremiah 21:1).
TAKEN INTO EXILE. In 597 B.C....
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES. _Vide_ previous chapter. _Cf._ 2 Kings
24:10.
NATURAL HISTORY. “_Baskets of Figs:_” Vide _Natural History_ notes
on chaps. Jeremiah 5:17, Jeremiah 8:13. The “first r
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EXPOSITION
Again Jeremiah's ungrateful task is to take up an attitude of direct
opposition to the king (comp. Jeremiah 22:13), though, indeed,
Zedekiah personally is so weak and dependent on others th...
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Now in chapter 24.
The LORD showed me, and, behold, there were two baskets of figs set
before the temple of the LORD, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
had carried away the captives Jeconiah the s...
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1 Samuel 13:19; 1 Samuel 13:20; 2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Kings 24:12;...
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And behold — Probably a vision....