Jeremiah 24:1-10
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Two Baskets of Figs - Jeremiah 24:1-10 Topics: Answers, Caring, Gifts, Goodness, Heart, People, Punishment, Questions, Repentance, Restoration Open It * 1. When has some ostensibly “bad” news turned out to be good news in disguise? 2. Why do you think many people find it difficult to make a sincere apology? Explore It 3. Which of the inhabitants of Judah were taken into exile in Babylon? (24:1) 4. What historic event coincided with Jeremiah’s word from the Lord? (24:1) 5. What was the vision with which the Lord instructed Jeremiah? (24:2) 6. How great was the contrast between the two batches of figs? (24:3) * 7. How did God look upon the people who went into captivity in Babylon? (24:5) 8. What was God’s intention with regard to the exiles from Judah? (24:6) * 9. What gift did God promise to the exiles? (24:7) * 10. How were Zedekiah and the survivors like poor figs? (24:8-10) 11. How would the rest of the world come to view Zedekiah? (24:9) 12. What did God intend to send against Judah? (24:10) 13. How long would God’s opposition to the exiles from Judah last? (24:10) Get It * 14. How is this passage a demonstration of both God’s mercy and His righteous judgment? 15. How is God Himself involved in producing a people fit to worship and serve Him? 16. What was the key inward difference between the exiles and the people who fled to Egypt or remained in the land? * 17. How does a person develop a heart to know God? 18. When has God’s discipline in your life brought renewal to your spiritual condition? Apply It * 19. How can you prepare yourself to see God’s goodness in your next trying circumstance? 20. How can you thank God for allowing you to know Him? .