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Jeremiah — Capítulo 24

When God called Jeremiah to warn the kingdom of Judah of its impending destruction, the kingdom was relatively prosperous, free, and secure. But Judah’s fortunes dramatically changed as Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon asserted his power in the region. Judah suffered under his heavy hand for twenty years before he destroyed the city of Jerusalem and exiled its citizens to Babylon. Throughout these …

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Después de haber transportado Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia a Jeconías hijo de Joacim, rey de Judá, a los príncipes de Judá y los artesanos y herreros de Jerusalén, y haberlos llevado a Babilonia, me mostró Jehová dos cestas de higos puestas delante del templo de Jehová.

2Una cesta tenía higos muy buenos, como brevas; y la otra cesta tenía higos muy malos, que de malos no se podían comer.

3Y me dijo Jehová: ¿Qué ves tú, Jeremías? Y dije: Higos; higos buenos, muy buenos; y malos, muy malos, que de malos no se pueden comer.

4Y vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:

5Así ha dicho Jehová Dios de Israel: Como a estos higos buenos, así miraré a los transportados de Judá, a los cuales eché de este lugar a la tierra de los caldeos, para bien.

6Porque pondré mis ojos sobre ellos para bien, y los volveré a esta tierra, y los edificaré, y no los destruiré; los plantaré y no los arrancaré.

7Y les daré corazón para que me conozcan que yo soy Jehová; y me serán por pueblo, y yo les seré a ellos por Dios; porque se volverán a mí de todo su corazón.

8Y como los higos malos, que de malos no se pueden comer, así ha dicho Jehová, pondré a Sedequías rey de Judá, a sus príncipes y al resto de Jerusalén que quedó en esta tierra, y a los que moran en la tierra de Egipto.

9Y los daré por escarnio y por mal a todos los reinos de la tierra; por infamia, por ejemplo, por refrán y por maldición a todos los lugares adonde yo los arroje.

10Y enviaré sobre ellos espada, hambre y pestilencia, hasta que sean exterminados de la tierra que les di a ellos y a sus padres.

TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES

Versículo 1

I. 24:1-10 This section is a discussion of the meaning of the exile of 597 BC. Some were saying that…

24:1-10 This section is a discussion of the meaning of the exile of 597 BC. Some were saying that it had been God’s way of getting the rotten figs out of the barrel (Jerusalem) so that the good figs would survive. Jeremiah said that the exact opposite was the case. The good figs had been taken out of the barrel (into exile) so that the rotten figs would not destroy them. 24:1 Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar had taken Jehoiachin into captivity to Babylon in 597 BC. Jehoiachin’s surrender had spared Jerusalem, but its treasures and 10,000 of its elite citizens had gone into exile (2 Kgs 24:8-16). • Typically, baskets of figs would be displayed in a market rather than in the Temple area.

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II. 24:4-7 The people exiled from Jerusalem had a better future than those who remained in the land, …

24:4-7 The people exiled from Jerusalem had a better future than those who remained in the land, because the Lord would plant the exiles as a new community of reformed people (see 1:10).

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III. 24:7 The Lord would do a marvelous work in the hearts of the exiles, helping them to recognize (l…

24:7 The Lord would do a marvelous work in the hearts of the exiles, helping them to recognize (literally know) . . . the Lord as a personal God (1 Chr 28:9; Pss 9:10; 36:10; Isa 19:21; 52:6; Dan 11:32; Hos 2:20; Titus 1:16; 1 Jn 4:6-8). • They will be my people, and I will be their God: God’s covenant with Israel would become a personal reality to them (Exod 6:7; 19:5; Deut 29:13; Rev 21:7). • wholeheartedly: The exiles would not mix religious loyalties; they would be completely committed to the one true God.

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IV. 24:8-10 The bad figs were those left in Jerusalem, and the Lord would scatter them because of the…

24:8-10 The bad figs were those left in Jerusalem, and the Lord would scatter them because of their rottenness. Those included in this group ranged from the remainder of the royal family to the common people. In 586 BC, Zedekiah’s reign ended exactly as predicted here.

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