Aim: To submit to God's will—even in difficulty—trusting Him for good.
Doctrine: God is pleased with His people who bend to His discipline, because it conveys acceptance of responsibility, and because there is an implicit faith in His goodness.
Exegesis: God's strange means by which He evaluates fruit: the process starts at the temple (church) (vv. 1-3); the captives will enjoy the new covenant's promises (vv. 4-7); the rebels, seeking self-preservation, perish (vv. 8-10).
Further application: What I am to learn from this ''figs'' lesson: I should not resist any of God's actions towards me, be they ''good'' or ''bad;'' I should believe God for redemption—since it is His character to save.
Key phrase: v. 1a ''The LORD showed me, and there were two baskets of figs set before the temple of the LORD...''
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Mark Henninger
Good and Bad Figs Series in Jeremiah (2004-2007) Redeemer Presbyterian...
Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.
