Jeremiah 24-28

One thing we cannot say about prophecies of JeremiahWe cannot say God was silent –he did not sit back and watch passively, - as his people destroyed their religion, their nation and themselves • Jeremiah says God rose early to send all his prophets (Jer. 25:4) ◦ in the Old Testament, to rise early signifies eagerness, a compelling energy • God eagerly sent his word to his people ◦ they would have heard him if there were equally eager to listen- but we also notice, God had a funny way of speaking at times • for instance, the chapter I read begins with two baskets of figs ◦ we can’t help but wonder, Where is God going with this? • this is not unusual, but how God spoke frequently to his prophets ◦ he begins by showing the prophet a vision, then asks "What do you see?" ◦ the message was in the object or scene, which God used for its symbolic value