Chapter twenty-four is one of the shortest chapters of the book; only chapters 45 and 47 are shorter. As with the almond tree and boiling water in chapter one, God used a common object (either literal or in a vision) to reveal a truth to Jeremiah. In this case Jeremiah saw two baskets of figs […]
Chapter twenty-three does not have a specific date attached to it. Instead, it is an oracle 1 given to set Godâs promised âtrue shepherdâ against the many âfalse shepherdsâ Israel and Judah had over the years. Not only were the people of Judah going to be judged, but their leaders would be as well, because
Chapter twenty-two seems to continue from chapter twenty-one, with Jeremiah going to see King Zedekiah. It is not until Jeremiah 22:18 that we discover this chapter has actually gone twenty years back in time to King Jehoiakim, son of godly King Josiah. Because Josiah followed Godâs law, God promised that he would die in peace,
