Can Somebody Please Explain to me The Story Of The Figs?

[April_Rose]

I don't understand it. It's either the two figs or the fig basket or something. :

 

[amadeus]

I don't understand it. It's either the two figs or the fig basket or something. :

First the longer answer:

"The LORD showed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad" Jerem 24:1-2

In the OT context it was a warning to Israel and a choice. For us today it is also a warning!


"The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh." Ecc 4:4

This is the man who chooses to eat the evil figs [his own flesh].

Foolish, yes, but men on their own have mostly been foolish since the Garden of Eden. The person who consistently chooses men's way... or to eat the evil figs... or to eat his own flesh is blind to the things of God. He cannot not see the rottenness of the figs. What person with "eyes to see" would take a bite out of fig with visible mold or crawling maggots in it? I dare say no one... but men walking in the flesh or men with the Spirit who practice quenching the Spirit see a mirage and consume that which is certain death.

The very good figs...? Eating of them is pointing ourselves back to when God completed His creation before men were disobedient:

"And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good..." Gen 1:31

It was all very good as God made it and could have stayed that way if men had been obedient to used everything as God directed them... but they lost their direction the corruption began producing evil fruit... evil figs!

Six hundred years before Jesus was born to Mary in Bethlehem, Jeremiah the prophet knew that men had lost their direction and their vision. They could not see.

"O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps." Jerem 10:23

And 400 years before Jeremiah in the time Solomon was inspired by God to write this:

"Where there is no vision, the people perish... " Prov 29:18 He was writing already about the "eyes to see" lost by our first natural parents, Adam and Eve. Without those eyes, men would continue to partake of the evil figs, their own fleshly ways... instead of God's Way

Jesus came to make it possible for people to see again:

Mr 10:51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
Mr 10:52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

Can we see to eat the good figs? What are they?

"Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him." John 6:53-56

What is the flesh of Jesus:

"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." John 1:14

So then we should stop eating our own flesh and choose rather to eat His Flesh allowing it to be quickened [brought to Life] within us.

 

[amadeus]

I don't understand it. It's either the two figs or the fig basket or something. :

Then the shorter answer:

Read the Word of God [the good figs] instead of eating [watching, listening to reading] so much of the garbage of the world, also made by God but perverted [made evil] by men [evil figs].

 

[Hidden In Him]

I don't understand it. It's either the two figs or the fig basket or something. :

Hello guys. Thought I'd bounce in on this one.

April-Rose, if you were referring to the meaning when it was given, the rest of the Chapter explains it clearly:

1 The Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. 2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 3 Then said the Lord unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. 4 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 5 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. 6 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. 7 And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart. 8 And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten they are so bad; surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt: 9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. 10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.

Now if you were looking for an application like Amadeus gave you, there would be spiritual applications (like Post #3), but there would also be more parallel applications, which is generally the method I prefer. A more parallel application for the modern Christian would be that when hard times come for the church (which they will), they will have two different effects on two different classes of believer. To those who truly love God, the hardships that are coming (which will parallel the Babylonian captivity) will actually work to their good. When they have endured the hardships, they will be used to build the true church of God, and it will be a glorious church. But to those who do not truly love and serve the Lord, the hardships will be for their destruction. They will fall by the wayside in the face of adversity, and like the Israelites who were their counterparts, they too will become a reproach. They will be driven by sword, famine, and pestilence until they are also consumed from off the land.

Hope that answers your questions, and hope you are both having a blessed day.

In Christ Jesus,
Hidden

 

[April_Rose]

Hello guys. Thought I'd bounce in on this one.

April-Rose, if you were referring to the meaning when it was given, the rest of the Chapter explains it clearly:

1 The Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. 2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 3 Then said the Lord unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. 4 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 5 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. 6 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. 7 And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart. 8 And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten they are so bad; surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt: 9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. 10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.

Now if you were looking for an application like Amadeus gave you, there would be spiritual applications (like Post #3), but there would also be more parallel applications, which is generally the method I prefer. A more parallel application for the modern Christian would be that when hard times come for the church (which they will), they will have two different effects on two different classes of believer. To those who truly love God, the hardships that are coming (which will parallel the Babylonian captivity) will actually work to their good. When they have endured the hardships, they will be used to build the true church of God, and it will be a glorious church. But to those who do not truly love and serve the Lord, the hardships will be for their destruction. They will fall by the wayside in the face of adversity, and like the Israelites who were their counterparts, they too will become a reproach. They will be driven by sword, famine, and pestilence until they are also consumed from off the land.

Hope that answers your questions, and hope you are both having a blessed day.

In Christ Jesus,
Hidden

Even though I was really confused by your response @amadeus already answered it for me in a way I could understand so no worries. :)

 

[Hidden In Him]

Even though I was really confused by your response @amadeus already answered it for me in a way I could understand so no worries. :)

Ok, LoL.

 

[APAK]

I don't understand it. It's either the two figs or the fig basket or something. :

Ref: Luke 6:45 and Matt 7:18-20
Two types of figs......both originate from the hearts of people and are evident by their words and actions. One loves the Father and the other does not really trust him, only themselves and the world.

APAK

 

[Robert Gwin]

I don't understand it. It's either the two figs or the fig basket or something. :

I will be glad to try to help maam. I assume you are speaking about the account found in Jeremiah. It was a vision that represented something. What is easy to understand that it is about good and bad, and a future event.

The Bible, as well as fulfilled history does make it understandable. God actually goes on to explain:
(Jeremiah 24:5-7) . . .“This is what Jehovah the God of Israel says, ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard in a good way the exiles of Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chal·deʹans. 6 I will keep my eye on them for their good, and I will cause them to return to this land. I will build them up, and I will not tear down; I will plant them, and I will not uproot. 7 And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Jehovah. They will become my people, and I will become their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.

Concerning the bad figs however: (Jeremiah 24:8-10) . . .Jehovah says: “So I will regard King Zed·e·kiʹah of Judah, his princes, the remnant of Jerusalem who are left in this land, and those who are dwelling in the land of Egypt. 9 I will make them an object of horror and calamity to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach, a proverbial saying, a cause for ridicule, and a curse in all the places to which I disperse them. 10 And I will send against them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and to their forefathers.”. . .

History shows that Zedekiah was the last King to sit on God's throne over Israel, Babylon defeated them and took the Jews into exile for 70 yrs, but on account of the good figs, God anointed Cyrus to liberate His people to be returned to Jerusalem. That is the meaning of that particular vision. Thanks for asking, is that the account you were wondering about?

 

[Taken]

Can Somebody Please Explain to me The Story Of The Figs?
OP ^

Its about by what power pigs can fly...
Oh whoops...sorry wrong story.

Ignore and scroll...