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One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
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Commentators explain that the vision reverses human expectations. The Jews remaining in Jerusalem felt secure compared to the exiles. However, God saw the exiles as "good figs" because their suffering was a corrective discipline that would lead to their restoration. The seemingly fortunate group were the "bad figs," whose continued sin was leading to a much harsher judgment. This shows that our view of blessing and hardship can be opposite to God's.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Fig trees bear three crops of figs, of which the first is regarded as a great delicacy.
19th Century
Anglican
Like the figs that are first ripe. —Figs were usually gathered in August. The “first ripe,” the “summer fruits” of Micah 7:1, the …
16th Century
Protestant
The meaning of this vision is that there was no reason for the ungodly to flatter themselves if they continued in their wickedness, even though God…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
One basket [had] very good figs, [even] like the figs [that are] first ripe As there …
Good and bad figs represent the Jews in captivity, and those who remain in their own land.
The prophet saw two baskets of figs set before the…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the separation of the wicked princes from the good is spoken of through a simile.
First is the explanation of the …
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