As God was planning to send Judah into captivity he gave them a sweet message to comfort them during their absence from the land. The picture of the ripe figs (24:1-10) was to be for them a message of hope. A message that would carry them through the separation, and comfort the pain of humiliation. The message was to be shared with their children and neighbors. It was to be a message that sheltered their future plans. God would return them to their land and give them a new heart to know him deeply.
Christians today have a similar message as we live in exile from our spiritual home. It is a message that we should share with our children and neighbors. It should help us endure the separation and comfort us when unbelievers insult us. It should be the comforting protection upon which we can build an eternal future. God will return to take us to his land and give us new bodies so that we may worship him deeply.
It took me about 17 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart
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