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Jeremiah 24 · Grade 4

A Heart to Know Me

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Jeremiah 24 takes place after King Jeconiah, the princes, and the craftsmen were carried off to Babylon. People left in Jerusalem might have thought they were the lucky ones, favored by God. God showed Jeremiah a vision to correct that idea. Two baskets of figs were set before Yahweh's temple.

Then Yahweh asked me, What do you see, Jeremiah? He saw very good figs, like the first-ripe, and very bad figs that could not be eaten. God said the captives in Babylon were the good figs. Their exile was hard, but God would set his eyes on them for good. I will build them, and not pull them down. I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

God promised a deep change. I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh. They would be his people, and he would be their God. Meanwhile King Zedekiah and those who stayed in Jerusalem were like the bad figs, because they kept refusing to listen. Their trouble would continue.

Show What You Know

  1. What might the people left in Jerusalem have thought?

  2. Who were the good figs?

  3. What did God promise to give the good figs?

  4. Why were Zedekiah and those in Jerusalem like bad figs?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. People left in Jerusalem might have thought they were the lucky ones, favored by .
  2. He saw very good , like the first-ripe, and very bad figs that could not be eaten.
  3. God said the captives in Babylon were the figs.
  4. I will them, and not pluck them up.
  5. I will give them a to know me, that I am Yahweh.

Think About It

  1. The people in exile seemed worse off, but God called them good figs. How can God be at work in hard places?

  2. What does it mean to return to God with your whole heart?

Memory Verse

“I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh. They will be my people, and I will be their God; for they will return to me with their whole heart.”

Jeremiah 24:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving me a heart to know You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can God work in hard places?
  • What is building and planting?

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