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{{DOD-August}}
In chapter 23 [[Jeremiah]] boldly indicts the leaders of [[God]]'s people as false leaders. These false prophets were the greatest hindrance to the acceptance of [[Jeremiah]]'s preaching. You will notice that their preaching is contrary and exactly opposite that of [[Jeremiah]].
Chapter 24 records [[Jeremiah]]'s message on the two baskets of figs. The good figs represented the best of the people, who had been carried to [[Babylon]] in Jehoiachin's captivity (597 b.c.) and earlier, including [[Ezekiel]] and [[Daniel]]. The bad figs were those who had remained in [[Jerusalem]] to resist [[Babylon]] (II Kings 24:10-20).
Chapter 25 is a prediction of the 70 years of captivity that were to come. This was the early part of Jehoiakim's reign, about 604 b.c. The remarkable thing is that the exact duration of [[Babylon]]'s sway is foretold (verses 11-14). See also II Chronicles 36:21 and [[Daniel]] 9:2. This was an amazing prophecy. There was no possible way for [[Jeremiah]] to know, except by divine revelation from [[God]].
