TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

• “Do You Have ‘a Heart to Know’ Jehovah?”: (10 min.)

  • Jer 24:1-3​—Jehovah compared people to figs (w13 3/15 8 ¶2)

  • Jer 24:4-7​—The good figs represented those who had a receptive, obedient heart (w13 3/15 8 ¶4)

  • Jer 24:8-10​—The bad figs represented those who had a rebellious, disobedient heart (w13 3/15 8 ¶3)

Jehovah compared people to figs

24:5

• Faithful ones among the Jewish exiles in Babylon were like good figs

24:8

• Unfaithful King Zedekiah and others who did what was bad were like bad figs

How can we develop “a heart to know” Jehovah?

24:7

• Jehovah will give us “a heart to know” him if we study and apply his Word

• We must honestly inspect our heart and root out attitudes and desires that jeopardize our relationship with Jehovah