Jeremiah 22-24 - Already, Not Yet

O Land, Hear Yahweh

Jer 22:24 LSB – [24] "As I live," declares Yahweh, "even though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were a signet [ring] on My right hand, yet I would pull you off;

Jer 22:30 LSB – [30] "Thus says Yahweh, 'Write this man down childless, A man who will not succeed in his days; For no man of his seed will succeed Sitting on the throne of David Or ruling again in Judah.'"

The Righteous Branch

Jer 23:5-6 LSB – 

[5] "Behold, [the] days are coming," declares Yahweh, 

"When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; 

And He will reign as king and prosper 

And do justice and righteousness in the land. 

[6] "In His days Judah will be saved, 

And Israel will dwell securely; 

And this is His name by which He will be called, 

'Yahweh our righteousness.'

Already, Not Yet

What do I mean? According to Scripture, believers are

• already adopted in Christ (Romans 8:15), but not yet adopted (Romans 8:23);
• already redeemed in Christ (Ephesians 1:7), but not yet redeemed (Ephesians 4:30);
• already sanctified in Christ (1 Corinthians 1:2), but not yet sanctified (1 Thessalonians 5:23–24);
• already saved in Christ (Ephesians 2:8), but not yet saved (Romans 5:9);
• already raised with Christ (Ephesians 2:6), but not yet raised (1 Corinthians 15:52).

False Prophets Condemned

Jer 23:26-27 LSB – [26] "How long? Is there [anything] in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy a lie, even [these] prophets of the deception of their own heart, [27] who intend to make My people forget My name by their dreams which they recount to one another, just as their fathers forgot My name because of Baal?

The Good and the Rotten Figs

Jer 24:5-7 LSB – [5] "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Like these good figs, so I will recognize as good the exiles of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place [into] the land of the Chaldeans. [6] 'For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will return them to this land; and I will build them up and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not uproot them. [7] 'I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am Yahweh; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.