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Bible Questions Answered:
“I
read Jeremiah 1, and I don't understand the part about the almond
tree...”
Debra/
Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Jeremiah 1:1-12 NLT
(Jeremiah’s Call and First
Visions)
4
The Lord gave me this message:
5 “I
knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were
born I set you apart and appointed you as My prophet to the nations.”
6 “O
Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too
young!”
7
The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must
go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you.
8
And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will
protect you. I, The Lord, have spoken!”
9
Then The Lord reached out and touched my mouth and said, “Look, I
have put My Words in your mouth!
10
Today I appoint you to stand up against nations and kingdoms. Some
you must uproot and tear down, destroy and overthrow. Others you must
build up and plant.”
11
Then The Lord said to me, “Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?” And
I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.”
12
And The Lord said, “That’s right, and it means that I am
watching, and I will certainly carry out all My plans.”
From
a priestly family, Jeremiah was a young man from Anathoth, a town
some 3 miles north east of Jerusalem. Jeremiah was a meek and
sensitive young man, although, he protested being called as a
prophet, The Lord promised to be with him.
Verse 5 is interesting indeed, for The Lord
states that He knew Jeremiah before his conception, and had called
him to be a prophet.
5
“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you
were born I set you apart and appointed you as My prophet to the
nations.”
8 And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be
with you and will protect you. I, The Lord, have spoken!”
And The Lord gave a sign to Jeremiah, that He would
always be watching and protecting him.
11
Then The Lord said to me, “Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?” And
I replied, “I see a branch from an almond* tree.”
12
And The Lord said, “That’s right, and it means that I am
watching, and I will certainly carry out all My plans.
*Almond-
Ahaqed (Shaw-kade): The
Almond tree; as being the earliest to bloom . (After winter.)
The Almond tree is the first to awaken (Wakefulness)
to life after winter, showing its leaves.
11
Then The Lord said to me, “Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?” And
I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.”
12
And The Lord said, “That’s right, and it means that I am
watching, and I will certainly carry out all My
plans.”
The
Word:
Genesis
28:15 KJV
And,
behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou
goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave
thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Psalm
32:8 KJV
I
will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I
will guide thee with Mine eye.
Psalm
34:15 KJV
The
eyes of The Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto
their cry.
Psalm
121:8 KJV
The
Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.
Proverbs
15:3 KJV
The
eyes of The Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
Prayer:
Psalm
33:18 KJV
Behold,
the eye of The Lord is upon them that fear Him, upon them that hope
in His mercy;
