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Jeremiah 29:11
Hope and God's Purpose
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
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Why it is worth knowing
- God knows and holds a specific future for his people
- His plans are for flourishing, not harm
- This promise was given during a season of suffering and exile
- Hope is not wishful thinking: it is grounded in God’s character
Where it sits: Jeremiah 29:10-13
For Yahweh says, “After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You shall seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.
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Background
These words were written in a letter from Jeremiah to the Jewish exiles in Babylon: people who had been forcibly removed from their homeland. The promise is given in the middle of seventy years of judgment, not at the end. God was saying: even now, in captivity, I have not abandoned you. My plans for restoration are already in motion.