IL7-1: The Fig FIre

Lk 12:49

“I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

what does LK 12:49 mean?

Jesus has come to bring fire on earth

IS 42:25

So he poured out on them his burning anger,
    the violence of war.
It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand;
    it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.

what does Is 42:25 mean

enveloped in flames: x understand

Isaiah is a book of what?

Prophecy

Jer 5:14

Therefore this is what the Lord God Almighty says:

“Because the people have spoken these words,
    I will make my words in your mouth a fire
    and these people the wood it consumes.

Gods word is what

fire

the people are what?

wood

There is judgment upon who?

The people

jer 5:11

people of Israel/Judah are utterly unfaithful

why are Israel/Judah utterly unfaithful?

they chose Satan over God

Jer 5:1

Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem,
    look around and consider,
    search through her squares.
If you can find but one person
    who deals honestly and seeks the truth,
    I will forgive this city.

Jer 5:3

Lord, do not your eyes look for truth?
    You struck them, but they felt no pain;
    you crushed them, but they refused correction.
They made their faces harder than stone
    and refused to repent

Jer5:7

Why should I forgive you?
    Your children have forsaken me
    and sworn by gods that are not gods.
I supplied all their needs,
    yet they committed adultery
    and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.