By Elimu Assistant Team 
Explain four symbolic actions by Jeremiah to demonstrate hope and restoration to Israelites
- Two baskets of figs
The good figs symbolized the people who submitted to Babylonians and went to exile. God was watching over them as a remnant and will come back. - The wooden ox-yoke symbolizes the perseverance of the Jews in exile in Babylon
God would break the Babylonian yoke and restore His people. - Jeremiah’s purchase of land from his cousin Hanamel which signified faith in God’s promises of the restoration of His people.
The title deed sealed by Bamah meant the Israelites would return to reclaim their lands and property and lead a very normal life. - The letter to the exile (Jeremiah 29)
Jeremiah wrote a letter to the exiles to counteract false prophecies of a speedy return to their land.
In his letter, Jeremiah encouraged the exiles by giving them messages of hope
