Do You Have “a Heart to Know” Jehovah?  “I will give them a
heart to know me, that I am Jehovah; and they must become my
people.”—JER. 24:7.   How were many Jews in Jeremiah’s day
“uncircumcised in heart”?  Why should all of us examine our
figurative heart?  How can we have “a heart to know” Jehovah?
DO YOU enjoy eating figs, either fresh or dried? Many do, so
edible figs are cultivated widely. Ancient Jews valued the fruit
of fig trees. (Nah. 3:12; Luke 13:6-9) Figs contain fiber,
antioxidants, and minerals; hence, some say that they are good
for the heart.  2 Jehovah once linked figs to hearts. God was
not describing the nutritional benefit of eating figs. He was
speaking figuratively. What he said through the prophet Jeremiah
has implications for your heart and the hearts of your loved
ones. As we consider what he said, think about what this can
mean for Christians.  3 Let us first consider something God said
in Jeremiah’s day about figs. In 617 B.C.E., the nation of Judah
was in a bad spiritual state. Go