Today: [Jeremiah 10] The Idolatry of Man’s Wisdom. In this chapter, Jeremiah minutely describes the idols and pagan altars that the people of God have substituted for worship of the one true God. He describes their construction and the materials from which they were formed, declaring them unable to speak, see or hear. The pagan priests of ancient times were very adept at convincing others that their statues and figures of Baal, and Ashteroth were living things. What about our day? If you were under the influence of what amounted to an idol would you even be capable of knowing it? Idolatry and paganism is much more sophisticated in our day and much more prevalent in our culture. Thank God that He continues in His patience to reveal Himself to us as He did to the people in Jeremiah’s day as the only living and true God.
