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{{DOD-August}}
In chapter 10 the folly of worshiping idols is outlined, and the [[judgment]] to be visited upon it is given in verses 17-22.
[[Jeremiah]] speaks of the desolation of [[Judah]] as if it were already accomplished. False prophets were insisting that [[Jerusalem]] was no longer in danger, and this constituted one of [[Jeremiah]]'s most difficult problems. [[Jeremiah]] was a man of sorrows in the midst of a people inclined to everything vile. He wept day and night at the thought of the frightfully impending retribution. He moved among them, begging, pleading, persuading, threatening, entreating, and imploring that they turn from their wickedness. All was done in vain. He preached to them that [[Jehovah]] was the true [[God]], but these people were busy manufacturing idols, as if idols could [[save]] them. This gave [[Jeremiah]] an occasion to remind them that what they were doing was further aggravation of their already appalling [[sin]] against [[God]].
In chapter 10 there is a description of the heathen worshiping a tree which had been cut down and decorated with silver and gold, and fastened with nails and hammers that it would not move. This is a good picture, I believe, of how many of us worship false [[God]]s today in the things we possess.
Exodus 20:3 says, "Thou shalt have no other [[God]]s before me." Anything we worship, other than [[Jesus Christ]] as our [[Lord]] and [[Saviour]], is a false [[God]]. Chapter 11:3 of [[Jeremiah]] tells us, "...cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant." Because of [[Jeremiah]]'s faithfulness in what [[God]] had called him to do, he prophesied to the people. They plotted his [[death]]. When you and I take a stand for [[Jesus Christ]], we will not always be accepted by the world. There are times when a [[Christian]] has to take a stand in the midst of a world of adversity, and identify with [[Jesus Christ]] as [[Lord]] and [[Saviour]], claiming His motivation for doing the things that he is doing.
