Jeremiah 10:1-7 O King of Nations, there is none like unto thee
Jeremiah 10:1 Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
It is a shame that God has to say this. Try speaking a word concerning the apostasy of the church and they just absolutely refuse to listen to the word of the Lord. Instead you get lectures, rebukes, justifications, and it is all man's opinion, not one word from the Bible other than a few lame verses that are out joint and twisted to fit their narrative.
2 thus saith Jehovah, Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the nations are dismayed at them.
The nations have practices, customs, traditions, celebrations, etc. Are they idolatrous? Perhaps, perhaps not, but either way we are told not to learn these ways. For example they like to worship the Sun on December 25th because they saw the Sun slowly sinking in the horizon until the 22nd (winter solstice) but then on the 25th you could tell with the naked eye that the sun was starting to rise again.
3 For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
What a strange custom. They cut down a tree in the forest, bring it into their home, deck the boughs with silver and gold! Really? They fix it in some kind of stand so it can stand in your house even though it is dead? Who would learn such a custom? I have been assured by some Christians that this is not, and I repeat not, referring to a Christmas tree. So then, we should pat ourselves on the back, because I don't know anyone who has adopted this custom, unless of course we are talking about a Christmas tree in which case this is the custom of the peoples of the world. But it couldn't be a "Christmas" tree because this was prior to Jesus, and yet there is no "Christmas" tree in the New Testament or associated with Jesus birth. Jeremiah is referring to a Babylonian practice in which they do to celebrate the birth of their God, a type of the antichrist (pseudo Christ). He was a man who died on December 22nd and then according to their legend rose and became a god on December 25th so they celebrate his birth on December 25th (three days after the winter solstice). It was part of the pagan worship of the Sun.
5 They are like a palm-tree, of turned work, and speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.
Strange verse, who would think that it would be in this dead tree or those that worship it to do good or evil? Reminds me of the whole "Christmas spirit" in the world. They pretend it is "the most wonderful time of the year" yet the reality is the shopping is a nightmare that puts intense pressure on everyone to be something they aren't.
6 There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Hmmm, I'm wondering if they aren't really talking about the Christmas tree. We all know the stories of the Lord's birth from Luke, but this story about the pseudo Christ's birth is really a pathetic and shabby imitation.
7 Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.
This is a prophecy! How can the Lord make this dramatic distinction between Jesus, the resurrected Lord, and this pseudo christ with the phony resurrection story? I suppose the rapture is what will truly strike fear into the hearts of all those left behind. That will be the dramatic proof for them that there is none like the Lord.