let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me
Jeremiah 9:22 Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.
This is what happened when the Israelites received the evil report. This will also happen at the end of the age when people reject the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel of Jesus is going out into all the earth, some receive it, others reject it. If history is a guide the vast majority reject it and only a small minority receive it. But then God causes their carcases to fall as dung upon the open field. This will cause many to reassess and decide they will heed the word of the Lord.
23 Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
It is amazing all the cool things we have invented based on the laws of physics and it is amazing all these incredible weapons that have been invented and the incredibly vast wealth we are seeing some people accumulate.
24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
But all those things are vanity when compared to the Lord. He can breath on those weapons and they will fail and glitch out. He can breath on those riches and they will go up like a puff of smoke. When that happens how wise are you then? When all your little toys sends mankind back to the stone age are you still going to be boasting in your wisdom?
25 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised; 26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
Circumcision is a sign of the covenant you have with God. All these gentile nations don't have a covenant with God and the Jews at the end of the age also do not have a circumcised heart. When you see their heart you would never know that they had a covenant with God.
Jeremiah 9:22 Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.
This is what happened when the Israelites received the evil report. This will also happen at the end of the age when people reject the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel of Jesus is going out into all the earth, some receive it, others reject it. If history is a guide the vast majority reject it and only a small minority receive it. But then God causes their carcases to fall as dung upon the open field. This will cause many to reassess and decide they will heed the word of the Lord.
23 Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
It is amazing all the cool things we have invented based on the laws of physics and it is amazing all these incredible weapons that have been invented and the incredibly vast wealth we are seeing some people accumulate.
24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
But all those things are vanity when compared to the Lord. He can breath on those weapons and they will fail and glitch out. He can breath on those riches and they will go up like a puff of smoke. When that happens how wise are you then? When all your little toys sends mankind back to the stone age are you still going to be boasting in your wisdom?
25 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised; 26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
Circumcision is a sign of the covenant you have with God. All these gentile nations don't have a covenant with God and the Jews at the end of the age also do not have a circumcised heart. When you see their heart you would never know that they had a covenant with God.