Why does God in Jer 10:14 say "every man is stupid"?
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Western civilization has caused our species to lose a lot of its humility and respect for nature and super-nature. We don't think we need to sacrifice and many of us don't think they need a higher power. We don't understand how limited and fallible we are.
Not everything in the bible is true, but some is. The idea that we are all stupid is very true.
As I said before, we really don't know if that was silly. We really don't understand sacrifice.
Do you think God was appeased by a grown man killing a goat or lamb,
so would stop an earthquake or a storm? I know you
are against it being called silly or probably even superstitious.
As I said to me it is tantamount to throwing a virgin into a volcano to stop it...you really do not like
when I say that was silly...is it the judgment of it as silly you object to? Thanks.
Do you think God was appeased by a grown man killing a goat or lamb,
so would stop an earthquake or a storm? I know you
are against it being called silly or probably even superstitious.
As I said to me it is tantamount to throwing a virgin into a volcano to stop it...you really do not like
when I say that was silly...is it the judgment of it as silly you object to? Thanks.
I think from our modern perspective we often judge ancient beliefs and practices unfairly because we don't understand them. The assumption always seems to be that they were primitive and ignorant, while we are advanced and wise. We are not wise, and I think we have lost so much of what they knew.
Maybe the Universe is dangerous as well as compassionate. Maybe parts of the Universe care about us, while other parts don't.
We really do not know.
Maybe acts of sacrifice demonstrate devotion and humility, proving to gods and spirits that we are serious about our worship.
Sacrifice, and other rituals and religious rules, make life more difficult. In exchange, supposedly, you get protection and blessings.
Jeremiah 10:14 English Standard Version (ESV)[SIZE=2]14 [/SIZE]Every man is stupid and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
for his images are false,
Yirmiyahu - Jeremiah - Chapter 10
14 Every man is brutish without knowledge; every smith is put to shame by his graven image, for his molten images are false, without spirit in them.
Do you think God was appeased by a grown man killing a goat or lamb,
so would stop an earthquake or a storm? I know you
are against it being called silly or probably even superstitious.
As I said to me it is tantamount to throwing a virgin into a volcano to stop it...you really do not like
when I say that was silly...is it the judgment of it as silly you object to? Thanks.
It’s not about the killing it is about sacrificing the best of what you have, proving that you are not selfish...This is what was going on in Malichi, the priest were sacrificing the worst of the flock and keeping the best for themselves...
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