Key Verse: Verse 12 – “Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.”
Key Words: slippery ways
God is speaking to the prophets and priests in Jeremiah 23. He is rebuking them because they are causing the people of Israel to fall. He calls them teaching slippery ways.
The word slippery means smooth, treacherous, blandishment, to coax or flatter with the idea of enticing a person.
Butterflies can be lured into capture by decoys. Naturalists cement the wings of a dead butterfly to a head and body that has been sketched on cardboard. The object is then cut out and covered with cellophane to protect it. When suspended from a twig by a thread it will turn in a lifelike manner whenever a breeze strikes it. While real butterflies will not stop or touch it, they will hesitate or flutter around momentarily, so that the naturalist has the opportunity to net them. (Lou Nicholes - Missionary/Author).
It’s always wise to remember as someone has said, “Flattery is like perfume. The idea is to smell it, not swallow it.” Another suggested, “Flattery is like counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation.” Most of us would rather be hurt by flattery than helped by criticism. It could be said, “Flattery is not communication; it is manipulation.”
What to do:
✞ Be careful on the road called life. There are many slippery ways and you don’t want to fall.
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