Jeremiah 9:23 Let not the wise…

“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, 24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.

Story line : three successful men come on a TV chat show,

Verse

Key words

Ideas

“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom,

let not the mighty man boast in his might,

let not the rich man boast in his riches, 

LET NOT x 3

BOAST x 3

Wise

Mighty

Rich

each comes on in turn – carrying a LETTER opens it and BOASTs of his particular attribute.

Flip the W over to make M then add R to make Mister (MR)

On to the TV set comes humble servant called Butler Jim

 but let him who boasts boast in this,

But let

Him

Boast

Boast

Butler Jim comes on carrying a toaster

Two pieces of toast (boast) pop out

that he understands

under stands

He places toast slice 1 under his foot ( understands)

and knows me,

knows

He places toast slice 2 on his nose ( knows)

the Butler’s LORD comes on

that I am the Lord 

who practises steadfast love, justice, and righteousness

Practices

Steadfast Love

Justice

Righteous ness

He gets out a violin and practices slurs just right

( steadfast love, Justice and Righteousness),

in the earth. 

In EARTH

Look down at his shoes – standing in earth

For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.

For in these

Delight

‘For in these things’ sounds like

43 strings I delight

Here is an overview of the chapter context of these two verses

And here is an overview of Jeremiah as a whole

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