Take the 2-minute tour ×  Jeremiah 10:1-4 KJV    Is Jeremiah
talking about a Yule Tree here?  share|improve this question See
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Answers 3  up vote 3 down vote accepted  It would appear that
this is not the case, when the entire passage is read according
to the webpage article Jeremiah 10 and the “Pagan” Christmas
Tree (Bucher, 2000), the next verses detail that   and
importantly, according to the article Jeremiah 10 and Christmas
Trees it is concluded that Jeremiah is not condemning Christmas
trees (a practice started in Europe in the 16th century AD), but
is condemning idolatry.  share|improve this answer  Jeremiah is
operating in the capacity of The Lord's mouthpiece to the house
of Israel. In 10:2 The Lord sends a warning to them saying:
"Learn not the ways of the (ungodly)nations." By learning their
ways the house of Israel could start practicing them. In 10:3 He
states that their customs or ways are vanity (false). The Lord
then gives them an exampl