Two Harlot Sisters
They committed harlotry in btheir youth;
Their breasts were there embraced,
Their virgin bosom was there pressed.
bThey were Mine,
And they bore sons and daughters.
As for their names,
Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is Oholibah.
The Older Sister, Samaria
And she lusted for her lovers, the neighboring aAssyrians,
Captains and rulers,
All of them desirable young men,
Horsemen riding on horses.
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Ezekiel 23:2-4
Thus, in our contemplation of what could lead us into the house of bondage, we should consider what cultural influences may have found their way into our hearts.
The Israelites were enmeshed in idolatry in Egypt, which is likely why they were in bondage in the first place. Ezekiel 23:2-4 shows the Israelites’ harlotry began in Egypt. They weren’t innocent slaves. One reason for the plagues on Egypt was to demonstrate God’s power over Egypt’s gods—not just to the Egyptians, but likely to the Israelites as well. Yet their idolatry was so ingrained that Ezekiel 20 indicates that they still had their idols during the Passover. Other scriptures show they carried their idols throughout the wilderness journey. The reason God did not destroy them was because He was faithful to His promises to their fathers.
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The Beast and Babylon (Part Four): Where Is the Woman of Revelation 17?
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Where Is the Beast? (Part 4)
Where Is the Beast? (Part 8)
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