Ezekiel 23:36 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Declare to them their abominations. 37 For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. With their idols they have committed adultery, and they have even offered up to them for food the children whom they had borne to me. 38 Moreover, this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary on the same day and profaned my Sabbaths.
Ezekiel gives a full chapter to the illustration God gave him of two sisters, representing Israel and Judah, the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel after the split. The northern kingdom had separated early, creating their own form of worship and accepting the idols of their pagan neighbors. God had judged them through defeat and exile by the Assyrians. Having seen that, one would think that the second sister, Judah, would have learned her lesson, but instead, she went deeper into spiritual adultery and paganism, violating the Sabbath, and even sacrificing their children to idols. They were now going to fall into judgment even more intense and humiliating than the sister had. Once again: Then you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
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