OUR FATHER WHO IS THE ONE WHO TRULY CARES FOR US

A parable given to the prophet Ezekiel by the Lord told of two sisters named Oholah, who was older, and Oholibah.

Ohola represented Samaria which was the central region of Israel which had fallen away from the Lord and into dealings with the Assyrians.

Oholibah represented Jerusalem which later, also fell way from the Lord by entwining herself with the Assyrians first and then with the Babylonians.

Oholah, having angered the Lord by her prostitutions, was given over into the hands of those she lusted after and Ezekiel chapter 23 verses 9 - 10 says this;

“Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians, for whom she lusted. They stripped her naked, took away her sons and daughters and killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women, and punishment was inflicted on her.

This passage details what happened to Oholah which represents how the Assyrians tore Samaria apart, took her peoples away into slavery and left behind a destroyed kingdom.

That which we lust after is often what we are delivered over to as a consequence for our infidelities.

We may look longingly at carefree or loud subcultures and erroneously conclude that we would be satiated and thrive in them but they end up enslaving and destroying us.

Our destinies are in the Lord and straying from Him can lead us into the derailment of our lives. 

Amen.

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