Friday, November 16, 2018

Oholah and Oholibah bear the consequences of their sins of idolatry

Ezekiel 23:1-49
Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then confront them with their detestable practises.
This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Bring a mob against them and give them over to terror and plunder. So I will put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not imitate you. You will suffer the penalty for your lewdness and bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.
Oholah is Samaria, capital of the northern kingdom of Israel. Oholibah is Jerusalem. Both sisters have behaved like common whores. Their appetite for their lovers is insatiable; their behaviour utterly disgusting. They have run, in turn, after Egypt and Assyria. Now Judah, outdoing her sister, is running after Babylon. Jerusalem will share Samaria's fate -shame and destruction at the hands of her latest lover. Her punishment is fully deserved.
Why?
Israel and Judah have the same sins, both of them against the Lord, they did detestable things and sins, so the Lord judged what have practices.
Worship idols will suffer from their own sins. The consequences of their sins of idolatry is terrible.
Jesus Christ is our savior, Jesus can bear out sins. There is no other way to be free.
How?
Everyone has to bear his consequences of their sins, except come to Jesus, Jesus can bear all of our sins when we turn to Him.

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