Put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not imitate you

Ezekiel 23:1-49

The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother. They became prostitutes in Egypt, engaging in prostitution from their youth. In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed. The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all of them handsome young men, and mounted horsemen. She gave herself as a prostitute to all the elite of the Assyrians and defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after.

Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister. She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors in full dress, mounted horsemen, all handsome young men. I saw that she too defiled herself; both of them went the same way.

Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you have forgotten me and turned your back on me, you must bear the consequences of your lewdness and prostitution.”

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Bring a mob against them and give them over to terror and plunder. The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords; they will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.

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.”

Why?
Israel and Judia are the same they both discard the Lord and love Egypt, Assyrians, and Babylon. They forget the love of the Lord.

For Israelites were saved by the Lord from slavery in Egypt, so they put an end to lewdness in the land, let all women take warning and not imitate them.

Prostitution and lust are not honorable to his husband.

The purpose is good to us, but those who did against the words of the Lord have to be judged by their behavior.

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看見神絕對不冤枉人，似乎神很可怕，但是神其實已經都警告過。從撒馬利亞看猶大，南國有136年時間沒有去思想北國為何滅亡。神不惜祂的兒女被欺壓，分散，受苦，為要讓神的兒女遠離罪惡。

北國去依靠亞述，他們認為依靠神不夠，要依靠亞述強國。 南國耶路撒冷罪更重，依靠巴比倫、又懷念埃及。

穿藍衣（穿名牌），作省長、副省長（居高官、大公司負責人），都騎著馬（開進口車），以此來比喻離開神去找自己的方法，是給神的心極大的傷害。人的罪多麼可怕。神用他們所喜愛的攻擊他們。原來以為可愛、可靠的，反而成為致命的原因。這不是美食，是包著糖衣的毒藥，妹妹沒有因為姊姊受的審判而警惕。人看見別人受審判，不會因此受警戒。

鐲子戴在二婦的手上，把華冠戴在他們的頭上：這已經成為妓女的報酬，這是下場。

神用激烈方法使淫行從境內止息，叫人知道他們走的是絕路。當我們看見聖經記載的事成為我們的殷鑑，提醒我們。

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How?

Our God is Holy, so people of the Lord should keep holy either and obey God's commands.