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Day 246

"I will stir up your lovers against you"

Text: Ezekiel 23:22

JERUSALEM’S FOLLY

Jerusalem coveted wealth and power. She had an insatiable appetite and thus sought alliance with many nations. Jerusalem did not realise that these nations were not under her influence or control. Her folly would be her undoing!

“Therefore, Oholibah, thus says the Lord God:
‘Behold, I will stir up your lovers against you,
From whom you have alienated yourself,
And I will bring them against you from every side:
The Babylonians,
All the Chaldeans,
Pekod, Shoa, Koa,
All the Assyrians with them,
All of them desirable young men,
Governors and rulers,
Captains and men of renown,
All of them riding on horses.'”
Ezekiel 23:22-23

1. The lovers of Jerusalem named.

a) Babylonians and Chaldeans (they are essentially from the same region).

b) Pekod, Shoa and Koa were tribes that were located near the River Tigris.

c) Mesopotamia lay in between the Euphrates and the Tigris.

d) The Assyrians were ultimately defeated by the Babylonians.

2. Jerusalem’s dalliance with different “lovers”.

a) Jerusalem sought to take advantage wherever she could.

b) These nations were compared to desirable paramours.

i) “Desirable young men”

ii) “Governors and rulers”

iii) “Captains and men of renown”

iv) All rode on horses (Horses represented wealth and power).

3. When Jerusalem tried to alienate herself.

a) For her own selfish reasons.

b) These nations became infuriated.

c) They turned against Jerusalem and attacked her furiously.