Ezekiel 23:12

Key Reflection

In Ezekiel 23:12, the prophet continues to describe Israel’s spiritual adultery through a metaphor of two sisters, Oholah and Oholibah, representing different periods in Israel's history. The original audience would have recognized that Oholibah, symbolizing contemporary Israel, is depicted as even more egregious in her idolatry and moral corruption than her sister Oholah, who represented the northern kingdom of Israel before its fall. This vivid imagery would have driven home the severity of Israel’s ongoing apostasy.