Ezek chapter 23 Parable of Two Sisters

Compare Chapter 23 with Chapter 16
• 16 centers on the seduction of Canaanite worship • 23 addresses political alliances
• 16 speaks only of Judah
• 23 focuses on both Israel and Judah
The word of Adonai came to me saying: “Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother. They were harlots in Egypt; they were harlots in their youth;
Oholah is the elder sister – Israel – Northern tribes
• Oholibah was Judah
• They were the “wives” of Adonai
• The “wife” referred to their covenant relationship with God