November 5, 2020: Day 75 – Ezekiel 23

I always try to tread carefully in Scripture especially when it addresses women in a way that portrays them in a negative sexual light.  As you read through this chapter you will find that this is not one for the faint of heart, nor is it one who is looking for anything PG-13 and below.  Ezekiel describes the unfaithfulness of Judah and Israel in terms of women who have been unfaithful.  In the 21st century we could just as easily portray it as men who have been unfaithful, but Scripture does seem to prefer to describe the infidelity of His people using images of what is called “whoredom”.  

The graphic depictions of these two daughters is painful at times.  They are both exposed even as they pursue their passions by teaming up with the nations around them which inevitably leads to their wanting the gods and idols that the nations around them have.  This is the root of the problem.  It is not that they are friendly with the nations around them.  But rather that they have taken on the gods of these others nations and they have worshipped other idols and been drawn away from the God of Abraham.  This is the real problem.  

There really isn’t any sign of hope or promise in this chapter.  Things just look bad.  We know that there is always light at the end of the tunnel in Scripture, but we just don’t see it in this chapter alone.  Let’s move on to another chapter.