And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.
When her sister Aholibah saw what happened, she became even more messed up in her toxic obsessions than her sister was. Her betrayals and unfaithfulness went way beyond what her sister had done.
Sometimes watching someone else's mistakes doesn't stop us, it just gives us ideas for how to mess up even worse.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet speaking to the exiled people of Judah in the 6th century BC, using allegorical stories to condemn Israel's unfaithfulness to God. In this chapter, the two sisters Oholah and Aholibah represent the northern kingdom of Israel (Samaria) and the southern kingdom of Judah, with Aholibah symbolizing Judah's idolatry and alliances with foreign nations. The verse highlights how Judah, after seeing Samaria's downfall due to spiritual adultery, became even more corrupt in her own ways.
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