Ezekiel 23:44

“Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.”

"Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women." - Ezekiel 23:44
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What does Ezekiel 23:44 mean?

Ezekiel 23:44 in the King James Version reads: "Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Ezekiel that uses the metaphor of…

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The Temptation of Aholah and Aholibah: A Call to Faithfulness

Ezekiel 23:44 states, "Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women." This striking imagery used by the prophet Ezekiel calls us to examine our own loyalty and faithfulness in our…

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A Plea for Repentance and Restoration: A Prayer Inspired by Ezekiel 23:44

O Most High and Sovereign Lord, we come before You, laden with hearts full of burden, seeking Your presence in the midst of a world that wanders into the depths of sin and spiritual prostitution. We bow our heads and humble our spirits, recognizing the weight of Ezekiel 23:44…

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Ezekiel 23:44 - "Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women."
Ezekiel 44:23 - "And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean."
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"And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean." - Ezekiel 44:23
Leviticus 23:44 - "And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD."
Ezekiel 44:26 - "And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days."
Ezekiel 44:21 - "Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court."
Luke 23:44 - "And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour."
Ezekiel 44:31 - "The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast."
Psalms 44:23 - "Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever."
Ezekiel 44:20 - "Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads."
Ezekiel 44:1 - "Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut."
Ezekiel 44:14 - "But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein."
Ezekiel 44:29 - "They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be their's."
Ezekiel 44:16 - "They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge."
Ezekiel 16:44 - "¶ Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter."
Ezekiel 44:28 - "And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession."
Ezekiel 44:8 - "And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves."
Ezekiel 44:27 - "And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD."
"And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD." - Leviticus 23:44
Luke 23:44-45 - "And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst."
Ezekiel 44:9 - "¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel."
Ezekiel 44:18 - "They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat."
Ezekiel 44:25 - "And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves."
Genesis 44:23 - "And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more."
Ezekiel 44:22 - "Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before."
Ezekiel 44:2 - "Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut."
Ezekiel 44:4 - "¶ Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face."