“Have We Played The Harlot?”
BIBLE READING: Ezekiel 16-17 DISCUSSION The seventh commandment read “You shall not commit adultery” (Exodus 20.14). The punishment for violating this command was very severe. "If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.” (Leviticus 20:10). Anyone who has suffered through unfaithfulness in their marriage can attest to the pain that is inflicted when they have been cheated on. God knows that they consider this a very severe sin that carries with it a host of damaging consequences. That may be why He uses the example of an unfaithful bride in Ezekiel 16, to get their attention. When Israel would go after these idols, they were committing adultery on Him. If we were to look at it from God’s point of view, it is hard to see how they would be willing to turn away from Him after all the good that He has done for them