God’s Grace –Jerusalem’s Unfaithfulness Part II The Queen Becomes a Harlot
The Queen Becomes a Harlot Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, By John William Waterhouse, 1891 Ezekiel 16:15 “15But thou didst trust in thy beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy whoredoms on every one that passed by; his it was.” (ASV, 1901) This is the second part of the parable and covers verses 15- 34. It begins with the success and beauty of the “Queen”, which is a reference to the blessings the Nation Israel enjoyed under the reign of King Solomon. God says,” But thou didst trust in thy beauty.” Israel had …