Reading for February 6th

Read Ezekiel 23.11-21. Ezekiel charges that Oholibah, Jerusalem, was even worse than her sister in pursing both the Assyrians and the Chaldeans or Babylonians (see Jer 3.6-10, 11). King Ahaz of Judah requested Assyrian assistance against Israel in the Syro-Ephraimitic War (2 Kings 16), and Hezekiah later made an alliance with Babylon against Assyria (2 Kings 20.11-19; Isa 39). The reference to relations with Egypt may recall Solomon's early alliance with Egypt (1 Kings3.1) and Jeholiakim's support from Pharaoh Neco prior to his turn to Babylon. Comments or Questions..