Ezekiel 23:4

Verse 4

4. Aholah… and Aholibah Rather, Oholah… and Oholibah. These sisters have symbolic names, meaning “her tent” and “my tent in her”; probably signifying that Samaria dwelt apart, in a sanctuary of her own devising, while Jehovah dwelt with Judah. This special privilege would magnify the guilt of Oholibah’s apostasy. It is possible, however, that the reference may only be to the worship on high places common to both divisions of the kingdom. (Compare chap. xvi, where Jerusalem is represented as a harlot having two sisters, Samaria and Sodom.) For the sake of the allegory Ezekiel pictures both of these sisters as wives of the same husband, though he well knew this was contrary to the law (Leviticus 18:18).

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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