The Tale Of Two Sisters

Scripture

“Son of man, once there were two sisters who were daughters of the same mother. They became prostitutes in Egypt.

~Ezekiel 23:2, NLT

Quote

The devil is a master at hiding the consequences of sin.

~Ya’akov

Gambling is a tax on the poor and ignorant. People who gamble ignore the odds. Some of them are so ignorant that I doubt they know that odds exist.  People who get involved in destructive behavior ignore he consequences.  Unfortunately, this is how a lot of people live. Ezekiel tells the story about two sisters who got into prostitution as a very young age. You can find the story in Ezekiel 23 and I will let you read it for yourself: it is very graphic. The older sister’s name was Aholah {her own tent} and the younger sister was Aholibah {woman of the tent}. On the mountain tops of Samaria, there were pagan shrines and there the prostitutes were set up in tents. The story Ezekiel tells is a allegory, these sisters are actually Israel and Judah and the adultery that Ezekiel is referring to is spiritual in nature. However, the people of Ezekiel’s day were very familiar with these images. They knew about the tent prostitutes on the hill tops by the shrines.

The point of the story is that sin has consequences. You and I are free to sin but we are not free of its consequences. Prostitution is a hard life and it takes it’s toll. Not only does it destroy the person’s self-esteem, it is very hard on the body. These shameless sisters lose all sense of values and morality. When they got pregnant and gave birth to a child, they offered the child as a sacrifice. There is a direct link between prostitution and child sacrifice. Babies conceived out of wedlock and pure lust with no love or commitment are generally unwanted; they just get in the way of business. Ezekiel made it clear that these two wayward sisters were guilty of both adultery and murder.{Ez. 23:37} A part of God’s judgment is that He gives us over to the consequences of our sin. Sin by nature is destructive. Young prostitutes are in high demand but old prostitutes are not and they do get old quick.

While in Seminary at New Orleans, I worked for a month or so helping the folks at Bob Harrington’s Burbon Street ministry. In those days, Bob was known as the Chaplin of Burbon Street. His headquarters was on the second level, over one of the Honky Tonks. This was one of Bob’s jokes: he said “He lived above sin.” The people who work at these strip joints work all night and sleep in the day. When we would be coming in to work, they would be going home and I got a close look at some of these girls. Up close they looked rough; you could see the ware and tare. Prostitution carries heavy and destructive consequences. Why would anyone want to get involved in such a life? But let’s be honest; all sin has consequences. If you lie, no one will trust you. If you have a filthy mouth, you destroy your testimony. Those who are consumed with themselves have few friends, if any. Those who are selfish and stingy miss out on all the fun. There is no such thing as a HAPPY MISER! They worry night and day about money and having enough to live on–what a miserable way to live. All sins have consequences.

Extra

My uncle in Athens got me reading the IMPRIMIS some 20 years ago or so and it is an outstanding news source published by Hillsdale College. You have to read this months editorial which is on the corruption in the DISNEY corporation. I have been telling folks for years to boycott this giant corp and no one will listen to me. Recent events and the boldness of Florida’s governor has brought DISNEY’s agenda to the surface. Read the article. Imprimis | A Publication of Hillsdale Collegehttps://imprimis.hillsdale.edu

There was a takeover of the company shortly after Walt Disney’s death. We had one of the Disney writers speak at DBC, I think on a Wednesday night. He was fired because of his Christian views and his protest of the new agenda. They have supported gay rights for years and yet Christians or professing Christians keep doing business with them. You read the article and if you still insist on supporting them, you and I are not going to have fellowship. This company is evil, pure evil. June is a FB surfer and she found out yesterday that the DOLLAR TREE is big supporters of the LGBTQ-A. Let’s make them pay. There is no way a DOLLAR TREE can survive in Morgan County if Christians will stand up and do the right thing. Don’t kid yourself; the queers are coming after our children. Read the article. Disney gives sanctuary to child molesters. Pass the word. No more support of the DISNEY corporation. If it has the Disney trademark, treat it like the plague.

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