Daily Manna Friday November 21th 2025 – Topic: A Parable Of Two Sisters

Daily Manna Friday November 21th 2025 – Topic: A Parable Of Two Sisters

Key Verse

“And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah” (Ezekiel 23:4).

TEXT — Ezekiel 23:1-21

Message

Why is it that when people read some parts of the Bible, they do not understand the message immediately? One reason is that the Bible uses different kinds of literary expression. Today’s passage is an allegory or parable. This parable, a poignant illustration of the historical narrative of Samaria and Jerusalem, features two key characters. Aholah represents the northern kingdom of Israel with Samaria as its capital, and Aholibah symbolises the southern kingdom of Judah with Jerusalem as its capital. Understanding the identities of these characters is crucial to fully grasping the allegory’s message.

Using the metaphor of sexual immorality, God portrays Samaria and Judah as harlots who leave true love to pursue illicit relationships with strangers. They abandon the Lord and prostitute themselves to unreliable lovers. While Samaria runs after the Assyrians and the Egyptians, Judah tops her sister by adding the Chaldeans to the list. Ultimately, what the sisters expected to be love adventures turned into tragedies.

This allegory warns against apostasy and unholy alliances with the world. To join affinity with the ungodly is to unite with the enemies of Christ. Whatever attractions the world offers believers are nothing more than bait to trap the soul. Since when did the world that killed the Lord Jesus become a true friend of His followers? Or how can the world offer any lasting benefits that the Lord provides His trusting people?

Additionally, believers should refrain from looking for salvation in the wrong places. Learn from the history of those who made these mistakes in the past. Aholibah failed to learn from her sister Aholah’s mistake and suffered a similar fate. It pays to heed the warning to come out from the world and be separate.

Just as light and darkness cannot coexist, so cannot believers compromise with sinners in marriage, business, worship, entertainment, dressing, and general comportment. However, believers’ separation from the world does not mean we are to be isolated. How do we reach them with the gospel if we avoid any dealings with them? While we still go to the same schools, markets, colleges, and workplaces, we should abstain from their sinful practices. Jesus remains our perfect Example; He loved, sought, and saved sinners, yet was separate from their sins.

Thought for the day

It’s doubly painful to fall into the ditch we watched others fall into.

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bout Author – Pastor W.F. Kumuyi

Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.