Today is the 11th day of November.

Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I am Brian and it's great to be here with you today.

It's great to come around the global campfire together.

And as we often say, let it go, leave it at the entrance.

This little circle around this global campfire is a safe place for us.

We're here to allow the scriptures to wash into our lives and speak to us.

And honestly, being here right now around the global campfire together with you is one

of my very favorite places in the world to be.

And so it's great to be here with you today as we gather and take the next step forward.

And that next step forward leads us back into the book of Ezekiel.

Today we will read Ezekiel chapter 23.

The Lord's message came to me.

Son of man, there were two women who were daughters of the same mother.

They engaged in prostitution in Egypt.

In their youth they engaged in prostitution.

Their breasts were squeezed there.

Lovers fondled their virgin nipples there.

Oholla was the name of the older and Oholyba, the name of her younger sister.

They became mine and gave birth to sons and daughters.

Oholla is Samaria and Oholyba is Jerusalem.

Oholla engaged in prostitution while she was mine.

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