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The passage that will be discussed in this paper is “The Allegory of the Unfaithful Wife, Jerusalem” found in Ezekiel 16:1-63 (New Oxford Annotated Bible). ... The Greek translation of the word allegory means, “to speak other.” Allegory is a way of reading texts in which the surface sense is seen as a code concealing a deeper meaning (Achtemeier, 38). In this analysis paper, I will be discussing the wickedness, sin, and inappropriate actions of Jerusalem, the people of Israel, which is a major concern from the first verse to the last for the Lord. Although Jerusalem continued to perform their unacceptable acts, the Lord was still willing to secure a covenant with them in the end. ... In this particular passage, Jerusalem is depicted as an unfaithful wife to her covenant position. ... The ancestry of Jerusalem was pagan and not related to a covenant according to the New Oxford
Annotated Bible on page 1073. ...
The birthright of Jerusalem is somewhat questionable; Jerusalem was a child of mixed parentage as described in the verses one through five of the chapter. Reference is made to Jerusalem that she belonged to the Canaanites, the father being an Amorite and the mother a Hittite. ... Although, Jerusalem’s birthright is questionable, with the Lord’s help and assurance she is given a chance to grow into full maidenhood. In verses eight through fourteen; the maiden, was adopted by marriage into God’s covenant and became queen, receiving lavish adornment and generous nourishment during Jerusalem in Israel’s golden age under Solomon. ... It is written, “The word of YHWH to Jerusalem” (Greenberg, 270). ... Other references are directed to Jerusalem’s detestable practice – wicked or unlawful conduct (Barker 237). Jerusalem was unwanted from the beginning and did not share in the common Palestine antiquities. ... As the Lord passed by Jerusalem, a garment was placed on her nakedness. ... During this incident, the Lord made a covenant, which was the covenant of the union of Jerusalem and Israel. After this union was formed, Jerusalem was decorated with jewels and riches making her famous among others.
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