DCLM Daily Manna – 21st November 2025 Devotional Message Written By Pastor W.F Kumuyi
Read DCLM Daily Manna – 21st November 2025, Friday Devotional Message.
TOPIC: A Parable of Two Sisters
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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).
SCRIPTURE READING: Ezekiel 23:1-21
1 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying:
2 “Son of man, there were two women,
The daughters of one mother.
3 They committed harlotry in Egypt,
They committed harlotry in their youth;
Their breasts were there embraced,
Their virgin bosom was there pressed.
4 Their names: [a]Oholah the elder and [b]Oholibah her sister;
They were Mine,
And they bore sons and daughters.
As for their names,
Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is Oholibah.
5 “Oholah played the harlot even though she was Mine;
And she lusted for her lovers, the neighboring Assyrians,
6 Who were clothed in purple,
Captains and rulers,
All of them desirable young men,
Horsemen riding on horses.
7 Thus she committed her harlotry with them,
All of them choice men of Assyria;
And with all for whom she lusted,
With all their idols, she defiled herself.
8 She has never given up her harlotry brought from Egypt,
For in her youth they had lain with her,
Pressed her virgin bosom,
And poured out their immorality upon her.
9 “Therefore I have delivered her
Into the hand of her lovers,
Into the hand of the Assyrians,
For whom she lusted.
10 They uncovered her nakedness,
Took away her sons and daughters,
And slew her with the sword;
She became a byword among women,
For they had executed judgment on her.
11 “Now although her sister Oholibah saw this, she became more corrupt in her lust than she, and in her harlotry more corrupt than her sister’s harlotry.
12 “She lusted for the neighboring Assyrians,
Captains and rulers,
Clothed most gorgeously,
Horsemen riding on horses,
All of them desirable young men.
13 Then I saw that she was defiled;
Both took the same way.
14 But she increased her harlotry;
She looked at men portrayed on the wall,
Images of Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion,
15 Girded with belts around their waists,
Flowing turbans on their heads,
All of them looking like captains,
In the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea,
The land of their nativity.
16 As soon as her eyes saw them,
She lusted for them
And sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
17 “Then the [c]Babylonians came to her, into the bed of love,
And they defiled her with their immorality;
So she was defiled by them, and alienated herself from them.
18 She revealed her harlotry and uncovered her nakedness.
Then I alienated Myself from her,
As I had alienated Myself from her sister.
19 “Yet she multiplied her harlotry
In calling to remembrance the days of her youth,
When she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.
20 For she lusted for her [d]paramours,
Whose flesh is like the flesh of donkeys,
And whose issue is like the issue of horses.
21 Thus you called to remembrance the lewdness of your youth,
When the Egyptians pressed your bosom
Because of your youthful breasts.
DCLM Daily Manna – 21st November 2025 | 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.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Ezekiel 36 – 38
About 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.
